Venice, a private invitation, text Servane Giol ; photography Mattia Aquila ; forword Pierre Rosenberg
Type
Label
Venice, a private invitation, text Servane Giol ; photography Mattia Aquila ; forword Pierre Rosenberg
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Venice
Oclc number
1301899597
Responsibility statement
text Servane Giol ; photography Mattia Aquila ; forword Pierre Rosenberg
Sub title
a private invitation
Summary
"Step inside the most breathtaking residences in this dazzling declaration of love to the beauty and craftsmanship of Venice. Venice has a thousand reflections of silk, marble, mirror, and light. In an intimate and informed invitation to the city, Servane Giol guides us through a maze of canals, secluded campos, and narrow alleyways to meet some of Venice's most creative residents, opening the door to private historic palazzi, as well as more recently restored houses and apartments owned by a new generation of artists and designers drawn to Venice's radiant beauty, energy, and lifestyle. Whether it is in interior design, glassmaking, shoemaking, or the restoration of historic monuments, her circle of talented friends have brought a renewed vibrancy and elegance to the city, giving visibility to some of Venice's most elegant traditional crafts and passionately safeguarding them for future generations. Organized around the rich materials and textures of the city's densely woven fabric of history and celebrating the artisan's skill at every turn, this visually stunning love letter to the secret beauties of Venice, captured by photographer Mattia Aquila, is both a revelation and unique reminder to all those who wish to recall the golden iridescent silence of their first sight of the mythical city that floats between sky and sea"--Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Living the extraordinary -- Monopolies on the extraordinary -- In pursuit of the extraordinary