BANGERT, Albrecht. Italienisches Mobeldesign: Klassiker von 1945 bis 1985.

(Munich, Germany): Modernes Design / Bangert Verlag, 1985.  First edition.  Hardcover.  28.5cm by 22.4cm.  192 pages.  A comprehensive and richly illustrated survey of postwar Italian furniture design.  The volume explores the most iconic and influential works produced between 1945 and 1985. This book presents both mass-produced classics and experimental, avant-garde pieces, highlighting Italy’s pivotal role in shaping modern and postmodern furniture aesthetics.  Designers featured include Gio Ponti, Franco Albini, Carlo Mollino, Marco Zanuso, the Castiglioni brothers, Ettore Sottsass, and early Memphis Group members. The book contextualizes their work within broader design movements and manufacturing developments, offering insights into form, material innovation, and the blurring of lines between functional object and design art.  Illustrated throughout.  A very good copy, crease to first few pages, in dust jacket.