Report from the Waterfront: Fantini: Stories from a Factory of Italian Design
This book evokes the world of Fantini, a “factory of Italian design” strongly connected to its territory, Lake Orta, the genius loci of its creations.

The fascinating story of this business starts in the small village of Pella, on the shores of Lake Orta, in northern Italy, yet its high-end design products created by the best-known designers, including Piero Lissoni, Michael Anastassiades, Matteo Thun, Antonio Rodriguez, Vincent Van Duysen, Naoto Fukasawa, and Paik Sun Kim, went on to travel the world in an international circuit.

Water is the common thread running through the whole book. This is the water of Lake Orta, found in the images of great photographers such as Gianni Basso, Franco Fontana, Giorgio Lotti, Gabriele Basilico, Gianni Berengo Gardin, Ferdinando Scianna, Gabriele Croppi, and Walter Zerla, who have interpreted it over time at the invitation of Fantini. However, water is also the main element of the jewellike taps produced by the company, small everyday masterpieces that bring it to our homes, renewing this great magic every day.
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Report from the Waterfront: Fantini: Stories from a Factory of Italian Design
This book evokes the world of Fantini, a “factory of Italian design” strongly connected to its territory, Lake Orta, the genius loci of its creations.

The fascinating story of this business starts in the small village of Pella, on the shores of Lake Orta, in northern Italy, yet its high-end design products created by the best-known designers, including Piero Lissoni, Michael Anastassiades, Matteo Thun, Antonio Rodriguez, Vincent Van Duysen, Naoto Fukasawa, and Paik Sun Kim, went on to travel the world in an international circuit.

Water is the common thread running through the whole book. This is the water of Lake Orta, found in the images of great photographers such as Gianni Basso, Franco Fontana, Giorgio Lotti, Gabriele Basilico, Gianni Berengo Gardin, Ferdinando Scianna, Gabriele Croppi, and Walter Zerla, who have interpreted it over time at the invitation of Fantini. However, water is also the main element of the jewellike taps produced by the company, small everyday masterpieces that bring it to our homes, renewing this great magic every day.
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Report from the Waterfront: Fantini: Stories from a Factory of Italian Design

Report from the Waterfront: Fantini: Stories from a Factory of Italian Design

Report from the Waterfront: Fantini: Stories from a Factory of Italian Design

Report from the Waterfront: Fantini: Stories from a Factory of Italian Design

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This book evokes the world of Fantini, a “factory of Italian design” strongly connected to its territory, Lake Orta, the genius loci of its creations.

The fascinating story of this business starts in the small village of Pella, on the shores of Lake Orta, in northern Italy, yet its high-end design products created by the best-known designers, including Piero Lissoni, Michael Anastassiades, Matteo Thun, Antonio Rodriguez, Vincent Van Duysen, Naoto Fukasawa, and Paik Sun Kim, went on to travel the world in an international circuit.

Water is the common thread running through the whole book. This is the water of Lake Orta, found in the images of great photographers such as Gianni Basso, Franco Fontana, Giorgio Lotti, Gabriele Basilico, Gianni Berengo Gardin, Ferdinando Scianna, Gabriele Croppi, and Walter Zerla, who have interpreted it over time at the invitation of Fantini. However, water is also the main element of the jewellike taps produced by the company, small everyday masterpieces that bring it to our homes, renewing this great magic every day.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9788891829696
Publisher: Rizzoli
Publication date: 11/30/2021
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 8.12(w) x 11.02(h) x 0.83(d)

About the Author

Renato Sartori is the strategic consultant and communications manager for the Fantini company. Patrizia Scarzella is an architect and journalist. She is a consultant on social-design projects for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization. She has been collaborating with the Fantini company since 1995.

Table of Contents

The Fantini World a Map 16

01 Of Water and of Lake 19

02 Industry & Natural Landscape: The Plans for the Factory on the Lake and Casa Fantini Lake Time 37

03 Family Roots: Daniela Fantini Tells the Story 71

04 DNA Design 97

05 Uniqueness: Daniela Fantini Tells the Story 137

06 The Days of the Lake: The Photographers' Lens for Fantini Calendars 151

07 100 Fountains Fantini for Africa: A Project of Corporate Social Responsibility 183

08 Fantini in the World 199

Products Timeline 236

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