Decorative Arts and Architecture of the 1920s : Le Arti d'Oggi

Le Arti d'Oggi features a dazzling array of European artwork from the 1920s.

This book was originally published in Italy in 1930, and has since become extremely rare.

This new edition, which follows the format of the original, has over 800 illustrations organized in six sections: architecture, interiors and furniture, metalwork and jewelry, ceramics, glasswork, textiles and other materials.

Included are the most interesting buildings, gardens, pavilions, interiors and furniture as well as an array of exquisite objects - glassware, tea sets, wrought iron gates, vases, tableware, lace, bookbindings - designed and produced by artists of the 1920s.

Among the architects and artists whose work is included are Edgar Brandt, Josef Hoffmann, Le Corbusier, Gio Ponti, Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann and Eliel Saarinen.

Also included are offerings from noted firms such as Baccarat, Cartier, Daum, Moser and Royal Copenhagen.

Works by lesser known architects help to illustrate the stylistic features and movements of the period.

The text is by Roberto Papini, who envisages a utopian town called 'Universa' where all his futuristic ideas become reality. The captions that accompany the illustrations are weighted with Papini's personal views, and shed light on the preoccupations of the time.