Within the historical discourse over Italian design, a persistent interpretive strand can be detected which has tended to depict the Italian case as an island, detached from the mainstream international developments. While it has helped reveal some features of Italian design, this exceptionalist reading has tended to leave in the shadow some other stories and aspects of the development of design in Italy that do not align with that image of singularity. In this paper we intend to bring into light some of these other issues, as suggestions for further investigation.
The Island of Italian Design? Some Notes for Questioning a Long-Lived Myth
Dalla Mura M;
2012-01-01
Abstract
Within the historical discourse over Italian design, a persistent interpretive strand can be detected which has tended to depict the Italian case as an island, detached from the mainstream international developments. While it has helped reveal some features of Italian design, this exceptionalist reading has tended to leave in the shadow some other stories and aspects of the development of design in Italy that do not align with that image of singularity. In this paper we intend to bring into light some of these other issues, as suggestions for further investigation.
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