This superb volume takes the reader behind the fabulous facades of Venice to explore the greatest achievements of contemporary Venetian interior design and decoration. The residential interiors included here range from fabric designer Mirella Spinella’s house, full of Asian influences and the...
This is the first English translation of Francesco Sansovino’s (1521–1586) celebrated guide to Venice, which was first published in 1561. One of the earliest books to describe the monuments of Venice for inquisitive travelers, Sansovino’s guide was written at a time when St....
The Venice Biennale is one of the world's biggest cultural attractions, growing every year with the 'art tourist' market. This book captures the spirit of the Biennale and all that creatively inspiring about Venice, including many hidden gems. The Venice Book will help the art lover plan their...
Fondée au Ve siècle, la ville insulaire devenue cinq siècles plus tard une grande puissance maritime, s'étend sur plus de 118 îlots et compte près de 400 ponts. Navigant a? bord de son petit bateau dans l'enchevêtrement des canaux de Venise, Philip...
Food is a quilt that is patchworked together by people's language, traditions and way of living. In Venezia, Tessa Kiros shows the magic and the charm of the famous Italian city of Venice. She embroiders the recipes of this city of canals, bridges and carnivals with her own unique colours and...
Si le nom de Murano, l'île vénitienne, renvoie à l'art du verre, les créations touristiques font parfois oublier le savoir-faire inestimable, la qualité unique et la splendeur d'objets produits depuis des siècles dans ses ateliers. Cet art a produit des...
In winter 2006, under the stewardship of philosopher Wolfgang Scheppe, a collective of students from the IUAV University in Venice fanned out to subject their city to a forensic structural mapping. Out of this fieldwork, conducted in the Situationist psychogeography tradition, there developed a...
