Ginori 1735 reissues “La Biblioteca di Doccia: Alto codice della cartomanzia” that, in its name, reveals the attention of the architect towards esotericism, represented on the left-hand page by two cards held in the jointed hand of a mannequin and on the right-hand page by the writing “Alto code della cartomanzia”, signed by Gio Ponti(...)

The classical craze swept across Europe and could be seen in Fascist-approved art in Italy, in draped garments emulating antiquity by high-fashion designers in Paris, and in the choreography of George Balanchine (1904–1983) as he worked on his ballet Apollo (1928). In Germany the Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity) movement called for a realistic mod(...)

The classical craze swept across Europe and could be seen in Fascist-approved art in Italy, in draped garments emulating antiquity by high-fashion designers in Paris, and in the choreography of George Balanchine (1904–1983) as he worked on his ballet Apollo (1928). In Germany the Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity) movement called for a realistic mod(...)