Piero Fornasetti
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An umbrella stand, Milan, Italy.
Printed architectural decoration in black and white, brass details, maker's mark underneath. Height 57 cm, diameter 26,5 cm.
One foot missing underneath, wear.
Literature
Patrick Mauries, "Fornasetti, designer of dreams", Thames & Hudson 1991, reprinted 2010, compare the model illustrated p 158.
Designer
Piero Fornasetti was an artist, sculptor, interior designer, and engraver from Milan. DUring his career, Fornasetti created a visual language which is immediately recognisable. The artist studied at Brera Art Academy but got expelled for missbehaviours. Fornasetti created more than 11 000 artworks, many with the soap opera star Lina Cavalieris face on. Several reoccurring themes included his interpratations of symbols, such as the sun and time, in black and white. His style is reminicent of Greek and Roman architecture, a time in which he was greatly influenced by.
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