{"product_id":"pucci-de-rossi-9782915542936","title":"Pucci de Rossi","description":"An artist-designer who defies classification, Pucci de Rossi (1947-2013) was a pillar of the European art scene in the 1980s. Originally from Verona, and trained by the American sculptor H. B. Walker, Pucci de Rossi created his first pieces by assembling wooden furniture to make some rather odd-looking and unstable forms, somewhere between thrones and time machines. \"My profession was a game to me,\" he once remarked. \"I was cutting, I was making, I was inventing.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis first designs, steeped in poetry and humor, recalled the minimalism of Arte Povera as much as Studio Memphis' neobaroque. Jewelry, furniture, sculpture, painting: Pucci's universe knew no limits except those of his own imagination. In his hands, even the most modest materials transcended themselves to become works of great visual and functional power. This was soon recognised; after 1985 he regularly exhibited in Paris, and in New York at the gallery Néotù, founded by Pierre Staudenmeyer. Some of his most notable accomplishments involve designing the layout for the Barbara Bui boutique in Paris, and the palace of the auctioneer Jean-Claude Binoche in Venice. In the 1990s his work was on display at the Downtown Gallery, and in 1994-1995 he collaborated with the CIRVA in Marseille. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Shortly prior to his death, Jacques-Antoine Granjon, one of his most faithful collectors, commissioned a sketch for the frontage of the VentePrivée.com building in La Plaine-Saint-Denis. Baptized 'Vérona', the metallic skin covering the façade, which was inspired by that drawing, pays tribute to him today. Pucci de Rossi created more than 900 pieces during his lifetime; this book gives him the commemoration he deserves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eText in English and French.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Norma Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9782915542936\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.51h x 8.59w x 1.03d","brand":"Nancy Huston,Jean-Louis Gaillemin,Laure Verniere","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52435575832757,"sku":"9782915542936","price":55.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_bbe38aa3-7d7a-4ee9-9d22-5359c4a9f1d3.jpg?v=1776227269","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/pucci-de-rossi-9782915542936","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}