{"product_id":"9783754401262","title":"PRE-ORDER NOW Entryways of Milan : Ingressi di Milano. 45th Ed. by Karl Kolbitz","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 29\/05\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst impressions count, especially in Milano. In this unprecedented photographic journey, editor Karl Kolbitz opens the door to 144 of the city's most sumptuous entrance halls,  captivating in their diversity and splendor. These vibrant Milanese  entryways, until now hidden away behind often restrained fa?ades, are  revealed as dazzling examples of Italian modernism,  mediating public and private space with vivid configurations of color  and form, from floors of juxtaposed stones to murals of minimalist  geometry.    The collection spans buildings from 1920 to 1970 and showcases the work of some of the city's most illustrious architects and designers, including Giovanni Muzio, Gio Ponti, Piero Portaluppi, and Luigi Caccia Dominioni,  as well as non-pedigreed architecture of equal impact and interest. The  photographs for the publication were exclusively shot by Delfino Sisto  Legnani, Paola Pansini, and Matthew Billings, each evoking the entryways  with individual sensibility and a stylistic interplay of detail  shots-such as stones, door handles, and handrails-with larger  architectural views.    The images are accompanied by concise contributions  from Penny Sparke, Fabrizio Ballabio, Lisa Hockemeyer, Daniel Sherer,  Brian Kish, and Grazia Signori, together bringing a wealth of  architecture, design, and natural stone expertise to guide the reader through the applied materials and fittings as well as the art-historical and social implications of each of the ingressi. As much an architectural city guide as an aesthetic study, the book provides the exact address and an annotated Milan map for all featured entryways, as well as the architect name and date of construction.    In the well-documented realm of 20th-century Italian design, Kolbitz has stepped over the threshold and delivered a brand new area of inquiry in Milanese modernism. With the rigor of its multifaceted research, poised photography, and breadth of its featured hallways, this is an invigorating new reference work and an inside look at the city's design DNA across high to low architecture. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56369510973813,"sku":"9783754401262","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9783754401262.jpg?v=1763553465","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9783754401262","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}