Art Carpets. Cleto Munari's 2013 Collection - [Skira]

This book documents and illustrates the latest creations of Cleto Munari who, following on his work with silver, jewellery, watches, fountain pens and furniture, brought together a group of ten artists and designers to create a unique collection of art carpets. The Art Carpets Collection is composed of objects that succeed in combining craftsmanship, advanced working techniques and captivating chromatic variety. The aesthetic of the final result draws both on the expertise acquired in the field of looming and furnishing and on the power of the individual designer’s motifs.As Cleto Munari himself likes to say, his world is one where every object is born and lives as “pure poetry.” Every carpet in this collection succeeds in appealing to the eye and emanating a silent glow, so that the distant horizons of desire can be reached through the dawn’s loom.The collection’s inventiveness, unique colouring, masterly design, and overall vision merge to produce carpets that can beautifully adorn t