CASTELLI: DESIGN AND THE CULTURE OF DESIGN

Ettore Castelli set up his cabinet-making business in Bologna in 1877. Initially the firm produced furniture in the sober and austere “Bologna” style; then, as the world of office work gradually evolved, it developed into a veritable industry, working to provide the furniture necessary for new public and private offices.The splendid photographs in this book chart that gradual transformation of the work-place, through images of furnishings, objects and everyday office practice.