One thousand lights. Ediz. italiana, spagnola e portoghese. 1879 to 1959 (Vol. 1) (Midi) - Softcover

"1000 Lights" esce in due volumi - di cui questo è il primo - e presenta una rassegna di oltre 1200 modelli, tutti alimentati ad elettricità; si va dalla prima lampadina a bulbo di Edison alle bellissime lampade Tiffany, dal design avanguardistico degli anni '60 e '70 agli ultimi oggetti high tech. Luci e lampade sono organizzati cronologicamente e divisi per decadi. Tutti gli Stili più importanti sono ampiamente rappresentati: Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Modern Mouvement, De Stijl, Dopo guerra, Pop, Post moderno, e Contemporaneo.

Charlotte J. Fiell studied at the British Institute, Florence and at Camberwell School of Arts & Crafts, London, where she received a BA (Hons) in the History of Drawing and Printmaking with Material Science. She later trained with Sotheby's Educational Studies, also in London. Peter M. Fiell trained with Sotheby's Educational Studies in London and later received an MA in Design Studies from Central St Martin's College of Art & Design, London. Together, the Fiells run a design consultancy in London specializing in the sale, acquisition, study and promotion of design artifacts. They have lectured widely, curated a number of exhibitions and written numerous articles and books on design and designers, including TASCHEN'S Decorative Arts series, 1000 Chairs, Design of the 20th Century, Industrial Design A-Z, and Designing the 21st Century.