Piero Fornasetti

Piero Fornasetti

Italian designer Piero Fornasetti was a true master.  He took everyday objects like dinner plates and lamps and imbued them with style and wit.  My favorite series of his is his variation on a woman's face.  His nod to surrealism and use of bold graphics has yielded some of the most iconic images ever created.  I just received the book Fornasetti, Designer of Dreams in the mail today, and it is an exquisite volume.  It was out of print for a while, but it looks as though it's back for now.