BOOK REVIEW | DESIGNING DREAMS
The Giant's dream If you're expecting yet another roundup of cars inspired by postwar American style, you might be disappointed—at least at first. But if what you're looking for is a perspective that’s [...]
BOOK REVIEW | ITALDESIGN, ENGINEERS OF IDEAS
Design Beyond Design If there’s one company that has made industrial vision—more than style—its winning trait, that company is Italdesign. In over 50 years, the firm founded by Giorgetto Giugiaro has carved out [...]
BOOK REVIEW | PININFARINA 95, TIMELESS BEAUTY
Waiting for the Centennial Among the many initiatives marking Pininfarina’s 95th anniversary—a milestone that serves as both a celebration and a prelude to the brand’s centenary in 2030—a new book could not be [...]
BOOK REVIEW | LEGGERE TRA LE RIGHE DEL CAR DESIGN
Chris Bangle and the Lateral Thinking of Car Design Original, at times controversial and unapologetically unconventional, Chris Bangle is just the right person to talk about car design in a direct and sharp [...]
BOOK REVIEW | NEEDLE, THREAD AND LEATHER – THE STORY OF FRANCESCO GAVINA, THE CAR TAYLOR
Inside the story of a car tailor Ago, filo, pelle (Needle, thread, leather): the materials and tools seen in expert hands on the book’s cover photo also form the title of this volume, [...]
BOOK REVIEW | MARCELLO GANDINI, MAESTRO OF DESIGN – REVISITED
Marcello Gandini at a glance The most significant tribute to Marcello Gandini following his passing in March 2024 does not come in the form of an expanded work but, rather, as a revised [...]
BOOK REVIEW | PORSCHE, 75 VETTURE CHE HANNO FATTO LA STORIA
A Porsche for Every Year of Porsche Seventy-five cars may seem like a staggering number for a “specialized” manufacturer like Porsche, yet when you consider that the brand’s history now spans three-quarters of [...]
BOOK REVIEW | 46: THE BIRTH OF PORSCHE MOTORSPORT, THE LEGEND IS RUNNING
Forty-six, fifty-one, sixty-three: behind these three numbers are the “coordinates” of Porsche's official debut in racing, the beginning of an adventure made up of successes, victories and records won in almost every automotive [...]
BOOK REVIEW | JACQUES SAOUTCHIK MAITRE CARROSSIER, UNIQUE MASTERPIECE
After creating a real encyclopedia in three volumes (plus an addendum with updates, corrections and recently discovered images) concerning the life and works of Jacques Saoutchik, the authors Peter M. Larsen and Ben [...]
THE ART OF CONSERVATION: ALFA ROMEO SZ CODA TRONCA, A STORY TO PROTECT
The art of car restoration and conservation of historic cars is already in itself a subject of great fascination and interest, but this book deals with the theme of the recovery of an [...]