La Cintura di Orione (Group of 5 Cookbooks)
- Milano: Sottsass Associati, 1986
Milano: Sottsass Associati, 1986. Minor scuffing to colorful wrappers; close to fine. With no OCLC or SBN records located; a scarce example of Glaser's work for Italian brands.. First Editions. Duodecimo (5 x 3.5 inches). Group of 5 creative cookbooks from the iconic Italian design firm Alessi, advertising products from their Cintura di Orione line of cookware designed by Richard Sapper. Each volume—featuring fantastic panoramic covers illustrated by Milton Glaser—introduces the reader to different elements of the system (e.g. frying pans, flambé lamp-and-pan, poacher, sauteuse), before proposing a series of relevant recipes from a roster of European chefs (Angelo Paracucchi, Roger Vergé, Alain Chapel, Gualtiero Marchesi, and Pierre and Michael Troisgros). Contents averaging 40-48 pages; text in Italian, French, German, and English. Designed by Ettore Sottsass' Milanese studio.
Details
Title
La Cintura di Orione (Group of 5 Cookbooks)
Author
ALESSI and Milton Glaser
Condition
Fine
Publisher
Milano: Sottsass Associati
Date
1986