Monday, 25 July 2016

Studio Alchimia La superficie modificante

Milan. Alchymia/Centro Xerox. 1980. First Edition. Small 4to. Unpaginated (ca 48pp). Spiral bound wraps as issued. Colour photocopy pages. Numerous Colour and Black & White plates. Text in Italian and English.

The Alchymia (sic) research program into decor, in collaboration with the centrodomus. Split into sections, architecture, furnishings and objects, cars, fashion. Full of Memphis-esque patterns, hand tint photocopies and textiles patterns. The whole books is produced on a colour photocopier, and is about as good as a research project or potential sourcebook could get!