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Cognoscenti's Guide to Florence Louise Fili

Cognoscenti's Guide to Florence By Louise Fili

Cognoscenti's Guide to Florence by Louise Fili


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In this revised edition, Louise Fili will be returning to Italy to revisit the shops, and at least five brand new locales will be introduced

Cognoscenti's Guide to Florence Summary

Cognoscenti's Guide to Florence: Shop and Eat Like a Florentine, Revised Edition by Louise Fili

Shop and eat like a Florentine with this newly updated pocket-sized guide to the best of the magnificent Tuscan city known for its art, culture, and cuisine. Celebrated graphic designer and self-described Italophile Louise Fili, with connoisseur of all things Lise Apatoff, takes you on eight walks through Florence, discussing more than seventy of the city's most alluring shops some run by the same families for generations, others offering young entrepreneurs' fresh interpretations of traditional techniques. Discerning travelers will discover rare books and charming hats; vintage Pucci and handmade shoes; cioccolate da bere (drinkable chocolate); colorful buttons; and bolts of rich silk fabric in this enchanting introduction to makers and purveyors of cloths, home decor, accessories, specialty foods, and much more. For each shop, there is a full-color photo, description of specialties, and information on location and hours of operation.

About Louise Fili

Louise Fili is director of Louise Fili Ltd, a New York-based design studio specializing in branding for food packaging and restaurants. Fili was art director of Pantheon Books for eleven years, where she designed close to 2000 book jackets. She is a member of the Art Directors Hall of Fame, and received the medal of lifetime achievement from the AIGA and the Type Directors Club. Fili is the author of Elegantissima, Grafica della Strada, and Graphique de la Rue. She also co-authored and designed Italianissimo and The Cognoscenti's Guide to Florence. With her husband, the design historian Steven Heller, she is co-author of Italian Art Deco, British Modern, Dutch Moderne, Streamline, French Modern, Deco Espana, German Modern, Deco Type, Design Connoisseur, Counter Culture, Typology, Stylepedia, Euro Deco, Scripts, Shadow Type, Stencil Type, and Slab Serif Type. She has also designed Perfetto, Tutti Frutti, and Brillante pencils. Lise Apatoff has lived on a farm in Tuscany for more than thirty-five years. She is an official guide for the city of Florence and has worked all over Italy as a museum lecturer, cultural interpreter, travel guide, and teacher.

Additional information

GOR011300234
9781616896362
1616896361
Cognoscenti's Guide to Florence: Shop and Eat Like a Florentine, Revised Edition by Louise Fili
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Princeton Architectural Press
20170901
224
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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