Marcello gandini maestro of design is an exhaustive, twovolume tome that represents the great mans career in most satisfying detail. Son of an orchestra conductor, therefore having the genes of an artist, marcello gandini was born on august 26, 1938. The very history of jaguar cars is a story of style so can even an exhaustive tome such as this do justice to the rich heritage of this most stylingled of companies. He gives marcello gandini credit for the styling cue. Gandinis greatest hits are now a museum exhibit top gear. Right up front, let us tell you that this 800page, twovolume set entitled marcello gandini, maestro of design is one of the best books on automotive designers weve ever read. Gandini, along with noted italian car designers giorgetto giugiaro and leonardo fioravanti, were all born in 1938, within months of each other. Maestro of design, gautam sen suggests that gandini looked at the wheelbase of the cars two closest competitors as.
Marcello gandini, maestro of design by guatam sen, 9781854432797, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Born on august 26th 1938 in torino, gandini belongs to a trio of famous italian car designers all born the same year within. Marcello gandini, maestro of design volume one by gautam sen. That marcello gandini is one of the greatest of automobile designers ever has never been disputed, and whether he is the greatest ever, only time and the directions automobile design takes, will tell. Marcello gandini, bertone lamborghini countach prototipo 1971 lamborghini espada bike illustration car posters best classic cars car drawings automotive design. Marcello gandini, who worked for bertone at the time, designed eyecatching clamshell front and rear ends around a compact passenger cell, garnishing his masterpiece with such trendsetting styling. Most of the car companies that close remain in the pantheon of automotive history but. Just a few days ago, petrolicious featured my article called, bertone faces bankruptcy explaining the recent news bertones troubles, with an abridged history. Marcello della mea pasian di prato, 06, italy 100 books. This misinterpretation of history first surfaced when the car was unveiled in 1966. A dream come true for all the car design history enthusiasts worldwide.
Franco scaglione, giorgetto giugiaro, marcello gandini. Introducing pioneers of postpetrol age in the current book by gestalten. Sold by daltonwatsonfinebooks and fulfilled by amazon. Over one hundred of gandini s designs featured 600 regular editions, 400 numbered and signed by both marcello gandini and gautam sen.
The talented italian designer penned a long list of emblematic sports cars, including the miura, the countach, and the lancia stratos. Biography of legendary auto designer marcello gandini. Thats what makes this book so relevant and informative. We did a quick internet search and found many new and old books on italian designers, see list at end of this article but none that approached the coverage of. Maestro of design december 20, 2016 by pete receive the first 52 pages of gautam sens fanastic two volume set about marcello gandini. Marcello gandini born 26 august 1938 is an italian car designer, known for his work with the automotive design house gruppo bertone, including his. A new book details the fascinating history of cars that were designed to showcase the future of automobile appearance, materials, technology, and power sources. The history of marcello gandini, one of the greatest of automobile designers, and his immense impact on automobile design in the. Marcello gandini born 26 august 1938 is an italian car designer, known for his work with the automotive design house gruppo bertone, including his designs of the lamborghini miura, countach and the lamborghini diablo. This book recounts the most recent history of this giant of italian car design with. Lo res car pays homage to marcello gandinis iconic 1971 countach. Italian designer marcello gandini is responsible for some of the worlds most stunning cars, including the lamborghini countach and miura. Introducing pioneers of postpetrol age in the current.
His outstanding contribution to car design stretches back to. A journey through 110 years of bugatti history us edition. But there is no doubting marcello gandini s immense impact on automobile design in the last four decades of the 20th century that still remains. Marcello della mea has 100 books on goodreads, and is currently reading curse of the high iq by aaron clarey, persepolis rising by james s. Marcello gandini born 26 august 1938 is an italian car designer, known for his work with the.
That marcello gandini is one of the greatest automobile designers ever, is beyond dispute, and the impact he has had on automobile design in the last four decades of the 20th century, spilling well into the 21st, is incomparable and immeasurable. Italian designer marcello gandini is responsible for some of the worlds most. What i perhaps didnt touch on enough was that much of gruppo bertones most cherished designs in recent memory, were actually penned by mr. That marcello gandini is one of the greatest of automobile designers ever has never been disputed, and whether he. The generally excellent history of alfa romeo gtas.
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