Pasta by Design

George Liaropoulos-LegendreThames & Hudson • ISBN-13 978‑0500515808

Pasta by Design coverPasta by Design cover

Pasta by Design

George Liaropoulos-LegendreThames & Hudson

ISBN-10: 1696331935 · ISBN-13: 978‑0500515808 · 2011 · 1st Edition

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The pasta family tree reveals unexpected relationships between pasta shapes, their usage and common DNA. Architect George L. Legendre has profiled 92 different kinds of pasta, classifying them into types using ‘phylogeny’ (the study of relatedness among natural forms). Each spread is devoted to a single pasta, and explains its geographical origin, its process of manufacture and its etymology – alongside suggestions for minute-perfect preparation. Next the shape is rendered as an equation and as a diagram that shows every distinctive scrunch, ridge and crimp with loving precision. Superb photographs by Stefano Graziani show all the elegant contours. Finally, a multi-page foldout features a ‘Pasta Family Reunion’ diagram, reassembling all the pasta types and grouping them by their mathematical and geometric properties!

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Publisher: Thames & Hudson
1st Edition2011
Pages: 208Language: English

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Author: George Liaropoulos-LegendrePhotographer: Stefano GrazianiForeword: Paola AntonelliContributor: George L. Legendre

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