1001 Italians
1001 Italians
History & Stories of Italians in the Netherlands
Chimney sweeps, terrazzo and ice cream makers of the nineteenth century, miners and workers of the post-war years, university professors and researchers, scientists, expatriates and “transmigrants” of the present era: they are the protagonists of the book 1001 Italians. History and Stories of Italians in the Netherlands — a publication by Daniela Tasca that explores the contribution of Italian migration to the Dutch history and development. It was published as an ebook and a printed version.
The book is broken into two main sections: an illustrated chronology interspersed with a large number of black and white photo documents from private and public archives; and a section with interviews and personal stories of contemporaries introduced with color portraits at the beginning of the publication. The softcover format is bound with 4 different tints of white paper stock that randomly changes throughout the book responding to the notion of time passing.
Year: 2015
Client: Daniela Tasca
Publisher: Embassy of Italy in the Netherlands
Publication, 16.5 × 22 cm, 296 pages
Photography: Raquel Diniz
1001 Italians
1001 Italians
History & Stories of Italians in the Netherlands
Chimney sweeps, terrazzo and ice cream makers of the nineteenth century, miners and workers of the post-war years, university professors and researchers, scientists, expatriates and “transmigrants” of the present era: they are the protagonists of the book 1001 Italians. History and Stories of Italians in the Netherlands — a publication by Daniela Tasca that explores the contribution of Italian migration to the Dutch history and development. It was published as an ebook and a printed version.
The book is broken into two main sections: an illustrated chronology interspersed with a large number of black and white photo documents from private and public archives; and a section with interviews and personal stories of contemporaries introduced with color portraits at the beginning of the publication. The softcover format is bound with 4 different tints of white paper stock that randomly changes throughout the book responding to the notion of time passing.
Year: 2015
Client: Daniela Tasca
Publisher: Embassy of Italy in the Netherlands
Publication, 16.5 × 22 cm, 296 pages
Photography: Raquel Diniz