The Turin International was a world's fair held in Turin in 1911 titled Esposizione internazionale dell'industria e del lavoro . It received 7,409,145 visits and covered 247 acres.
5-497: The fair opened on 29 April, was held just nine years after an earlier Turin fair which had focused on the decorative arts, and at the same time as another Italian fair in Rome , also with an arts focus. This fair deliberately distinguished itself by focusing on industry and labour. The fair was held in the Parco del Valentino (as were the three previous Turin fairs in 1884, 1885 and 1902 and
10-488: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Prima Esposizione Internazionale d%27Arte Decorativa Moderna The Prima Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Decorativa Moderna (English: First International Exposition of Modern Decorative Arts ), held in Turin , Italy in 1902 (opened 10 May), was a world arts exhibition that was important in spreading the popularity of Art Nouveau design, especially to Italy. Its aim
15-437: The subsequent 1924 Turin fair). Participating countries were Argentina , Austria , Belgium , Bolivia , Brazil , Bulgaria , Chile , China , Colombia , Denmark , Ecuador , France , Germany , Greece , Hungary , Italy , Japan , Mexico , Netherlands , Nicaragua , Peru , Russia , Serbia , Siam , Spain , Switzerland , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States and Uruguay . The Art Nouveau Hungarian pavilion
20-663: Was designed by Emil Töry, Maurice Pogány and Dénes Györgyi ; the Brazilian pavilion incorporated paintings by Arthur Timótheo da Costa ; the Siamese pavilion was designed by Mario Tamagno and Annibale Rigotti and had a multi-colored roof with a gold dome and the Ottoman pavilion was designed by Léon Gurekian . This article related to a festival in Europe is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Italian history article
25-553: Was explicitly modern : "Only original products that show a decisive tendency toward aesthetic renewal of form will be admitted. Neither mere imitations of past styles nor industrial products not inspired by an artistic sense will be accepted." The chief architect was Raimondo D'Aronco who modelled his pavilions on those of Joseph Maria Olbrich in Darmstadt . Numerous interiors were on display, including "A Lady's Writing Room" designed by Frances MacDonald and Herbert MacNair of
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