Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Galleria Michel Leo 1900-2000 in Milan from May to September 1987. In his introductory essay Matteo Vercelloni turns his focus on the various artistic issues and the historical context of "Art ménager" (i.e., home management). Illustrated throughout with the highly Expressionistic photography of Patrizio Nesi, the book documents domestic appliances and household objects of outstanding design, such as the RCA radio (USA, 1934) and the Gaggia coffee-maker (Italy, 1953).