After the great success at the ADI DESIGN MUSEUM in Milan in October 2023, the fifth edition of OGGETTO LIBRO has multiplied the appointments and inaugurated a series of exhibitions in central and southern Italy, effectively becoming an event of national interest.

Four appointments in Puglia and one in Siena.

Academy of Fine Arts of Lecce 1 March 2024.

This is followed by the three exhibitions promoted by the Biblio-museum Center of the Puglia Region, specifically at the Francesco Ribezzo Archaeological Museum of Brindisi, at the “G. Bovio” in Trani and at the Acclavio Library in Taranto.

Another selection of Object Book was hosted in Santa Maria della Scala in Siena in the former Refectory rooms and in the Giuliano Briganti Library, from 23 March to 7 July 2024.

The Apulian exhibitions featured 61 artist, hybrid and design books, including 46 artefacts from the V Biennale and 15 from the previous edition, of which 26 were enriched by augmented reality and the “100 x Segnalibro” collection, which collects the works by artists and designers invited to create a bookmark dedicated to time and memory in 2020, on the occasion of the centenary of Fila, Fabbrica Italiana Lapis ed Affini.

The exhibition presented a selection of works from the V Biennale in the rooms of the former Refectory and at the Giuliano Briganti Library: 4 installations, 46 artist, hybrid and design books, 25 of which enriched by augmented reality, plus 8 books from the Collection Librartis of the Briganti Library, already exhibited in Milan.

The books that won the first Best Book Award, assigned to the best artist, hybrid and design book, were displayed at the exhibition.