Enzo Mari , one of the most important Italian designers of the 20th century and with the greatest international projection, is as much a designer and artist as a thinker and cultural agitator. The link between ethics and design has been one of the axes that have marked his career as a creator and this is precisely the pairing that underlies Project and Passion , a book that reflects on the task of designing as a conscious creative exercise with ethical consequences.

With vibrant prose and the voice of a master, in these pages Mari tells us about artisans, utopias, entrepreneurs, apprenticeships, consumer goods, design poetics... and, in reality, gives us a poignant reflection that masterfully links technique and culture and illuminates many of the meanings of any design activity.