A product of his time but Bugatti’s fantasies were all his own
In 1902, while visiting stands at the Esposizione Internationale d’Arte Decorativa Moderna in Turin, the Queen of Italy congratulated Carlo Bugatti on his ‘Moresque’ style of furniture. He reportedly replied, “You are mistaken, majesty, this style is mine!”
Bugatti (1856-1940) was undoubtedly a product of 19th century European Orientalism, and his ideas …