White flowers coffee berries (Fiori bianchi bacche di caffè)

In Africa the headman’s wife of a village gave birth to two girls: one had black skin, UaNyeusi, the other one white skin, UaNyeupe. Their mother came from Italy.

Following the tradition, two coffee plants were planted when the girls were born. Two sisters grew up between coffee plants. When they turned five, the coffee plants bloomed for the first time. The flowers were bone-white just like the skin of UaNyeupe.

Ten years later the mother went back to Italy bringing UaNyeupe with her. UaNyeusi stayed in Africa but she would have liked to stay with her sister.

One day UaNyeupe saw a bar and in a cup of espresso recognized the colour of her sister’s skin.

Libri da Parati ® (Wall books), registered trademark and design, are a combination of illustrated albums and art posters, printed on 100 x 70 cm typographic paper.

By unfolding the pages, you can follow the story until the last figure is unveiled: a poster to be framed and hung on the wall.

The folded sheet of paper is held in a die-cut and illustrated folder functioning as cover.

PIA PARLATO

Journalist, blogger, press secretary and etcetera ad infinitum

ANGELO RUTA

Illustrator, stage and set designer and film director, Angelo Ruta lives in Milan, where he studied scenography at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera. He has also studied illustration and cinema/television cinematography. He is currently working as an illustrator, graphic designer, film/theatre scriptwriter and director.

His works have been published by several publishers: Usborne, Lion Hudson, Mondadori, Einaudi, Giunti and EL.

His graphic work has been published in newspapers and magazines – Corriere della Sera, Il Sole 24 Ore and Panorama – as illustrations in articles about culture, news and psychology.

In 1992, his work was part of The International Illustrators Exhibition in Bologna.

Series: Libri da Parati ®

Genre: illustrated book

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