The autobiography of Ettore Bugatti's daughter L'Ebe — a portrait of the Bugatti family and the obsessive craft culture that produced some of the most beautiful automobiles ever made.
Craft obsession as business philosophy: the Bugatti story is about the primacy of beauty and mechanical perfection over commercial considerations — Ettore Bugatti reportedly refused to sell to customers he didn't respect. The book captures a mode of artisan enterprise that the modern factory system has largely eliminated. The Bugatti racing cars of the 1920s-30s were simultaneously the fastest and most beautiful in the world.
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