- In the 1980s Louise Fili raised the bar on book cover design, creating more than two thousand inspiring jacket designs as art director for Pantheon Books. With her own firm, Louise Fili Ltd., founded in 1989, she has set a new standard for restaurant and food packaging design. Fili is recognised for her intense attention to detail, fresh re interpretaion of vintage sources and her passion for all thins Italian. And she is known for her lavish, elegant and often hand drawn typography; Fili has won numerous awards for her designs. Elegantissima is the first monograph on her work and a must have for anyone interested in design and good food. Includes a foreword by Steven Heller.