Jean-Michel Frank

Jean-Michel Frank

Author: Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier

Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13:

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Lavishly illustrated, this book provides a comprehensive exploration of the work of Jean-Michel Frank, an important French modernist designer.


Juan Pablo Molyneux

Juan Pablo Molyneux

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2016-08-11

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9781614285205

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With the credo history and savoir faire working in unison, internationally acclaimed interior designer Juan Pablo Molyneux creates luxurious interiors the way others write epics. Molyneux's interiors are space-time extravaganzas, and the designer surrounds himself with master artisans adept at centuries-old techniques including lacquer work, decorative painting, plaster work, straw marquetry, and lavishly embroidered drapery and upholstery. Featuring gorgeous photography of sumptuous interiors, Juan Pablo Molyneux: At Home presents the magnificent work of this acclaimed designer and his respected studio artisans.


Paul T. Frankl and Modern American Design

Paul T. Frankl and Modern American Design

Author: Christopher Long

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 0300121024

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A comprehensive view of the life, work, and ideas of one of the creative giants of modern American design Arriving in the United States in 1914, Viennese-born Paul T. Frankl (1886-1958) brought with him an outsider's fresh perspective and an enthusiasm for forging a uniquely American design aesthetic. In the years between the two world wars he, more than any other designer, helped shape the distinctive look of American modernism. This authoritative book draws on an extensive collection of unpublished documents and family papers and photographs to provide the first full account of Frankl's life and ideas. The book also explores the history of modern American design and the extent of Frankl's influence on its trajectory. In the early 1920s, Frankl opened a New York City shop that became an epicenter of American modernism. Over the next decades, his work encompassed everything from individual pieces of furniture and decorative accessories to entire interiors, and his style continuously evolved, from early "Skyscraper" furniture to relaxed and casual designs favored by the Hollywood elite in the 1930s to manufactured pieces for the mass market in the 1950s. The book charts the impact of Frankl's ideas on merchants and consumers, on his fellow designers, and on the changing look of American homes and workplaces. With close to 170 illustrations, Paul T. Frankl and Modern American Design is an essential reference on 20th-century design.


Jean-Michel Frank in Argentina

Jean-Michel Frank in Argentina

Author: Jean-Michel Frank

Publisher: Gallery Bac

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 119

ISBN-13: 9780578068619

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Catalog of an exhibition held at Gallery BAC, New York, N.Y., Oct. 20-Nov. 19, 2010.


Jean-Louis Deniot

Jean-Louis Deniot

Author: Diane Dorrans Saeks

Publisher: Rizzoli Publications

Published: 2014-09-30

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0847843327

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The first book on the work of a designer whose refined classical interiors are widely desired and emulated as the epitome of French style. Honored as one of the top designers by all the international design magazines and universally admired by design editors, Jean-Louis Deniot is in demand. His updated classical approach now graces interiors in Paris, the French countryside, Moscow, India, New York, Chicago, L.A., and beyond—and his legacy is already being compared to that of design greats such as Jacques Grange and Alberto Pinto. Deniot is an architect first, ensuring that the interior architecture of his rooms is harmonious before giving a neoclassical approach to the decor. He brings education, logic, and design history to his work, with one eye looking at the most refined style of French eighteenth century and one eye on the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. His mix is highly individual and includes contemporary art and custom-made furniture, yet his rooms always look comfortable and are never overly formal or trendy. This book demonstrates a new, sophisticated classical style that is changing the scene for international design and offering inspiration and ideas to decorators, homeowners, and antiques enthusiasts.


Rattan

Rattan

Author: Lulu Lytle

Publisher: Rizzoli Publications

Published: 2020-10-06

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 0847868907

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Rattan furnishings evoke the glamour and laid back elegance of exotic beach houses as well as the informal beauty of plant filled garden rooms and sun dappled verandas. Long fascinated with rattan's versatility, designer Lulu Lytle examines the enduring appeal of this sustainable tropical palm in RATTAN: A WORLD OF ELEGANCE AND CHARM. The first book in decades to examine the history and craftsmanship of rattan furniture, this insightful tome showcases rattan's appeal through archival images of beautiful interiors including Madeleine Castaing's winter garden in Paris, Michael Taylor's own Californian beach house, the Titanic's Café Parisian and the Billy Baldwin designed Mr. Kennedy's beauty salon in New York City. Rattan's many personalities are explored through its inclusion in settings as diverse as Impressionist paintings, flamboyant nightclubs and pared down contemporary drawing rooms. A reflection of its inherent beauty and longevity, antique rattan furniture from the nineteenth century is highly collectible, as are rattan pieces created by giants of modern design such as Josef Hoffmann for Thonet, Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Jean-Michel Frank for Ecart, Renzo Mongiardino for Bonacina, Arne Jacobsen for Sika, Paul Frankl and Donald Deskey. Rattan pieces have become iconic and highly prized, including Hiroomi Tahara's Wrap Sofa, Franca Helg's Primavera Chair, and the many iterations of the beloved Peacock Chair. RATTAN also highlights some of the many tastemakers who have embraced rattan--from Marella Agnelli, Babe Paley, and Cecil Beaton to leading interior designers including Jeffrey Bilhuber, Veere Grenney, Axel Vervoordt, and Jacques Grange.


Inspired Design

Inspired Design

Author: Jennifer Boles

Publisher: Vendome Press

Published: 2018-10-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780865653566

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Most decorating books focus on one designer; the rest focus on one period, one trend, one room. This book, for the first time, has the big picture: ALL the names everybody must know from the entire 100-year history of interior design. Each designer is profiled and illustrated with three to four photographs of their best work; what we can learn from them--and how they changed decorating forever--is clearly highlighted to catch the eye.


Widow Basquiat

Widow Basquiat

Author: Jennifer Clement

Publisher: Canongate Books Limited

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9781841951652

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The author explores the relationship between artist Jean-Michel Basquiat and his muse, Suzanne Mallouk. Basquiat was courted, exploited and subsequently discarded by the art establishment. Mallouk survived whilst Basquiat died from heroin abuse.


Influential Interiors

Influential Interiors

Author: Suzanne Trocmé

Publisher: Clarkson Potter Publishers

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13:

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The first book that reveals the history of 20th-century interior design by showcasing the styles and offering the trade secrets of the key decorators and designers who have shaped -- and continue to shape -- today's taste.The art of interior design as we know it emerged at the beginning of the 20th century, and Influential Interiors chronicles the most significant people, styles, and moments in its history. From early stars such as Elsie de Wolfe, Syrie Maugham and Jean-Michel Frank to today's leading practitioners, such as Andree Putman, Peter Marino and Sills & Huniford, biographical details, photographs and explanations of important projects and key designs (e.g. for furniture or fabrics) are supplied and their influence worldwide is discussed. Twenty-four designers are featured in depth; their work, in each case outlined over several spreads, has had a lasting influence on those that followed them. And for six major figures, a full-color scrapbook-like collage breaks down the key elements of the designer's signature style, offering at a glance the types of colors, fabrics, patterns, furniture and accessories that characterize t