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This book begins by presenting the specifity of Moroccan decoration and in it we will examine three main elements of traditional Moroccan decoration as used in architecture calligraphy floral arabesques and geometric designs The latter element will make up the bulk of this book You will find information here that will help you more thoroughly understand what you see and those who truly love this type of decoration will quickly be able to create their own arabesques The section dealing with plane geometric decoration which is the manyfaceted world of polygonal arabesques includes part of JeanMarc Castéras previous book Géométrie douce but with the addition of photographs For the following section dealing with the tridimensional aspects of geometric decoration muqarnas his study was greatly aided by a recent discovery in the world of geometry and physics called nonperiodic tiling and quasicrystals This book contains a series of keys but the gilded door needs to be illuminated so the desire to discover more and see more may be awakened It is for this reason that there are so many drawings and photos in this bookContents Preface Introduction Some milestones in the history of Islam Calligraphy Floral arabesques A world of stars Introduction Presentation of the method Stars Other stars Additional motifs Muqarnas Introduction Muqarnas in Morocco Applications and analyses Creation Craftsmen and techniques Chemmassiats Main Moroccan sites for decorative works Bibliography CreditsText in French
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This book begins by presenting the specifity of Moroccan decoration and in it we will examine three main elements of traditional Moroccan decoration as used in architecture calligraphy floral arabesques and geometric designs The latter element will make up the bulk of this book You will find information here that will help you more thoroughly understand what you see and those who truly love this type of decoration will quickly be able to create their own arabesques The section dealing with plane geometric decoration which is the manyfaceted world of polygonal arabesques includes part of JeanMarc Castéras previous book Géométrie douce but with the addition of photographs For the following section dealing with the tridimensional aspects of geometric decoration muqarnas his study was greatly aided by a recent discovery in the world of geometry and physics called nonperiodic tiling and quasicrystals This book contains a series of keys but the gilded door needs to be illuminated so the desire to discover more and see more may be awakened It is for this reason that there are so many drawings and photos in this bookContents Preface Introduction Some milestones in the history of Islam Calligraphy Floral arabesques A world of stars Introduction Presentation of the method Stars Other stars Additional motifs Muqarnas Introduction Muqarnas in Morocco Applications and analyses Creation Craftsmen and techniques Chemmassiats Main Moroccan sites for decorative works Bibliography CreditsText in French
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De la mise en service de France en 1912 à la première traversée transatlantique de France au début de 1962 les compagnies maritimes et les chantiers navals français ont connu un demisiècle dexception Cette période a vu la réalisation dune série de navires de légende à bord desquels les arts décoratifs français ont trouvé un écrin sans équivalent IledeFrance 1927 et Normandie 1935 en sont deux exemples remarquables Cet ouvrage donne à rêver dun art de vivre luxueux La visite des quatorze plus grands transatlantiques français met en évidence lorganisation des espaces et nous fait découvrir le style que des décorateurs de renom Arbus Dunand Leleu Old Prou Ruhlmann Subes ont contribué à donner à ces hôtels flottants Une notice biographique de chacun des créateurs présente le travail quils ont réalisé en sadaptant aux contraintes techniques durant cet âge dor des compagnies maritimes françaises Ce livre propose également un travail inédit dhistoire comparée mettant en perspective des réalisations françaises et étrangères au cours de ces cinquante années Grâce à une iconographie dune richesse exceptionnelle provenant de lassociation French Lines mais aussi de fonds peu connus en Allemagne et aux EtatsUnis A bord des paquebots 50 ans darts décoratifs fait revivre la splendeur de ces ensembles aujourdhui disparus et met en lumière un moment inoubliable dans lhistoire du patrimoine français du XXe siècle
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Waanders publishers 2000 In4 carré broché de 303 pages illustrées Très bon état Livres
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This fascinating publication presents the roles two men have played in turning a small workshop in nineteenthcentury Paris into one of the most successful and recognized brands in the worldnbspKnown for both craftsmanship and musthave high design Louis Vuitton the luxury house was started by its eponymous founder in 1854 The first half of this publication traces the innovations by Vuitton who turned the littleknown guild profession of emballeur packer into the foremost luxury trunk maker in Paris with a clientele that included in his lifetime the French nobility as well as the elite of a prosperous empire Prime and neverbeforeseen examples of Vuittons craftsmanship along with the fashion that went into them are the highlights of these chapters The second half of the book examines the role of Marc Jacobs as Louis Vuittons creative director since 1997 who took the Louis Vuitton house into a new era with a series of collaborations with artists and designerssuch as Takashi Murakami Richard Prince and Stephen Sprouseas well as designing a line of highly successful and desired clothing for the companyBy examining two divergent but often similar careers one hundred years apart Louis Vuitton Marc Jacobs is not only a layered study of the evolution of a luxury brand in the past 150 years but also a celebration of technical and design innovations in the new century
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Art decothe style of the flapper the luxury ocean liner and the skyscrapercame to epitomize the glamour luxury and hedonism of the Jazz Age It burst onto the world stage at the 1925 Exposition internationale des art decoratifs et industriels modernes in Paris and quickly swept the globe Its influence was felt everywhere from the skylines of New York and Shanghai to the design of fashionable eveningwear jewelry and plastic radios Above all it became the style of the pleasure palaces of the agehotels nightclubs and movie theaters This authoritative publication brings together leading experts in the field to explore the sources varied forms of expression distinct visual language and global reach of deco With its breathtaking illustrations this lavish volume is the defi nitive book on what is arguably the most popular style of the 20th century
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A dazzling collection of jewelry imitating flowers from the seventeenth century to todayFor many centuries flowers have provided a source of inspiration for jewelers The sumptuous selection of floral pieces in this book have all been selected from the magnificent jewelry collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and range from the seventeenth century to the present dayIn the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries flowers were imitated in enamel or used as motifs for elaborate bodice ornaments made of gemstones Brooches pendants and rings took the form of bouquets or flower baskets The stylized blooms of the Empire style were followed by the highly naturalistic blossoms of the later nineteenth century Flowers continued to flourish in the sinuous shapes of Art Nouveau the geometric designs of Art Deco and the sculptural simplicity of modernism with great artists including René Lalique and Georges Fouquet constantly reworking natures forms for their styleconscious clientele Now contemporary designers such as Claude Lalanne Lorenz Bäumer and JAR continue to create floral jewelry for todays trendsettersBeautifully photographed by renowned photographer JeanMarie del Moral these intricate works of art will delight all lovers of jewelry and nature 100 illustrations
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Passion Art déco ouvre pour nous la maison très secrète du collectionneur Félix Marcilhac Spécialiste des arts décoratifs de la première moitié du xxe siècle cet antiquaire et historien dart est un des premiers à avoir remis à lhonneur lArt nouveau et lArt déco en France au milieu des années soixanteÀ SaintGermaindesPrés où il ouvre sa galerie en 1970 il présente les meubles Majorelle Groult Iribe Rateau Ruhlmann Chareau et JeanMichel Frank les verres de Lalique les laques de Dunand Sans oublier les sculptures cubistes de Joseph Csaky ou les peintures orientalistes dAndré Maire et Jacques MajorelleParmi ses clients Catherine Deneuve Alain Delon Hélène Rochas Karl Lagerfeld Yves Saint Laurent et Pierre Bergé Andy Warhol mais aussi de nombreux musées et institutions internationales Choisi pour son caractère Art déco lhôtel particulier situé dans le quartier des années trente de Boulogne était pour Félix Marcilhac le cadre idéal pour réunir les chefsdoeuvre quil voulait garder auprès de lui Aux antipodes du musée et dans une ambiance qui évoque les intérieurs mythiques tels celui du couturier Jacques Doucet les différentes pièces de cette maison familiale laissent dialoguer les formes et les couleurs et redonnent une nouvelle vie aux oeuvres dart
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Art decothe style of the flapper the luxury ocean liner and the skyscrapercame to epitomize the glamour luxury and hedonism of the Jazz Age It burst onto the world stage at the 1925 Exposition internationale des art decoratifs et industriels modernes in Paris and quickly swept the globe Its influence was felt everywhere from the skylines of New York and Shanghai to the design of fashionable eveningwear jewelry and plastic radios Above all it became the style of the pleasure palaces of the agehotels nightclubs and movie theaters This authoritative publication brings together leading experts in the field to explore the sources varied forms of expression distinct visual language and global reach of deco With its breathtaking illustrations this lavish volume is the defi nitive book on what is arguably the most popular style of the 20th century
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First published in 1912 Étude sur le mouvement dart décoratif en Allemagne was Le Corbusiers first publication In it the young architect lucidly analyzed the German applied arts movement and its protagonists such as Peter Behrens for whom Le Corbusier worked in 191011 The text is one of the most substantial documentations of the development of modern German design at the same time it provides essential insights into Le Corbusiers early career This publication introduces the Étude in its firstever English translation An extensive illustrated commentary discusses Le Corbusiers text in the context of applied arts politics and architecture on the eve of the First World War
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Discover information, advice, and prices for Art Deco Textiles The French, priced at 139.82 $ : it belongs to the Books & Magazines category; this product is sold by Abebooks.com and made by .
The period between the two world wars was one of extreme upheavals in politics economics and society as a whole It was also a time of intense artistic creativity culminating in the great Paris Exposition des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes in 1925 and the subsequent spread of the celebrated Art Deco style The radical innovations in Art Deco fashion and interior decoration demanded new textile designs and as the period progressed fabrics for clothes upholstery wallpaper and rugs increasingly reflected the modernism elegance and vibrancy of the movement As the French artist Raoul Dufy himself a brilliant fabric designer wrote Paintings have spilled from their frames and stained our dress and our walls This sumptuous new book invites the reader to discover the spectacular world of Art Deco fabrics with examples by designers such as Delaunay Ruhlmann Henry Marrot Dufresne Benedictus and dozens more AlainRene Hardy a noted French expert in twentiethcentury decorative arts has searched through museum holdings manufacturers archives and private collections to find hundreds of examples of both hand and machinemade textiles many of them never before published From the lavish to the minimalist from luxurious floral patterns to subtle geometric variations in color and texture Art Deco textiles continue to enthrall us with their originality complexity and vivacity 310 color illustrations
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Art deco is a distinctive modernist style that took its name from the Exposition Internationale des Art Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes held in Parins in 1925 The popularity of art deco during the 1920s and 19302s influenced modernist designers in many fields ceramics textiles interiors glassware furniture as well as architecture In the roaring twenties both the glorification of technology and the frivolity of the flapper decade were celebrated in art deco design Seen most notably in New York Citys Chrysler and Empire State buildings the jazzy art deco style known as skyscraper or zigzag abounded until 1931 Then with the economic depression years of the 1930s the thriftier and less extravagant streamline and classical moderne styles came to the forefront Many of art decos greatest practitioners worked in several media to produce exuberant buildings with seductive art deco interiors Frank Lloyd Wright Ely Jacques Kahn and Eliel Saarinen were just a few of the architects who produced bold and vital art deco designs This volume exquisitely reproduced the rich heritage of art deco design from Sidney Waughs glassware for Steuben Glass and Grant Woods paintings to Donald Deskeys interiors in Radio City Music Hall and William Van Alens Chrysler Building
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R300323410 2008 In4 Broché Bon état Couv convenable Dos satisfaisant Intérieur frais 253 pages nombreuses reproductions en couleurs dans le texte Texte en anglais et en allemand Classification Dewey 702Ouvrages divers sur les beauxarts et les arts décoratifs
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Physical description ix 270 pages illustrations black and white and colour Summary Art Deco is epitomized by the French works exhibited at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris in 1925 The exquisite craftsmanship and artistry of the dazzling works displayed spoke to a sophisticated modernity yet were firmly rooted in tradition Interest in Art Deco has not only endured to the present day but has grown steadily and the style is now more wellknown and collected than ever before This text draws on the Metropolitan Museum of Arts significant French Art Deco holdings to present more than one hundred masterpieces made by fortyfive designers Subjects Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY Decoration and ornament France Art deco
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