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Yves Badetz
Norma, 2021
The monograph on Maxime Old (1910-1991) chronologically retraces the career and work of this great decorator, through an in-depth study of his production notebooks, his archives and his participation in Salons. Maxime Old completed his training in the studio of Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann. Born at a pivotal time when the society will experience unprecedented upheavals, raised in the respect of a craftsmanship tradition of quality and know-how, Maxime Old represents a link between the great era of decorators and modern times. He embodies the survival of an interwar style which merges in the era of design. The Mobilier national and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs placed numerous orders for the French embassies in The Hague, Helsinki and Ottawa. In addition to a private clientele who remained loyal to him throughout his career, he was in charge of such important projects as the fitting out of the headquarters of the Société des forges et ateliers du Creusot, the Marhaba hotel in Casablanca, the Marignane airport terminal, or the liner France. Text in French.
French - 336 Pages - 23.8 cm x 3 cm x 31.4 - 2.2 Kg
ISBN: 9782915542967
Anne Dressen, Michèle Heuzé-Joanno, Benjamin Lignel
Evergreen, 2017
Forme d'expression artistique parmi les plus anciennes et universelles, à mi-chemin entre parure et sculpture, le bijou, à l'instar du visage de Méduse dans la mythologie grecque, attire et trouble celui qui le regarde ou le porte. Cependant, son image d'objet trop féminin, trop précieux, trop ornemental ou primitif, l'a longtemps empêché d'accéder au statut d'oeuvre d'art. Abondamment illustré, l'ouvrage fait cohabiter des pratiques qui souvent s'ignorent ou se méconnaissent : bijoux d'artistes et de designers, de bijoutiers contemporains et de maisons de joaillerie, pièces anonymes, ethniques ou fantaisie. Dans la continuité de l'exposition "Medusa", ce livre porte un regard novateur sur le bijou, se propose d'en déjouer les frontières, et d'en déconstruire les tabous, à travers quatre parties : êtres, avoirs, corps et instruments. Chacun des quatre essais définissant ces horizons est accompagné de neuf articles thématiques qui ont été confiés à des spécialistes de renommée internationale - théoriciens, historiens, sociologues, artistes. Ils explorent sous des angles originaux, voire personnels, l'évolution des liens du bijou avec la société, l'individu, et appréhendent ses relations profondes et complexes avec l'art.
Français - 177 Pages - 22 x 33 cm - 1,2 Kg
ISBN: 9782759603473
Gaby Bazin
David Zwirner, 2023
Combining science, art, and history, Meet the Lithographer showcases a centuries-old printing practice that evolved into the process used today to print books, magazines, newspapers, and posters. This enchanting behind-the-scenes tour of the lithographer’s workshop offers an inside look at the tools, techniques, and stories that define lithography. The second children’s book from David Zwirner Books, Meet the Lithographer continues our mission to illuminate different elements of the art industry. The playful illustrations, printed in three striking colors, offer a unique experience of the printed medium and showcase the magic of the lithographer’s world.
English - 40 Pages - 20 x 25 cm - 0,3 Kg
ISBN: 9781644231104
Memento Mori
Katharina von Flotow
Till Schaap, 2021
In her book Memento Mori, Katharina von Flotow offers a meditation on fragility, the ephemeral, and beauty. For in these flowers that wilt, bend and retract, in this slow metamorphosis of color, in this decomposition, there is beauty.
Remember that you are mortal, a reminder to not forget the inexorability of the end, brings us back to Carpe diem! Because everything grows dark and all will disappear: seize the day. Release light from darkness, reveal the grace of obscure clarity. In this confrontation between Memento mori and Carpe Diem we find the most beautiful metaphor for our human condition. The artist invites us to a daydream, allowing us access to poetry and escape sadness and death.
Six texts complete the work; in the midst of this herbarium, they offer an original path that completes this visual emotion tinged with anxiety.
Français/English - 160 Pages - 24 cm x 33 cm – 1.2 Kg
ISBN: 9783038780663
Marc J. Ratcliff, Laurence-Isaline Stahl Gretsch
Suzanne Hurter, 2011
Soucieux de restituer les pratiques et les savoir-faire des hommes aux prises avec les savoirs techniques et scientifiques, Mémoires d’instruments relate les parcours des savants, fabricants et ingénieurs genevois, et leur insertion dans la société allant de l’Ancien Régime au seuil du XXe siècle.
253 Pages - French - 23 cm x 29 cm - 1.5 Kg
ISBN: N/A