Sylvain Dubuisson, la face cachée de l'utile

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Sylvain Dubuisson, la face cachée de l'utile
Yvonne Brunhammer
Norma Editions, 2006

Architecte et designer, Sylvain Dubuisson est né à Bordeaux en 1946. Diplômé en 1973 de l'École supérieure d'architecture de Saint-Luc de Tournai, en Belgique, Sylvain Dubuisson s'installe indépendamment, dès 1980.

Français - 221 Pages - 23.8 x 2.3 x 31.6 cm - 1,5 Kg
ISBN: 9782915542059

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1000 Lights
Charlotte & Peter Fiell
Taschen, 2013

Designed to be a companion to our classic title 1000 Chairs, this edition contains an awesome selection of over 1000 lights. Presented chronologically by decade are the 20th century’s most interesting electric lights, from Tiffany’s beautiful leaded glass shades to completely outrageous designs from the late 1960s and 1970s to the latest high-tech LED lamps. All major styles are represented here—Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Modern Movement, De Stijl, Postwar, Pop, Radical, Post-Modern, and Contemporary—in 640 pages of truly illuminated works.

English - 640 Pages - 15.8 x 4.7 x 20.4 cm - 44562 Kg
ISBN: 9783836546768

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Stanford White in Detail
Samuel G. White
The Monacelli Press, 2020

Once proposed as the "Commissioner of Beauty" for New York City, Stanford White was a master of architecture, interior design, and ornament, fearlessly juxtaposing materials and objects from myriad cultures and times. Drawing on precedents from antiquity and the Renaissance, from Asia, the Middle East, and Europe as well as Colonial America, White created complex surfaces inside and out. Stanford White in Detail examines this innovative and intricate web through lush, tightly framed vignettes of carved wood and marble, metalwork, mosaic, and tile as well as generous overall room views to demonstrate how these are woven together for a unique effect.

English - 256 Pages - 17.4 x 2.8 x 23.5 cm - 44562 Kg
ISBN: 9781580935388

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Living in Hungary
Jean-Luc Soule
Flammarion, 1994

Hungary has only recently been re-discovered as one of Europe's treasuries of architecture and design. A voyage into the homes and countryside of this exotic European state, "Living in Hungary" opens in Budapest, where the inhabitants of Buda and Pest unwind in elegant café s or bathhouses.

English - 224 Pages - 24.9 x 1.8 x 25.4 cm - 44652 Kg
ISBN: 9782080111432

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The New Country Style England
Ingrid Rasmussen
Thames & Hudson, 2006

This inspirational interiors book, the first in the series New Country Style, redefines English country style for a growing international, design-savvy audience. A creative new generation of city-dwellers is seeking the country life, whether in the rolling hills of the Cotswolds, the Devon moorland or the Norfolk broads. Snapping up cottages, sprucing up inherited properties, reinterpreting vernacular buildings, this new wave of country people are injecting funkiness and bright ideas into their stylish individual places and spaces.

English - 272 Pages - 24.2 x 2.7 x 26.2 cm - 44713 Kg
ISBN: 9780500512906

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Pierre Koenig: A View from the Archive
Neil Jackson
Getty Research Institute, 2019

In this remarkable and gorgeously illustrated book, Neil Jackson presents a vibrant profile of the Los Angeles architect Pierre Koenig, who Time magazine said lived long enough to become “cool twice.” From the influences of Koenig’s youth in San Francisco and his military service during World War II to the Case Study Houses and his later award-laden years, Jackson’s study plots the evolution of Koenig’s oeuvre against the backdrop of Los Angeles—a city that both shaped and was shaped by his architecture.

English - 320 Pages - 25.4 x 3.56 x 27.94 cm - 44594 Kg
ISBN: 9781606065778

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Steven Holl: Buildings and Projects
Steven Holl
Princeton Architectural Press, 1994

Steven Holl is a New York-based American architect and watercolorist. Among his most recognized works are the 2019 REACH expansion of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the 2019 Hunters Point Library in Queens, New York, the 2007 Bloch Building addition to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri, and the 2009 Linked Hybrid mixed-use complex in Beijing, China.

Français/English - 119 Pages - 22.1 x 1 x 28.2 cm - 0,5 Kg
ISBN: 9783764355357

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Leleu: Décorateurs ensembliers
Francoise Siriex,Various
Hayot, 2007

Installée dans un prestigieux hôtel avenue Franklin-Roosevelt à Paris, Leleu fut une maison vedette de la décoration française, des années 1920 à 1948, sous la houlette de Jules Leleu, puis dans les années 1948-1970, d'André Leleu et de sa famille. Le style Leleu, né avec les débuts de l'Art-Déco, évolue avec les époques jusqu'en 1973. Décorateurs, créateurs de meubles et de textiles, les membres de la famille Leleu laissent un nom synonyme de luxe, de création française au plus haut niveau de qualité.

Français - 480 Pages - 24.7 x 3.5 x 28.8 cm - 2,5 Kg
ISBN: 9782903824587

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The Shaker World
John Kirk
Penguin Adult HC/TR, 1997

The Shakers are well-known to lovers of American furniture and decorative arts. Their colourful cabinets, chairs, boxes and gift drawings are prized by enthusiasts. This study examines the way in which the beliefs, religious practices and daily life of the Shakers have influenced their arts.

English - 286 Pages - 24.2 x 3.2 x 30.5 cm - 1,8 Kg
ISBN: 9780810944725

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Terrazzo, Vol. 7
Barbara Radice
Random House, Inc., 1992

Terrazzo was a very special biannual publication on architecture and design, edited and published between 1988–1995 by Barbara Radice, a prominent Italian author, design critic and member of the Memphis Milano design group. In conjunction with Ettore Sottsass, Christoph Radl, Anna Wagner and Santi Caleca, Radice created a unique and thoughtful periodical that focused on contemporary works of design and architecture, within Italy and abroad, touching on a vast array of disciplines in each issue, including literature, poetry, history, science, philosophy, art and anthropology.

English - 160 Pages - 24.8 x 1.3 x 34.3 cm - 0,9 Kg
ISBN: 9780847855735

The Arts and Crafts Movement in Scotland: A History

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The Arts and Crafts Movement in Scotland: A History
Annette Carruthers
Paul Mellon Centre, 2013

This authoritative book is the most detailed account to date of the Arts and Crafts movement in Scotland. Arts and Crafts ideas appeared there from the 1860s, but not until after 1890 did they emerge from artistic circles and rise to popularity among the wider public. The heyday of the movement occurred between 1890 and 1914, a time when Scotland’s art schools energetically promoted new design and the Scottish Home Industries Association campaigned to revive rural crafts. Across the country the movement influenced the look of domestic and church buildings, as well as the stained glass, metalwork, textiles, and other furnishings that adorned them. Art schools, workshops, and associations helped shape the Arts and Crafts style, as did individuals such as Ann Macbeth, W. R. Lethaby, Robert Lorimer, M. H. Baillie Scott, Douglas Strachan, Phoebe Traquair, and James Cromar Watt, among other well-known and previously overlooked figures. These architects, artists, and designers together contributed to the expansion and evolution of the movement both within and beyond Scotland’s borders.

English - 404 Pages - 25.2 x 3.6 x 29.2 cm - 2,3 Kg
ISBN: 9780300195767

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Histoire de la décoration d'intérieur
Mario Praz
Thames & Hudson, 2008

Avec cet ouvrage, Mario Praz, inestimable critique et grand collectionneur, a su le premier retracer le développement de la culture européenne sous le biais de faits supposés anodins, comme l'invention de la méridienne, le drapé des rideaux, la mode des plantes d'intérieur, le goût pour le capitonnage et les tentures, l'utilisation de la lumière ou l'apparition de la moquette. Revivent ainsi des modes de vie oubliés, tout à coup significatifs et porteurs d'une véritable philosophie de l'ameublement. Cet ouvrage de référence, écrit en 1964, offre un mélange unique de recherche historique, de critique littéraire et de connaissances esthétiques.

Français - 396 Pages - 24 x 4 x 31.2 cm - 2,7 Kg
ISBN: 9782878113235

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Andree Putman: Complete Works
Donald Albrecht
Rizzoli, 2009

Indisputably the grande dame of modern design, Andrée Putman burst onto the scene twenty-five years ago with the graphic, black-and-white interiors of the Morgans Hotel in New York. The first comprehensive monograph on Putman’s essential designs in 20 years, Andrée Putman Complete Works will be an indispensable road map of style and elegance to all lovers of modern design.

English - 324 Pages - 28.1 x 3.3 x 27.9 cm - 2,4 Kg
ISBN: 9780847832460

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L'art de vivre aux Antilles
Collectif
Flammarion, 1992

La Martinique, la Guadeloupe, Haïti, La Barbade, Saint-Barthélemy... des îles dont les noms suggèrent des images éblouissantes, des parfums secrets et exotiques, la caresse des vents à travers les palmeraies. Une beauté tropicale qui se révèle à travers plus de 600 photographies spectaculaires restituant toutes les couleurs des maisons, des intérieurs, des jardins et des paysages de cette région enchanteresse. Découvrez l'art de vivre aux Antilles dans ces vastes et somptueuses maisons de planteurs aux délicates vérandas que rafraîchit l'alizé, dans les cases populaires peintes de couleurs vives avec fantaisie et exubérance ou dans les maisons contemporaines créées avec élégance et luxe pour d'éternelles vacances au pays de la douceur de vivre.

English - 290 Pages - 26 x 2.3 x 26 cm - 1,6 Kg
ISBN: 9782082002103

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Marc Du Plantier
Yves Badetz
Norma Editions, 2016

Dans cette première nomographie consacrée à Marc du Plantier (1901-1975). décorateur majeur du XXe siècle, l'historien de l'art Yves Badetz renoue le fil de sou oeuvre à travers ses carnets de croquis et les lettres relatant à sa femme le détail de ses installations. Après une formation d'architecte à l'Ecole nationale supérieure des beaux-arts et de peintre à l'académie Julian, Marc du Plantier débute sa carrière en 1928. Dès les premières réalisations se met en place son vocabulaire architectural, caractérisé par la rigueur des lignes. le travail sur la couleur, la lumière indirecte et le jeu des miroirs. Art qui atteint sou apogée rue du Belvédère, à Boulogne-Billancourt, où Anne et Marc du Plantier reçoivent le Tout-Paris des années : 30. Suivront l'appartement dominant la haie d'Alger. considéré comme un des sommets de la décoration de son temps, les palais madrilènes où, de 1938 à 1949, il développe un néoclassicisme remarquable, les appartements parisiens des années cinquante, le salon de l'ambassade de France à Ottawa. Au début des années soixante, la disparition des commandes privées pousse le créateur à s'installer à Mexico, où il fonde la société Artedécor, puis à Los Angeles, avant de revenir à Paris par la voir de l'Orient. De ce contact avec le pop américain naît le travail qu'il développe en 1968, créant à partir de nouveaux matériaux des modèles destinés à l'édition pour la galerie Lacloche. à Paris. ou potin la salle à manger de Maurice Rheims. sans jamais se départir de sa rigueur classique.

Français - 415 Pages - 23.9 x 3.8 x 31.4 cm - 2,7 Kg
ISBN: 9782915542325

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Marc Held, du design à l'architecture
Eric Germain
Norma Editions, 2009

Auteur du lit en plastique qui fit en 1968 la couverture du catalogue de Prisunic et du fauteuil Culbuto édité par Knoll, Marc Held est considéré comme l'un des designers incontournables des années 70.

Français - 255 Pages - 24 x 2.6 x 31.2 cm - 1,9 Kg
ISBN: 9782915542271

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André Dubreuil, poète du fer
Jean-Louis Gaillemin
Norma Editions, 2016

The only monograph on Andre Dubreuil, a key figure in British design of the 1980s. An ecclectic English designer often compared to Tom Dixon or Mark Brazier-Jones Svelte and seductive, the Spine chair, shown on the cover of this book, is one of the most renowned objects in contemporary design. His work can be seen in museums and in all the design encyclopedias. Its creator, Andre Dubreuil, after initially pursuing a career of antique dealer and a painter-decorator, became one of the leading figures of new English design in the mid-1980s, with Mark Brazier-Jones and Tom Dixon. After first working his magic on the rebar, Dubreuil tackled traditional forms, breathing new life into them. This return to citation, ornament, and to "craftsmanship" was carried out without qualms. For him, invention is what counts above all. The history of styles has never caught hold of him because he does not know where his craft will lead tomorrow. It is a craft which, through random experimentation, has been the catalyst for 400 enigmatic furniture objects from 1985 to today: chairs, chests of drawers, mirrors, cabinets, clocks, lanterns, etc. in which dreams, invention and mystery prevail over function. Text in English and French.

English - 284 Pages - 24 x 2.5 x 31.4 cm - 1,7 Kg
ISBN: 9782915542004

Le monde à l'envers: carnavals et mascarades d'Europe et de Méditerranée

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Le monde à l'envers: carnavals et mascarades d'Europe et de Méditerranée
Collectif
Flammarion, 2014

Les Fous, le Gille de Binche, les kukeri et les surnakari, les Ours et leurs Montreurs, les Sonneurs de cloches, les chapeaux pointus, les masques poilus, que ce soit à Binche, Marseille, Nice, Notting Hill, Pernik, Viareggio ou Venise : "Le Monde à l'envers" est une farandole explosive de photographies de terrains, de documents anciens, de masques, de costumes, de témoignages et d'essais pour une immersion dans l'univers subversif des carnavals et des mascarades d'Europe et de Méditerranée.

Français - 335 Pages - 20.6 x 2.8 x 28 cm - 1,3 Kg
ISBN: 9782081331952

Detail: Exceptional Japanese Product Design

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Detail: Exceptional Japanese Product Design
Andrew Davey
Laurence King Publishing, 2003

Japan's expertise in technology, design and engineering is responsible for some of the most advanced and desirable consumer products. Names such as Sony, Sharp, Honda, Yamaha and Canon have acquired legendary status in our contemporary culture. This volume examines and celebrates the manufactured precision and technical virtuosity of mass-produced Japanese products that we use and see in everyday life but whose complexity of invention we may only partly understand and appreciate. After briefly outlining the story of how Japan came to dominate the world of high-quality mass-manufacturing, the book shows how Japanese manufacturers constantly strive to invent new forms and to perfect existing technologies. Andrew Davey also identifies the qualities found in traditional Japanese aesthetics - minimalism, elegance, simplicity, symmetry, workmanship and clearly expressed function - and demonstrates how these values inform the modern products.

English - 240 Pages - - 0,4 Kg
ISBN: 9781856693189

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The Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany
Martin Eidelberg,Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen
Thames & Hudson, 2007

This handsomely designed volume features sixty-five carefully selected Tiffany lamps, drawn from private and public collections across three continents. New photographic techniques reveal Tiffany's mastery of glass making and metal work, while noted authorities on the subject contribute essays on the history of the lamps, enlarging the reader's understanding of their place in the history of decorative art.

English - 224 Pages - 24.6 x 2.5 x 30.5 cm - 2 Kg
ISBN: 9780500512722

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Celebrating Chandigarh
Jaspreet Takhar
Mapin Publishing Pvt, 2007

This book documents an event that was organized to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the conception of Chandigarh, one of the most important architectural and urban planning experiments of the century. Inaugurated by the President of India, K.R. Narayanan, the seminar issues focused on the impact of Chandigarh and Le Corbusier's work on the direction of architecture, planning, theory and practice, the process of conceptualization and design and realization of the city plan. Leading architects from around the world gathered in Chandigarh to exchange ideas and to analyze Corbusier's architecture and the contribution of other architects and engineers who worked on the project including Drew, Jennneret, Fry and the Indian team. The legacy left behind by the transformation of Corbusier's ideas over the last few decades and the issues that arise from the planning of Chandigarh make a fascinating study in the development of a nation.

English - 455 Pages - 20.2 x 20.7 x 3.5 cm - 1,1 Kg
ISBN: 9781890206383

Liberty and Co. in the Fifties and Sixties: A Taste for Design

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Liberty and Co. in the Fifties and Sixties: A Taste for Design
Anna Buruma
ACC Distribution, 2016

Filled with illustrations from the Liberty archive and fashion photography from the era Focuses on the world-famous London style and design institution during the 1950s and 1960s - an important time of renewal for the company The Liberty textile design studio of the period was used extensively by Jean Muir, Biba, Foale & Tuffin, John Cavanagh, Bill Gibb, Yves Saint Laurent and Bill Blass, among many others Liberty led several 1960s fashion trends, such as the revivals of Art Nouveau, Orientalism and Art DecoOver the years since its inception in 1875 as the Oriental Emporium, Liberty's has both been at the forefront of fashion and the decorative arts and has sat comfortably riding on its waves. Its history is at the heart of its image to the outside world.

English - 144 Pages - - Kg
ISBN: 9781851498147

Biedermeier : Art et culture dans L''empire austro-hongrois, 1815-1848

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Biedermeier : Art et culture dans L''empire austro-hongrois, 1815-1848
Collectif
Skira / Seuil, 2001

La crise des idéaux révolutionnaires, l'écroulement du songe universaliste de Napoléon et les modifications imposées par la Restauration favorisent en Europe la naissance de modèles de vie et de comportement, et d'un goût artistique alternatif au style Empire et aux sollicitations classiques, visant à encourager un repli dans l'intimité domestique, dans le petit univers du quotidien bourgeois et dans une conception de la nature édulcorée et doucement mélancolique : C'est ce qui définit le style Biedermeier en Europe centrale (l'Empire austro-hongrois) et plus précisément en Autriche, Bohême, Hongrie et Allemagne septentrionale. Plus qu'un style, c'est un art de vivre qui imprègne toute la production artistique européenne entre 1815 et 1848, surtout dans le domaine de l'ameublement et des arts décoratifs, avec des interprétations nationales, notamment en Russie, en Scandinavie, dans la France de Charles X et de Louis Philippe, dans l'Italie de Charles Albert de Savoie et dans l'empire britannique de Victoria. Ce volume propose une lecture critique et historique à jour, avec un très riche répertoire de peintures, verres, vêtements, meubles, orfèvrerie et des notes bibliographiques résumant le style Biedermeier, prélude à la culture bourgeoise européenne et au modernisme international

Français - 263 Pages - 29 x 2.2 x 25 cm - 3,9 Kg
ISBN: 9798881189129

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Paolo Pininfarina
Decio G. R. Carugati
Silvana, 2003

With this first book dedicated entirely to the work of Paolo Pininfarina, it begins the series on Design and Designers, in which the designers monograph is given to critical analysis with fully illustrated drawings and photographs of the designers work. Paolo Pininfarina design work is in the field of product design whose work is both traditional and innovative.

English - 96 Pages - 17 x 0.8 x 24 cm - 0,5 Kg
ISBN: 9788882155933

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Art Deco Sculpture
Alastair Duncan
Thames & Hudson, 2016

A groundbreaking encyclopedic study of Art Deco sculpture from the 1920s and 1930s. This book showcases and puts into historical context a host of sculpted works created in the 1920s and 1930s in the decorative vernacular defined loosely today as “Art Deco.” The works shown demonstrate a broad range of styles and influences. The author organizes his subject into three main categories: the first features work by avant-garde sculptors (Csaky, Janniot, Pompon, and others); the second shows commercial sculpture, comprising mainly large-edition statuary, commissioned by éditeurs d’art and foundries from sculptors as decorative works for the burgeoning 1920s domestic market; while a final, third category covers architectural and monumental sculpture from around the world. With artists’ biographies, details of manufacturers, a full glossary, and a thematic index, this volume is the essential and authoritative guide for all those interested in the Art Deco style. 1000 illustrations in color and black-and-white

English - 408 Pages - 25 x 4 x 32 cm - 2,75 Kg
ISBN: 9780500239483

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New Bar And Club Design
Bethan Ryder
Laurence King, 2005

The sequel to the highly successful and critically praised book, Bar and Club Design, New Bar and Club Design is an elegant photographic journey through the latest international design trends in the bar and club industries, highlighting locations completed since 2001. New Bar and Club Design documents a resurgence of cocktail culture and an explosion of the style bar, places that are professionally designed and serve high-quality spirits, wine, and cocktails. Such bars have continued to open in cities such as New York, London, and Tokyo, as well as in locales like Beirut and Bangkok. Bethan Ryder has also documented a new interest in creating lower budget designer bars that are as visually interesting and unusually designed as the big-budget productions, such as Andy Wahloo in Paris and Loungelover in London. Club culture also continues to thrive, albeit on a far smaller scale than the superclubs of the 1990s. Nightclubs have grown cozier. Late-night lounge bars have emerged to cater to the grown-up clubber, offering comfort and luxury. The futuristic superclubs still being built now offer the very latest in technology and audiovisual entertainment. Divided by category into bars and restaurant bars, hotel bars, and clubs, each profile includes imaginative photographs, thoughtful descriptions, and architectural plans of the design. Sure to be an excellent guide for bar and club owners, architects, and designers, New Bar and Club Design also will appeal to travelers and trendsetters of every description.

English - 192 Pages - 26 x 26 cm - 0,3 Kg
ISBN: 9781856694292

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Roger Taillibert Réalisations
Roger Taillibert, Alain Orlandini
Somogy Editions, 2005

Roger Taillibert, né le 21 janvier 1926 à Châtres-sur-Cher (Loir-et-Cher) et mort le 3 octobre 2019 à Paris 16e, est un architecte français, ancien élève de l'École du Louvre et de l'École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts. Le nouveau stade du Parc des Princes (1972) et le stade olympique de Montréal construit pour les Jeux olympiques de 1976 sont parmi ses plus célèbres réalisations.

Français - 200 Pages - 25 x 1.7 x 28 cm - 1,2 Kg
ISBN: 9782850567469

The Cymbalista Synagogue And Jewish Heritage Center, Tel Aviv, Israel 1996-1998

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The Cymbalista Synagogue And Jewish Heritage Center, Tel Aviv, Israel 1996-1998
Mario Botta
Gingko Press, 2003

Mario Botta has become the world's foremost architect of churches and museums. To a series of great buildings that have been dubbed fortresses of art and culture he has added his first synagogue, a remarkable building that masterfully interprets the fundamentals of the Jewish religion. With the Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center at Tel Aviv University Mario Botta is considered to have created a breakthrough in synagogue construction. Strikingly modern in style it is unencumbered by reminiscences and tradition, but still succeeds in providing a comforting feeling of protection. Several of its structural elements are symbolic: the two columns at the main entrance are reminiscent of Solomon's Temple, light comes in only from above, and there are no decorations or windows to distract from prayer.

English - 143 Pages - 21 x 21 cm - 0,6 Kg
ISBN: 9781584230922

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Matali Crasset Works
Alexandra Midal
Norma Editions, 2012

Cette première monographie consacrée à Matali Crasset retrace les vingt dernières années du parcours d'une des créatrices les plus renommées du design international. De l'objet à l'architecture, le travail de Matali Crasset interroge à la manière d'un sociologue le rôle du design dans la vie quotidienne et redéfinit les modes d'usage, les modes de vie et les interactions humaines. Réputée pour son anticonformisme, Matali est diplômée des Ateliers Ensci, formée par un designer italien, Denis Santachiara. Elle a collaboré durant 5 ans avec Philippe Stark chez Thomson Multimedia. De sa colonne d'hospitalité Quand Jim monte à Paris au canapé-aire de jeux Permis de construire pour Domeau & Pérès, elle joue sur les caractères fonctionnel, poétique, imaginaire et récréatif de l'objet. L'ouvrage retrace aussi ses talents d'architecte, hôtel, restaurant et même un salon de toilettage pour chien sont passés entre ses mains.

Français - 319 Pages - 28 x 22 cm - 2,1 Kg
ISBN: 9782915542455

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Cabinets de curiosités
Patrick Mauriès
Editions Gallimard, 2011

Du nord au sud de l'Europe, à la fin de la Renaissance, surgirent d'étranges endroits : secrets ou visibles, dans des demeures royales comme chez des notables ou des apothicaires, tenant à la fois de l'antre du magicien et de l'officine, les cabinets de curiosités rassemblaient, dans un espace souvent compté, un incroyable capharnaüm couvrant murs et plafonds, débordant des tiroirs et des cassettes. S'y côtoyaient mappemondes et objets d'ivoire, monnaies antiques et crânes de singe, dents de géant et cornes de licorne, pierres magiques et queues de sirène, sans oublier de fascinants oiseaux de paradis qui passaient leur vie à voler, supposait-on, puisqu'ils n'avaient pas de pattes... La nature s'y mêlait à l'art, ou plutôt se transformait en art, et l'art en nature, dans une commune capacité à stupéfier, à faire surgir la merveille. C'est à ces théâtres du bizarre qu'est consacré le présent ouvrage. On y retrace brièvement l'histoire du phénomène, on en montre les survivances et les transformations au cours des siècles suivants, on y évoque des figures peu connues de collectionneurs et d'amateurs attachés au culte de la curiosité ; on en souligne aussi l'influence sur certains des grands mouvements artistiques du XXe siècle, on en suit quelques-uns des développements dans l'art contemporain ; on considère enfin les motifs et les formes de la réinvention du cabinet de curiosités dans des décors et des cadres de vie actuels.

Français - 260 Pages - 22.5 x 30.5 cm - 2 Kg
ISBN: 9782070132775