Donald Judd furniture
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"The art of a chair is not its resemblance to art, but is partly its reasonableness, usefulness, and scale as a chair." This publication introduces readers to the furniture designs of renowned artist Donald Judd. Initiated by the renovation of his home and studio at 101 Spring Street in New York, and the difficulty Judd later had in furnishing his home in Marfa, Texas,(...)
Donald Judd furniture
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"The art of a chair is not its resemblance to art, but is partly its reasonableness, usefulness, and scale as a chair." This publication introduces readers to the furniture designs of renowned artist Donald Judd. Initiated by the renovation of his home and studio at 101 Spring Street in New York, and the difficulty Judd later had in furnishing his home in Marfa, Texas, these furn-iture designs exemplify the directness of form and presence for which his artworks are celebrated, as well as offering a distinct and unadorned functionality. In this book they are presented through detailed drawings and breakdowns of materials, alongside colour photography exploring their effect in situ. As well as surveying a central aspect of Judd's work, "Donald Judd Furniture" forms an eloquent mediation on functionality, form, and the possibilities of design in a world of mass-production.
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Donad Judd spaces
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This volume presents a visual survey of Donald Judd's permanently installed living and working spaces in New York and Texas. Edited by Rainer Judd and Flavin Judd, it includes newly commissioned and archival photographs presented alongside five essays and drawings for architecture and design by the artist. From 101 Spring Street, a nineteenth-century cast-iron building in(...)
Donad Judd spaces
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This volume presents a visual survey of Donald Judd's permanently installed living and working spaces in New York and Texas. Edited by Rainer Judd and Flavin Judd, it includes newly commissioned and archival photographs presented alongside five essays and drawings for architecture and design by the artist. From 101 Spring Street, a nineteenth-century cast-iron building in Manhattan, to Ayala de Chinati, an extensive ranch in the mountains of western Texas, this book details the interiors, exteriors, and land surrounding the buildings that comprise Judd’s extant living and working spaces stewarded by Judd Foundation. Each space was thoroughly considered by Judd with resolute attention to function and design. From furniture to utilitarian structures that Judd designed himself, these spaces underscore his deep interest in the preservation of buildings and his deliberate interventions within existing architecture.
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Gunta Stölzl (1897–1983) and the prominent Swiss artist Johannes Itten (1888–1967) were Bauhaus teachers who met in the experimental field during their time at the Bauhaus in Weimar. This volume takes a look at the artistic pairing and assembles in picturesque detail their impressive contributions to Swiss textile art. Few people are aware that Itten made an in-depth(...)
Gunta Stölzl & Johannes Itten:Textile universes
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Gunta Stölzl (1897–1983) and the prominent Swiss artist Johannes Itten (1888–1967) were Bauhaus teachers who met in the experimental field during their time at the Bauhaus in Weimar. This volume takes a look at the artistic pairing and assembles in picturesque detail their impressive contributions to Swiss textile art. Few people are aware that Itten made an in-depth study of textile design. Accordingly, this book invites readers to rediscover him as a textile designer in conjunction with Stölzl, who has a place in art history as a "classic of textile art." Both artists left Nazi Germany in the 1930s and explored innovations in ornamental and textile forms. Their work revived textile art in Switzerland with new ways of inventing forms and ornamentation and helped establish a network of modern Swiss textile art.
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In 1931, the English designer Gerald Summers (1899–1967) and his partner, Marjorie Butcher (1909–96), opened their London shop Makers of Simple Furniture. A small company, they produced made-to-order furniture in limited quantities. Until the firm’s closing in 1940, Makers of Simple Furniture produced hundreds of ingenious furniture designs in plywood. Conceived, in(...)
Gerald Summers & Marjorie Butcher: Makers of simple furniture, 1931-1940
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In 1931, the English designer Gerald Summers (1899–1967) and his partner, Marjorie Butcher (1909–96), opened their London shop Makers of Simple Furniture. A small company, they produced made-to-order furniture in limited quantities. Until the firm’s closing in 1940, Makers of Simple Furniture produced hundreds of ingenious furniture designs in plywood. Conceived, in Summers’ words, as “furniture for the concrete age,” this singular body of work shaped the notion of the modern interior in Britain. "Makers of simple furniture" tells for the first time the compelling story of the firm and its dedicated proprietors. Drawing on Butcher’s vivid recollections and a wealth of unpublished material—including never-before-seen images, personal correspondence, workshop documents and illustrated specification sheets—the book reveals the magnitude of their achievements and restores a neglected chapter in the history of modern design.
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French designer and self-taught architect Jean Prouvé applied manufacturing techniques to the world of art and design, while also maintaining a social consciousness that informed his commissions. His commitment to “logic, balance and purity” led him to create standardized, affordable furniture and portable, packable houses: most notably the Maison Tropicale for use in(...)
Jean Prouvé: Constructive imagination
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French designer and self-taught architect Jean Prouvé applied manufacturing techniques to the world of art and design, while also maintaining a social consciousness that informed his commissions. His commitment to “logic, balance and purity” led him to create standardized, affordable furniture and portable, packable houses: most notably the Maison Tropicale for use in France’s African colonies. Despite the overtly industrial aspects of his oeuvre, Prouvé’s work is admired and collected the world over for its graceful yet utilitarian simplicity. Constructive Imagination unites over 100 pieces of Prouve’s emblematic furniture and architectural works, bolstered by sketches and other archival material. The glossy bilingual volume includes five unpublished essays on Prouvé, including one by former Museum of Modern Art, New York curator Juliet Kinchin.
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Les Djo-Bourgeois, Elise (1894-1986) et Georges (1898-1937). Lui est décorateur et architecte, contemporain de Pierre Chareau et Charlotte Perriand, et prisé par Robert Mallet-Stevens, les Noailles, la princesse Faucigny-Lucinge. Elle s'impose comme l'une des créatrices textiles majeures de son époque avec Hélène Henry et Sonia Delaunay. Mariés, ils sont aussi de fidèles(...)
Djo-Bourgeois Elise et Georges : Architecte-décorateur, créatrice textile
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Les Djo-Bourgeois, Elise (1894-1986) et Georges (1898-1937). Lui est décorateur et architecte, contemporain de Pierre Chareau et Charlotte Perriand, et prisé par Robert Mallet-Stevens, les Noailles, la princesse Faucigny-Lucinge. Elle s'impose comme l'une des créatrices textiles majeures de son époque avec Hélène Henry et Sonia Delaunay. Mariés, ils sont aussi de fidèles collaborateurs. Leurs créations sont diffusées par les grands magasins de l'époque, celui du Louvre en France et Metz & Co en Hollande. Ils sont les premiers à développer un style minimaliste alliant géométrie et aplats de couleurs, un style qui annonce les créations modernes d'Andrée Putman, Tadao Andõ, et dans la mode celle d'Issey Miyake et Helmut Lang. L'AUTEUR Chercheur, commissaire d'exposition et enseignant, Stéphane Boudin-Lestienne se consacre à la redécouverte des figures des avant-gardes du XXe siècle, de Robert Mallet-Stevens à Hélène Henry, en passant par les de Noailles et ou encore l'architecte Paul Tissier.
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Première monographie d'ampleur consacrée à l'œuvre textile d'Anni Albers : une vaste étude de la pratique et de la pensée d'une figure charnière entre deux continents et deux modernités, qui s'inscrit dans le cadre général d'une histoire de l'art, du design et des productions textiles des avant-gardes féminines, européennes et américaines.
Les abstractions concrètes d'Anni Albers (1899-1994) : Une histoire textile de la modernité
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Première monographie d'ampleur consacrée à l'œuvre textile d'Anni Albers : une vaste étude de la pratique et de la pensée d'une figure charnière entre deux continents et deux modernités, qui s'inscrit dans le cadre général d'une histoire de l'art, du design et des productions textiles des avant-gardes féminines, européennes et américaines.
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Henri Jacobs has been conducting an investigation into two-dimensionality that involves the inherently flat nature and recto-verso proposition of a surface. Materialising in various forms, such as plaited paintings, murals, brickwork, wall hangings, ceramic objects, and drawings, the collection of works featured in this book were produced using a variety of techniques. In(...)
Henri Jacobs: New surface research
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Henri Jacobs has been conducting an investigation into two-dimensionality that involves the inherently flat nature and recto-verso proposition of a surface. Materialising in various forms, such as plaited paintings, murals, brickwork, wall hangings, ceramic objects, and drawings, the collection of works featured in this book were produced using a variety of techniques. In particular, the Brussels-based artist regularly experiments with plaiting paper, in which old and new works – or figurative and geometric images – are woven together into a two-sided, two-dimensional surface that is image, pattern, texture, and structure all in one.
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Charlotte Perriand est une icône du design à l'image de son célèbre tabouret de berger. Visionnaire, elle inventa un nouvel art d'habiter au XXe siècle : des formes, des meubles, des espaces salués dans le monde entier, qu'elle conçut dans l'atelier de Le Corbusier puis seule, contre vents et marées, et jusqu'au Japon. Mais c'est dans la nature et en montagne que cette(...)
Charlotte Perriand : La montagne inspirée
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Charlotte Perriand est une icône du design à l'image de son célèbre tabouret de berger. Visionnaire, elle inventa un nouvel art d'habiter au XXe siècle : des formes, des meubles, des espaces salués dans le monde entier, qu'elle conçut dans l'atelier de Le Corbusier puis seule, contre vents et marées, et jusqu'au Japon. Mais c'est dans la nature et en montagne que cette créatrice surdouée trouvait son inspiration, enfant fascinée par les glaciers sur l'horizon, skieuse passionnée, alpiniste audacieuse, randonneuse curieuse de rencontrer les créateurs des villages et des alpages. Pascale Nivelle a puisé dans son exceptionnelle collection de photos pour raconter la vie d'une femme engagée, joyeuse, pour qui la montagne était une perpétuelle « re-création ».
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« La Fabrique de Pierre Charpin » réunit des textes écrits par le designer, plasticien et scénographe français Pierre Charpin au cours des deux dernières décennies. Rédigés pour la plupart en amont des projets, ces textes cherchent à restituer leur dimension sensible ainsi que les aléas qui traversent toute entreprise créative. À leur manière, ces écrits font partie(...)
La Fabrique de Pierre Chaprin
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« La Fabrique de Pierre Charpin » réunit des textes écrits par le designer, plasticien et scénographe français Pierre Charpin au cours des deux dernières décennies. Rédigés pour la plupart en amont des projets, ces textes cherchent à restituer leur dimension sensible ainsi que les aléas qui traversent toute entreprise créative. À leur manière, ces écrits font partie intégrante de son travail. De ces collaborations avec des commanditaires comme Alessi ou la Cristallerie Saint-Louis, en passant par sa pratique du dessin, la place qu’occupe son atelier ou le rôle de ses différents collaborateurs dans sa pratique, Pierre Charpin ouvre une perspective inédite sur la démarche d’un designer au tournant du XXIe siècle, mais aussi sur les doutes et les hésitations qui habitent la mise en œuvre de ses projets.
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