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If we rarely think of walls as works of mesmerizing beauty, Erwin Hauer can hardly be blamed. "Erwin Hauer : Continua" resurrects the extraordinary but little-known work of this Austrian-born sculptor, whose designs of perforated and modular structures are symphonies of measured elegance. Built in Austria, Canada, Italy, Mexico, Holland, the Antilles, Venezuela, and the(...)
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If we rarely think of walls as works of mesmerizing beauty, Erwin Hauer can hardly be blamed. "Erwin Hauer : Continua" resurrects the extraordinary but little-known work of this Austrian-born sculptor, whose designs of perforated and modular structures are symphonies of measured elegance. Built in Austria, Canada, Italy, Mexico, Holland, the Antilles, Venezuela, and the(...)
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Erwin Hauer : continua - architectural screen walls
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If we rarely think of walls as works of mesmerizing beauty, Erwin Hauer can hardly be blamed. "Erwin Hauer : Continua" resurrects the extraordinary but little-known work of this Austrian-born sculptor, whose designs of perforated and modular structures are symphonies of measured elegance. Built in Austria, Canada, Italy, Mexico, Holland, the Antilles, Venezuela, and the U.S., Hauer's architectural walls and screens caused a stir when they were erected in the 1950s, but have since been lost in time. This book gathers stunning photographs of these works, many of them now destroyed or no longer accessible. Hauer has exhibited widely in the United States and Europe and his sculptures can be found in many public and corporate collections, including those of the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Chicago Art Institute, the Wadsworth Atheneum, the Benson Sculpture Park in Loveland, and the Museum of the National Academy of Design.
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If we rarely think of walls as works of mesmerizing beauty, Erwin Hauer can hardly be blamed. "Erwin Hauer : Continua" resurrects the extraordinary but little-known work of this Austrian-born sculptor, whose designs of perforated and modular structures are symphonies of measured elegance. Built in Austria, Canada, Italy, Mexico, Holland, the Antilles, Venezuela, and the U.S., Hauer's architectural walls and screens caused a stir when they were erected in the 1950s, but have since been lost in time. This book gathers stunning photographs of these works, many of them now destroyed or no longer accessible. Hauer has exhibited widely in the United States and Europe and his sculptures can be found in many public and corporate collections, including those of the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Chicago Art Institute, the Wadsworth Atheneum, the Benson Sculpture Park in Loveland, and the Museum of the National Academy of Design.
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May 2004, New York
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Renata Bonfanti is one of the most important Italian textile designers. After an epistolary relationship with Bonfanti, the author of the book goes to Bassano del Grappa to meet her personally and develop a photographic project inspired by her work. Created as a story in words and images, it concerns Bonfanti's studies, her working relationships with other personalities(...)
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Renata Bonfanti is one of the most important Italian textile designers. After an epistolary relationship with Bonfanti, the author of the book goes to Bassano del Grappa to meet her personally and develop a photographic project inspired by her work. Created as a story in words and images, it concerns Bonfanti's studies, her working relationships with other personalities(...)
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Renata Bonfanti: The weaves of a narration / Trame di un racconto
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Renata Bonfanti is one of the most important Italian textile designers. After an epistolary relationship with Bonfanti, the author of the book goes to Bassano del Grappa to meet her personally and develop a photographic project inspired by her work. Created as a story in words and images, it concerns Bonfanti's studies, her working relationships with other personalities of Italian design, her friendships and people dear to her, her house interwoven with memories, the extraordinary laboratory in Mussolente. Domitilla Dardi writes in the introductory essay: “For her, weaving is not an embellishment of architecture or furniture, but a material for the construction of spaces, a complementary element to structures. It is no coincidence that her works will be in dialogue with interiors designed by Mangiarotti, Frattini, Ponti, as integral parts of those design visions."
Renata Bonfanti: The weaves of a narration / Trame di un racconto
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Renata Bonfanti is one of the most important Italian textile designers. After an epistolary relationship with Bonfanti, the author of the book goes to Bassano del Grappa to meet her personally and develop a photographic project inspired by her work. Created as a story in words and images, it concerns Bonfanti's studies, her working relationships with other personalities of Italian design, her friendships and people dear to her, her house interwoven with memories, the extraordinary laboratory in Mussolente. Domitilla Dardi writes in the introductory essay: “For her, weaving is not an embellishment of architecture or furniture, but a material for the construction of spaces, a complementary element to structures. It is no coincidence that her works will be in dialogue with interiors designed by Mangiarotti, Frattini, Ponti, as integral parts of those design visions."
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Charlotte Perriand
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Architecte et créatrice de mobilier, figure majeure de l’histoire de la modernité, Charlotte Perriand (1903–1999) a consacré sa vie à l’art d’habiter. Partageant les idées de Le Corbusier, avec lequel elle a longtemps collaboré, elle a néanmoins développé sa propre vision, affirmant son statut de créatrice dans un monde de créateurs. Sensible à la cause des femmes et au(...)
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Architecte et créatrice de mobilier, figure majeure de l’histoire de la modernité, Charlotte Perriand (1903–1999) a consacré sa vie à l’art d’habiter. Partageant les idées de Le Corbusier, avec lequel elle a longtemps collaboré, elle a néanmoins développé sa propre vision, affirmant son statut de créatrice dans un monde de créateurs. Sensible à la cause des femmes et au(...)
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Architecte et créatrice de mobilier, figure majeure de l’histoire de la modernité, Charlotte Perriand (1903–1999) a consacré sa vie à l’art d’habiter. Partageant les idées de Le Corbusier, avec lequel elle a longtemps collaboré, elle a néanmoins développé sa propre vision, affirmant son statut de créatrice dans un monde de créateurs. Sensible à la cause des femmes et au sort des plus démunis, elle s’est attachée à rendre accessibles au plus grand nombre des objets beaux, utiles et fonctionnels qui sont devenus des icônes du design du xxe siècle.
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Architecte et créatrice de mobilier, figure majeure de l’histoire de la modernité, Charlotte Perriand (1903–1999) a consacré sa vie à l’art d’habiter. Partageant les idées de Le Corbusier, avec lequel elle a longtemps collaboré, elle a néanmoins développé sa propre vision, affirmant son statut de créatrice dans un monde de créateurs. Sensible à la cause des femmes et au sort des plus démunis, elle s’est attachée à rendre accessibles au plus grand nombre des objets beaux, utiles et fonctionnels qui sont devenus des icônes du design du xxe siècle.
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Ettore Sottsass
Ettore Sottsass
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Créateur inclassable, Ettore Sottsass (1917 - 2007) s’est rêvé peintre et sculpteur avant de devenir architecte. Mais c’est surtout dans le domaine du design qu’il s’est illustré : il a dessiné le tout premier ordinateur européen, inventé un nouveau vocabulaire pour la céramique et le verre… et à 65 ans, il est devenu l’incarnation de la nouvelle avant-garde des années(...)
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Créateur inclassable, Ettore Sottsass (1917 - 2007) s’est rêvé peintre et sculpteur avant de devenir architecte. Mais c’est surtout dans le domaine du design qu’il s’est illustré : il a dessiné le tout premier ordinateur européen, inventé un nouveau vocabulaire pour la céramique et le verre… et à 65 ans, il est devenu l’incarnation de la nouvelle avant-garde des années(...)
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Créateur inclassable, Ettore Sottsass (1917 - 2007) s’est rêvé peintre et sculpteur avant de devenir architecte. Mais c’est surtout dans le domaine du design qu’il s’est illustré : il a dessiné le tout premier ordinateur européen, inventé un nouveau vocabulaire pour la céramique et le verre… et à 65 ans, il est devenu l’incarnation de la nouvelle avant-garde des années 1980 avec la création du groupe memphis et son mobilier coloré aux lignes toujours culte aujourd’hui. Son parcours (re)bondissant, entre architecture et design, industrie et artisanat, poésie et métaphysique, a marqué le xxe siècle d’une empreinte singulière et durable.
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Créateur inclassable, Ettore Sottsass (1917 - 2007) s’est rêvé peintre et sculpteur avant de devenir architecte. Mais c’est surtout dans le domaine du design qu’il s’est illustré : il a dessiné le tout premier ordinateur européen, inventé un nouveau vocabulaire pour la céramique et le verre… et à 65 ans, il est devenu l’incarnation de la nouvelle avant-garde des années 1980 avec la création du groupe memphis et son mobilier coloré aux lignes toujours culte aujourd’hui. Son parcours (re)bondissant, entre architecture et design, industrie et artisanat, poésie et métaphysique, a marqué le xxe siècle d’une empreinte singulière et durable.
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Arne Jacobsen was one of the most influential architects and designers of the twentieth century. His iconic furniture designs have become enduring classics both within and outside Denmark’s borders, but his creativity reached far beyond these well-known works. This book charts Jacobsen’s innovative career and the major role he played in developing the mid-century(...)
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Arne Jacobsen was one of the most influential architects and designers of the twentieth century. His iconic furniture designs have become enduring classics both within and outside Denmark’s borders, but his creativity reached far beyond these well-known works. This book charts Jacobsen’s innovative career and the major role he played in developing the mid-century(...)
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May 2024
May 2024
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Arne Jacobsen: Designing Denmark
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Arne Jacobsen was one of the most influential architects and designers of the twentieth century. His iconic furniture designs have become enduring classics both within and outside Denmark’s borders, but his creativity reached far beyond these well-known works. This book charts Jacobsen’s innovative career and the major role he played in developing the mid-century Nordic aesthetic. Placing him in the midst of the European post-war avant-garde art scene, it sheds new light on the rich variety of Jacobsen’s work – from sleek chairs and light fixtures to elegant textile patterns and watercolour drawings. Hundreds of never-before-seen private photographs of Jacobsen and his many designs also feature throughout, revealing little-known aspects of his fascinating life and work.
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Arne Jacobsen was one of the most influential architects and designers of the twentieth century. His iconic furniture designs have become enduring classics both within and outside Denmark’s borders, but his creativity reached far beyond these well-known works. This book charts Jacobsen’s innovative career and the major role he played in developing the mid-century Nordic aesthetic. Placing him in the midst of the European post-war avant-garde art scene, it sheds new light on the rich variety of Jacobsen’s work – from sleek chairs and light fixtures to elegant textile patterns and watercolour drawings. Hundreds of never-before-seen private photographs of Jacobsen and his many designs also feature throughout, revealing little-known aspects of his fascinating life and work.
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A radical pioneer of Bauhaus textile design, Otti Berger created fabrics that fundamentally changed the understanding of what textiles could be and do. A core member of the textile faculty at the Bauhaus alongside Anni Albers and Gunta Stölzl, Berger also was an entrepreneur in the frenzied culture of early 1930s Berlin. Working closely with architects of the New(...)
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A radical pioneer of Bauhaus textile design, Otti Berger created fabrics that fundamentally changed the understanding of what textiles could be and do. A core member of the textile faculty at the Bauhaus alongside Anni Albers and Gunta Stölzl, Berger also was an entrepreneur in the frenzied culture of early 1930s Berlin. Working closely with architects of the New(...)
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Otti Berger: Weaving for modernist architecture
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A radical pioneer of Bauhaus textile design, Otti Berger created fabrics that fundamentally changed the understanding of what textiles could be and do. A core member of the textile faculty at the Bauhaus alongside Anni Albers and Gunta Stölzl, Berger also was an entrepreneur in the frenzied culture of early 1930s Berlin. Working closely with architects of the New Objectivity movement such as Lilly Reich, Ludwig Hilberseimer and Hans Scharoun, she designed upholstery, wall fabrics, curtains and floor coverings that explored novel production methods, and thereby redefined the relationship between aesthetics and function.
Otti Berger: Weaving for modernist architecture
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A radical pioneer of Bauhaus textile design, Otti Berger created fabrics that fundamentally changed the understanding of what textiles could be and do. A core member of the textile faculty at the Bauhaus alongside Anni Albers and Gunta Stölzl, Berger also was an entrepreneur in the frenzied culture of early 1930s Berlin. Working closely with architects of the New Objectivity movement such as Lilly Reich, Ludwig Hilberseimer and Hans Scharoun, she designed upholstery, wall fabrics, curtains and floor coverings that explored novel production methods, and thereby redefined the relationship between aesthetics and function.
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Illustrated with color photographs of Hoffmann's masterpieces- on their own and as parts of interiors-this monograph focuses on significant aspects of Hoffmann's career: his early years as a member of the Secessionist Movement and founder of the Vienna Workshops, his role in the intellectual rebellion that took place in Austria; and his progression toward a Modernist(...)
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Illustrated with color photographs of Hoffmann's masterpieces- on their own and as parts of interiors-this monograph focuses on significant aspects of Hoffmann's career: his early years as a member of the Secessionist Movement and founder of the Vienna Workshops, his role in the intellectual rebellion that took place in Austria; and his progression toward a Modernist(...)
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November 2006, Munich / Berlin / London / New York
November 2006, Munich / Berlin / London / New York
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Josef Hoffmann : interiors 1902-1913
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Illustrated with color photographs of Hoffmann's masterpieces- on their own and as parts of interiors-this monograph focuses on significant aspects of Hoffmann's career: his early years as a member of the Secessionist Movement and founder of the Vienna Workshops, his role in the intellectual rebellion that took place in Austria; and his progression toward a Modernist ethic. It takes readers through four dazzling interiors designed by Hoffmann and furnished with his signature pieces, including furniture, wall and floor coverings, textiles, lighting, ceramics, glassware and metalwork. The overall effect of these rooms is to be transported to a world in which form marries function, and simplicity and refinement reign supreme.
Josef Hoffmann : interiors 1902-1913
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Illustrated with color photographs of Hoffmann's masterpieces- on their own and as parts of interiors-this monograph focuses on significant aspects of Hoffmann's career: his early years as a member of the Secessionist Movement and founder of the Vienna Workshops, his role in the intellectual rebellion that took place in Austria; and his progression toward a Modernist ethic. It takes readers through four dazzling interiors designed by Hoffmann and furnished with his signature pieces, including furniture, wall and floor coverings, textiles, lighting, ceramics, glassware and metalwork. The overall effect of these rooms is to be transported to a world in which form marries function, and simplicity and refinement reign supreme.
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November 2006, Munich / Berlin / London / New York
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William Morris & red house
William Morris & red house
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Red House occupies a singular place in British architectural history : it was the first and only house that was built for designer William Morris, and it was the first independent architectural commission for his friend, Philip Webb. The challenge of furnishing the house inspired Morris and his Pre-Raphaelite friends to found the design firm of Morris & Co., which was the(...)
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Red House occupies a singular place in British architectural history : it was the first and only house that was built for designer William Morris, and it was the first independent architectural commission for his friend, Philip Webb. The challenge of furnishing the house inspired Morris and his Pre-Raphaelite friends to found the design firm of Morris & Co., which was the(...)
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Red House occupies a singular place in British architectural history : it was the first and only house that was built for designer William Morris, and it was the first independent architectural commission for his friend, Philip Webb. The challenge of furnishing the house inspired Morris and his Pre-Raphaelite friends to found the design firm of Morris & Co., which was the flagship for what was to become the Arts & Crafts movement. Red House captured Morris’ heart. Because of its illustrious first owner, Red House was never forgotten, and a succession of tenants kept Morris’ spirit alive in the house; in 2003, Red House was acquired for the National Trust.
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Red House occupies a singular place in British architectural history : it was the first and only house that was built for designer William Morris, and it was the first independent architectural commission for his friend, Philip Webb. The challenge of furnishing the house inspired Morris and his Pre-Raphaelite friends to found the design firm of Morris & Co., which was the flagship for what was to become the Arts & Crafts movement. Red House captured Morris’ heart. Because of its illustrious first owner, Red House was never forgotten, and a succession of tenants kept Morris’ spirit alive in the house; in 2003, Red House was acquired for the National Trust.
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October 2005
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Charlotte Perriand
Charlotte Perriand
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Théoricienne de l'art d'habiter, Charlotte Perriand est sensible aux questions de son temps liées au logement, aux équipements collectifs et aux nécessités fonctionnelles de l'habitat. Par ailleurs inspirée par ses longs séjours au Japon, son travail s'enrichit de multiples sources culturelles. Elle collabore avec Le Corbusier et Pierre Jeanneret pour la création de(...)
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Théoricienne de l'art d'habiter, Charlotte Perriand est sensible aux questions de son temps liées au logement, aux équipements collectifs et aux nécessités fonctionnelles de l'habitat. Par ailleurs inspirée par ses longs séjours au Japon, son travail s'enrichit de multiples sources culturelles. Elle collabore avec Le Corbusier et Pierre Jeanneret pour la création de(...)
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Théoricienne de l'art d'habiter, Charlotte Perriand est sensible aux questions de son temps liées au logement, aux équipements collectifs et aux nécessités fonctionnelles de l'habitat. Par ailleurs inspirée par ses longs séjours au Japon, son travail s'enrichit de multiples sources culturelles. Elle collabore avec Le Corbusier et Pierre Jeanneret pour la création de mobiliers à la fois simples, pratiques et esthétiques et participe à l'aménagement de nombreuses villas privées. On ne compte plus ses réalisations : immeuble d'Air France à Brazzaville, chambres d'étudiants pour la Maison de la Tunisie et celle du Mexique à la Cité Universitaire de Paris, agences d'Air France à Londres, Tokyo et Rio, etc. Savoyarde d'origine, amoureuse de la montagne, Charlotte Perriand contribue à la création et au développement des stations des Arcs, en concevant l'urbanisme, l'architecture et l'équipement intérieur. Publication réalisée à l'occasion de l'exposition "Charlotte Perriand" du 7 décembre 2005 au 27 mars 2006 au Centre Pompidou à Paris.
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Théoricienne de l'art d'habiter, Charlotte Perriand est sensible aux questions de son temps liées au logement, aux équipements collectifs et aux nécessités fonctionnelles de l'habitat. Par ailleurs inspirée par ses longs séjours au Japon, son travail s'enrichit de multiples sources culturelles. Elle collabore avec Le Corbusier et Pierre Jeanneret pour la création de mobiliers à la fois simples, pratiques et esthétiques et participe à l'aménagement de nombreuses villas privées. On ne compte plus ses réalisations : immeuble d'Air France à Brazzaville, chambres d'étudiants pour la Maison de la Tunisie et celle du Mexique à la Cité Universitaire de Paris, agences d'Air France à Londres, Tokyo et Rio, etc. Savoyarde d'origine, amoureuse de la montagne, Charlotte Perriand contribue à la création et au développement des stations des Arcs, en concevant l'urbanisme, l'architecture et l'équipement intérieur. Publication réalisée à l'occasion de l'exposition "Charlotte Perriand" du 7 décembre 2005 au 27 mars 2006 au Centre Pompidou à Paris.
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Comme tous les grands inventeurs de formes, Piero Fornasetti a fini par disparaître derrière celles qu'il avait inventées. Figure essentielle des années cinquante, on lui doit (en particulier au cours d'une fructueuse collaboration avec Gio Ponti) quelques-uns des meubles et objets les plus caractéristiques de cette période, inlassablement reproduits dans les histoires(...)
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Comme tous les grands inventeurs de formes, Piero Fornasetti a fini par disparaître derrière celles qu'il avait inventées. Figure essentielle des années cinquante, on lui doit (en particulier au cours d'une fructueuse collaboration avec Gio Ponti) quelques-uns des meubles et objets les plus caractéristiques de cette période, inlassablement reproduits dans les histoires(...)
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Fornasetti : designer de la fantaisie
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Comme tous les grands inventeurs de formes, Piero Fornasetti a fini par disparaître derrière celles qu'il avait inventées. Figure essentielle des années cinquante, on lui doit (en particulier au cours d'une fructueuse collaboration avec Gio Ponti) quelques-uns des meubles et objets les plus caractéristiques de cette période, inlassablement reproduits dans les histoires du design et les magazines de décoration. Par-delà même ces réussites incomparables, Fornasetti fut une personnalité versatile, à la tête d'une œuvre multiforme, embrassant aussi bien l'art graphique que la verrerie, la porcelaine que le tissu, la gravure que le théâtre, le mobilier que la peinture. Travailleur acharné, il poursuivit souverainement, entre 1935 et 1988, une recherche obstinée, se créant une mythologie personnelle, un monde imaginaire dont il ne cessa, un peu comme Jean Cocteau, de varier les éléments. C'est à ce monde totalement méconnu qu'ouvre le présent ouvrage. Conçu en collaboration avec l'artiste peu avant sa disparition, il embrasse en une série d'étonnants documents et de superbes illustrations tous les aspects d'une œuvre aussi prolifique que méconnue. Alors que l'on redécouvre les uns après les autres tous les créateurs du " style cinquante ", il rend justice à l'un des plus riches d'entre eux, créateur d'espaces excentriques, d'images envoûtantes et seul, disait Gio Ponti, à " savoir faire parler les objets ".
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Comme tous les grands inventeurs de formes, Piero Fornasetti a fini par disparaître derrière celles qu'il avait inventées. Figure essentielle des années cinquante, on lui doit (en particulier au cours d'une fructueuse collaboration avec Gio Ponti) quelques-uns des meubles et objets les plus caractéristiques de cette période, inlassablement reproduits dans les histoires du design et les magazines de décoration. Par-delà même ces réussites incomparables, Fornasetti fut une personnalité versatile, à la tête d'une œuvre multiforme, embrassant aussi bien l'art graphique que la verrerie, la porcelaine que le tissu, la gravure que le théâtre, le mobilier que la peinture. Travailleur acharné, il poursuivit souverainement, entre 1935 et 1988, une recherche obstinée, se créant une mythologie personnelle, un monde imaginaire dont il ne cessa, un peu comme Jean Cocteau, de varier les éléments. C'est à ce monde totalement méconnu qu'ouvre le présent ouvrage. Conçu en collaboration avec l'artiste peu avant sa disparition, il embrasse en une série d'étonnants documents et de superbes illustrations tous les aspects d'une œuvre aussi prolifique que méconnue. Alors que l'on redécouvre les uns après les autres tous les créateurs du " style cinquante ", il rend justice à l'un des plus riches d'entre eux, créateur d'espaces excentriques, d'images envoûtantes et seul, disait Gio Ponti, à " savoir faire parler les objets ".
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