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Si le design est aujourd’hui un terme familier, on ignore souvent la diversité des domaines où il s’applique. Pour un public averti, il correspond à la conception d’objets fabriqués industriellement. Plus généralement, il est synonyme de style, sans définition précise. Le design est partout : il investit l’espace domestique comme l’espace urbain. C’est avant tout une(...)
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Si le design est aujourd’hui un terme familier, on ignore souvent la diversité des domaines où il s’applique. Pour un public averti, il correspond à la conception d’objets fabriqués industriellement. Plus généralement, il est synonyme de style, sans définition précise. Le design est partout : il investit l’espace domestique comme l’espace urbain. C’est avant tout une discipline qui recouvre un champ d’activités très diversifié : produits, textile, packaging, graphisme, et façonne notre univers intime et collectif. En l’espace de cent cinquante ans, le design a connu de profondes révolutions, reflets des mutations techniques, des bouleversements des pratiques culturelles et sociales qui se sont opérés dans les pays industrialisés. Les “tableaux choisis” témoignent de cette évolution. Le but de cet ouvrage est d’offrir un vaste tour d’horizon afin que le design ne reste pas confiné, dans l’esprit du grand public, au mobilier, à une brosse à dents ou à Philippe Starck !
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Accompanying a major exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Institution's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, 'Extreme textile: designing for high performance' surveys the stunning variety of technical textiles and examines how their intrinsec beauty and extraordinairy flexibility are revolutionizing contemporary design. This publication features examples of fully(...)
Extreme textiles : designing for high performance
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Accompanying a major exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Institution's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, 'Extreme textile: designing for high performance' surveys the stunning variety of technical textiles and examines how their intrinsec beauty and extraordinairy flexibility are revolutionizing contemporary design. This publication features examples of fully realized projects and products from architecture, apparel, medicine, transportation, sports, aerospace, and the environment and highlights the remarkable collaboration between science and industry.
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L'atelier de Recherche et de Création a reçu pour vocation, selon les termes de Jean Coural, de contribuer à " promouvoir un style français contemporain dans le cadre d'un mécénat d'État ". L'intention initiale était double : il s'agissait à la fois de favoriser le renouveau de l'art français du meuble et de relancer l'industrie française dans ce secteur. Les créateurs(...)
Mobilier national 1964-2004 : 40 ans de création
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L'atelier de Recherche et de Création a reçu pour vocation, selon les termes de Jean Coural, de contribuer à " promouvoir un style français contemporain dans le cadre d'un mécénat d'État ". L'intention initiale était double : il s'agissait à la fois de favoriser le renouveau de l'art français du meuble et de relancer l'industrie française dans ce secteur. Les créateurs ont su saisir l'intérêt de ce mécénat public qui leur offrait la possibilité d'une dynamique de recherche libérée des contraintes du secteur marchand. De cette rencontre est née une collection de pièces uniques ou à tirage limité dont l'exécution témoigne d'une recherche de l'excellence conforme à la tradition et aux moyens du Mobilier national et dont l'esprit reflète la nature des besoins exprimés par l'État commanditaire, lesquels ont porté avant tout sur l'ameublement des lieux les plus prestigieux de la République.
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November 2004, Paris
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SPOON is a comprehensive view of new product design, presenting the work of 100 international designers who have emerged on an international platform in the last five years, selected by 10 critics, designers and entrepreneurs who are highly respected for their informed opinion on the international contemporary design scene. It provides a unique opportunity to see a(...)
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September 2004, London, New York
Spoon
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SPOON is a comprehensive view of new product design, presenting the work of 100 international designers who have emerged on an international platform in the last five years, selected by 10 critics, designers and entrepreneurs who are highly respected for their informed opinion on the international contemporary design scene. It provides a unique opportunity to see a diverse collection of recent design projects that includes a whole range of objects: furniture, lighting, tools, utensils, high-tech products, machinery and so on. The designers are listed in alphabetical order featuring two double-page spreads for each, with recent, exemplary products accompanied with sketches, drawings, computer renderings, model and prototypes that help to explain, together with the extensive captions, the process behind each project. A short explanatory text by the curator explains the designers’ work and the characteristics that make his/her projects forward-looking and ground breaking. SPOON also features, at the end of the book, 10 ‘classic’, industrially manufactured product designs, chosen by the curators as best examples of the concept of ‘good design’. These ‘classics’ are accompanied by text written by the curators that explains their choice of designers and generally what they see to be the concept of ‘good design’. SPOON takes its place in a series of surveys identifying 100 of the most interesting, cutting-edge practitioners of key art forms. Earlier surveys include cream and Fresh Cream, for contemporary art, 10x10 for architecture and BLINK for photography.
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Né au début du XIXe siècle, en Europe, au sein des mouvements avant-gardistes qui souhaitaient mettre les valeurs de l'art à la portée de tous, le design se situe au croisement de l'art et de l'industrie, du beau et de l'utile, de la forme et de la fonction. Destiné au grand public comme aux amateurs d'art moderne et contemporain, cet ouvrage dresse, de 1851 au début du(...)
Le design : histoire, principaux courants, grandes figures
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Né au début du XIXe siècle, en Europe, au sein des mouvements avant-gardistes qui souhaitaient mettre les valeurs de l'art à la portée de tous, le design se situe au croisement de l'art et de l'industrie, du beau et de l'utile, de la forme et de la fonction. Destiné au grand public comme aux amateurs d'art moderne et contemporain, cet ouvrage dresse, de 1851 au début du XXIe siècle, un panorama international et historique du design.
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October 2004, Paris
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The once rarefied world of antiques is bursting open thanks to a new generation of collectors. This volume features 22 young connoisseurs whose spirited interiors exemplify unorthodox approaches to living with history. Hailing from across the United States and Britain, they brazenly blend the old with the new, embrace anachronism and pastiche, employ serious knowledge(...)
The new antiquarians: At home with young collectors
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The once rarefied world of antiques is bursting open thanks to a new generation of collectors. This volume features 22 young connoisseurs whose spirited interiors exemplify unorthodox approaches to living with history. Hailing from across the United States and Britain, they brazenly blend the old with the new, embrace anachronism and pastiche, employ serious knowledge with humor and wit, and consider vintage and historical objects through the lens of contemporary values. This book is an exuberant entry point into the world of antiques, highlighting one-of-a-kind collections and the single-minded collectors whose stories suggest compelling new ways of living with the past.
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Maisons de familles
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Des familles du monde entier vous ouvrent leurs portes pour vous étonner, vous inspirer ou vous faire rêver. Qu’elles habitent Londres ou la Corse, Paris, Milan ou encore Stockholm, ces familles toutes différentes aux décors en tous genres révèlent comment elles ont réussi à concevoir des espaces à la fois distincts et partagés par tous, adultes et enfants, sans renoncer(...)
Maisons de familles
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Des familles du monde entier vous ouvrent leurs portes pour vous étonner, vous inspirer ou vous faire rêver. Qu’elles habitent Londres ou la Corse, Paris, Milan ou encore Stockholm, ces familles toutes différentes aux décors en tous genres révèlent comment elles ont réussi à concevoir des espaces à la fois distincts et partagés par tous, adultes et enfants, sans renoncer au design. Porté par le magazine français de référence en matière de décoration intérieure et de vie de famille, «MilK», il ravira les amoureux du design qui souhaitent créer une maison de famille à leur image, élégante et moderne.
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Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason invite you into the intimate spaces of actors and musicians, the creative studios of artists and curators, the "boss" homes of entrepreneurs and executives, "off-the-beaten-path" homes that defy the stereotypes of urban living, and places filled with pieces handed down from generations past. Showcasing the amazing diversity of the Black(...)
AphroChic: Celebrating the legacy of the Black family home
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Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason invite you into the intimate spaces of actors and musicians, the creative studios of artists and curators, the "boss" homes of entrepreneurs and executives, "off-the-beaten-path" homes that defy the stereotypes of urban living, and places filled with pieces handed down from generations past. Showcasing the amazing diversity of the Black experience through striking interiors, stories of family and community, and histories exploring the obstacles Black homeowners have faced for generations, this groundbreaking book honors the journey, recognizes the struggle, and celebrates the joy that is the Black family home.
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During the years of the Great Depression in America, modernist designers developed products and lifestyle conceptes intended for middle-class-not elite-consumers. In this book, Kristina Wilson coins the term "livable modernism" to describe this school of design. Wilson discusses the relation of modernism to the cultural and economic climate of the Depression and(...)
Livable modernism : interior decorating and design during the great depression
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During the years of the Great Depression in America, modernist designers developed products and lifestyle conceptes intended for middle-class-not elite-consumers. In this book, Kristina Wilson coins the term "livable modernism" to describe this school of design. Wilson discusses the relation of modernism to the cultural and economic climate of the Depression and examines the sophisticated marketing strategies of the movement that coincided with a period of tremendous growth for print magazines and advertising industry.
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The Stedelijk Museum opened its doors in 1895, the same year as the first Venice Biennale. It was a "quiet, civilized museum for the Amsterdam bourgeoisie in a time when there was nothing as troublesome as modern art." Initially, the museum exhibited the legacy of the eccentric Sophia Augusta de Bruyn, Douairière Lopez Suasso: a heterogeneous collection of antiques,(...)
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August 2004, Amsterdam
The furniture collection, Stedelijk Mueum, Amsterdam : 1850-2000 from Michael Thonet to Marcel Wanders
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The Stedelijk Museum opened its doors in 1895, the same year as the first Venice Biennale. It was a "quiet, civilized museum for the Amsterdam bourgeoisie in a time when there was nothing as troublesome as modern art." Initially, the museum exhibited the legacy of the eccentric Sophia Augusta de Bruyn, Douairière Lopez Suasso: a heterogeneous collection of antiques, coins, jewels, timepieces, silver knickknacks, and other curiosa. Period rooms, from canal houses that had been demolished when Raadhuisstraat was driven through, helped create a presentable whole. The museum's renowned furniture collection was not begun until 1934, but since then it has grown to include more than 1000 objects from circa 1850 to the present, with an accent on the twentieth century. Chairs, settees, tables, folding screens, cabinets, and even complete interiors are included.~This publication provides a comprehensive overview of the Stedelijk Museum’s furniture collecting activities from 1934 to 2000. It charts the museum's rich collection, which includes work by H.P. Berlage, K.P.C de Bazel, Piet Kramer, Gerrit T. Rietveld, Martin Visser, Piet Hein Eek, and Marcel Wanders, as well as international furniture classics designed by Michael Thonet, Charlotte Perriand, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Joe Colombo, Arne Jacobsen, Ettore Sottsass, Philippe Starck, and Ron Arad. Besides a complete overview of the furniture collection, this annotated catalogue includes an introduction to the history of the collection and its exhibition activities. In addition, the volume explores various themes, such as international and Dutch icons, and contrasts and evolutions, in greater depth in a number of short essays.
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August 2004, Amsterdam
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