Möbeldesign

Highlights from 20 years of furniture and product design by leading French luminary Noé Duchaufour-LawranceDesigner Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance's (born 1974) training in both sculpture and furniture design is evident throughout his eclectic body of work. His architectural designs, seen in places such as the Sketch restaurant in London or the Air France business lounge at Paris-Charles de Gaule airport, evoke the natural movement of water and wind with curved edges and smooth surfaces. Each piece of furniture in Duchaufour-Lawrance's oeuvre, whether it be a chair, lamp or sofa, is characterized by a clear attention to the piece's overall dramatic effect as well as a fine craftsmanship in every detail. Most recently, he collaborated with the crystal manufacturer Saint-Louis to create the Folia collection of luxury lighting fixtures and furniture. This publication presents a number of Duchaufour-Lawrance's most striking designs, and reveals his new project in which he deftly combines design with craftmanship.

23:B&W 6 x 9 in or 229 x 152 mm Perfect Bound on White w/Gloss Lam

This book contains an in-depth guide to Louis XIV style furniture, including detailed descriptions and 61 authentic photographs. Complete with a wealth of fascinating information on a range of topics such as history, development, and manufacture, this text constitutes a comprehensive and concise treatise on the subject that is sure to appeal to those with an interest in historical furniture. The chapters of this text include: 'Characteristics and Technique of the Style', 'Insincerity', 'Chinoiseries', 'Versailles', 'The Porcelain Craze', 'Right Angles', 'Panel Shapes', 'Mouldings', 'Decorative Motives', 'Architectural Shapes', 'Symmetry', 'Colour', 'Fine Gilding', 'Boulle's Technique', 'Vernis Martin', 'Elaborate Hangings', 'The Rest-End', and more. We are proud to republish this antique text here complete with a new introduction on the history of furniture.

Challenging the notion that fashion and furniture were or are separate enterprises and distinct material aesthetic traditions, this collection focuses on three material and conceptual links: the body, fabric and space, which are central to understanding the relationship between interior design and fashion. The essays combine a wide range of challenging new examples alongside powerful revisionary analyses of significant objects from the various periods, artists and designers discussed.

Paperback

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.