Suiza constructiva
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"Suiza Constructiva" met en lumière l’une des manifestations les plus importantes de la création artistique en Suisse au cours du siècle dernier, l’art concret, dont la grande époque dura de 1920 à 1960. Bien qu’enraciné dans les avant-gardes européennes, l’art concret, qui tend au rationalisme dans la structure, à la rigueur formelle et à la perfection technique, devint(...)
Suiza constructiva
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"Suiza Constructiva" met en lumière l’une des manifestations les plus importantes de la création artistique en Suisse au cours du siècle dernier, l’art concret, dont la grande époque dura de 1920 à 1960. Bien qu’enraciné dans les avant-gardes européennes, l’art concret, qui tend au rationalisme dans la structure, à la rigueur formelle et à la perfection technique, devint avec les années l’incarnation même de l’art et de l’esthétique industrielle suisses. Bien plus qu’un style, il représente un mouvement intellectuel, une quête de formules universelles et de structures éthiquement fondées allant bien au delà des limites des arts plastiques. "Suiza Constructiva" présente la contribution suisse à l’art du 20ème siècle comme interaction de l’art et des domaines appliqués de l’esthétique, plaçant la peinture et la sculpture aux côtés de l’architecture, de la conception graphique, du design et de la photographie, pour révéler un chapitre unique en son genre de l’histoire de la culture sous un jour nouveau.
Design, Periods and Styles
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This book celebrates streamlining as epitomized by the work of Raymond Loewy, Donald Deskey, Henri Dreyfuss, Russel Wright, and Norman Bel Geddes, and introduces other industrial designers, also highlighting the resurgence of streamlining among international vanguard designers from the 1980s to the present. Patent drawings and period photographs demonstrate the usage of(...)
American streamlined design : the world of tomorrow
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This book celebrates streamlining as epitomized by the work of Raymond Loewy, Donald Deskey, Henri Dreyfuss, Russel Wright, and Norman Bel Geddes, and introduces other industrial designers, also highlighting the resurgence of streamlining among international vanguard designers from the 1980s to the present. Patent drawings and period photographs demonstrate the usage of these dynamically styled objects. Two hundred objects drawn from the Eric Brill Collection (recently donated to the American Friends of Canada) and supplemented by the Stewart Collection of 20th Century Design were photographed for this book. A full bibliography, biographies of the designers, and index complete the study.
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Le style rustique
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Maniérisme : le terme a moins d'un siècle, c'est une invention de l'École de Vienne. Il a désigné tour à tour, chez les historiens de l'art, le pathos, le luxe, l'ostentation décorative, le néo-platonisme... En 1926, le jeune Ernst Kris, élève de Julius von Schlosser, entreprend de revisiter, de renverser ce concept : il place au coeur du maniérisme les notions de(...)
Le style rustique
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Maniérisme : le terme a moins d'un siècle, c'est une invention de l'École de Vienne. Il a désigné tour à tour, chez les historiens de l'art, le pathos, le luxe, l'ostentation décorative, le néo-platonisme... En 1926, le jeune Ernst Kris, élève de Julius von Schlosser, entreprend de revisiter, de renverser ce concept : il place au coeur du maniérisme les notions de naturalisme et d'investigation scientifique. Ce texte pionnier de Kris, qui n'était disponible dans aucune langue depuis trois quart de siècle, est suivi d'un essai de Patricia Falguières qui met en perspective le matérialisme krisien en introduisant la notion d'itérabilité.
Design, Periods and Styles
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Fondé au tout début du XXe siècle, le Wiener Werkstätte s'est donné pour objectif de réconcilier les arts nobles et appliqués, de diffuser l'art dans tous les domaines de la vie et d'accorder aux objets les plus simples du quotidien le même soin qu'aux œuvres d'art. S'inscrivant une dernière fois dans la recherche de l'" œuvre d'art totale ", il la réalise de façon(...)
Wiener Werkstätte : les ateliers viennois, 1903 - 1932
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Fondé au tout début du XXe siècle, le Wiener Werkstätte s'est donné pour objectif de réconcilier les arts nobles et appliqués, de diffuser l'art dans tous les domaines de la vie et d'accorder aux objets les plus simples du quotidien le même soin qu'aux œuvres d'art. S'inscrivant une dernière fois dans la recherche de l'" œuvre d'art totale ", il la réalise de façon exemplaire avec le palais Stoclet de Bruxelles qui reste la création collective majeure de l'Art Nouveau international. L'équipe dirigée par Josef Hoffmann et Kolo Moser ne délaissera aucun domaine de la création : outre des meubles, services de table, objets en métal, céramique et verre, livres, affiches et cartes postales, tapis, papiers à lettre et de bureau, ils dessineront aussi des bijoux, des tissus et des modèles de Haute Couture (le secteur le plus rentable). Avec plus de 500 photos, cet ouvrage illustre parfaitement la production de principaux collaborateurs du Wiener Werkstätte, parmi lesquels Carl Otto Czeschka, Berthold Löffler, Michael Powolny, Vally Wieselthier, Eduard Josef Wimmer, Otto Lendecke, mais aussi Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele et Oskar Kokoschka.
Design, Periods and Styles
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Photographer Paul Clemence captures the emblematic forms of Miami beach's Art Deco architecture in 20 black-and-white postcards.
Art Deco architecture : Miami beach postcards
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Photographer Paul Clemence captures the emblematic forms of Miami beach's Art Deco architecture in 20 black-and-white postcards.
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Dutch design a history
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Thomas, a museum curator, delves deeply into the rich design history of the Netherlands, beginning with the historical roots of Dutch crafts education and the moral and social ideals of modernism that became central to the nation’s cultural dialogue. Touching upon such issues as the emergence of the professional industrial designer, public work initiatives, debates about(...)
Dutch design a history
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Thomas, a museum curator, delves deeply into the rich design history of the Netherlands, beginning with the historical roots of Dutch crafts education and the moral and social ideals of modernism that became central to the nation’s cultural dialogue. Touching upon such issues as the emergence of the professional industrial designer, public work initiatives, debates about design as art, and the provocative notion of “anti-design,” Thomas argues that though Dutch design from the beginning has been driven by aims of functionality, simplicity, and affordability, it has also embraced luxury and exclusivity. The book also discusses the role played by leading Dutch designers and their works, including Wim Crouwel, Marcel Wanders, and the design collective Droog Design. An unprecedented, detailed history, Dutch Design Culture is a critical primer on one of the leading national design movements today.
Design, Periods and Styles
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The Cubist movement, which revolutionized the art world in the early twentieth century, was largely restricted to painting and sculpture in Western Europe. However, in Bohemia, Cubism achieved remarkable heights not only in painting and sculpture, but also in architecture and the applied arts. The startling work created by the Czech avant-garde of the early 1900s has(...)
Czech cubism : Architecture, furniture, and decorative arts, 1910-1925
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The Cubist movement, which revolutionized the art world in the early twentieth century, was largely restricted to painting and sculpture in Western Europe. However, in Bohemia, Cubism achieved remarkable heights not only in painting and sculpture, but also in architecture and the applied arts. The startling work created by the Czech avant-garde of the early 1900s has rarely been seen outside of Eastern Europe. ''Czech cubism'' presents a collection of architecture, furniture, and decorative arts through more than 500 photographs and drawings. Essays by nine noted scholars provide historical and critical background for the work.
Modern Scandinavian design
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Designers from Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Iceland have long pursued the shared goal of social equality through design, believing that well-designed everyday goods not only enhance daily life, but should also be the birthright of all. Modern Scandinavian Design is the ultimate guide to the distinctive design tradition arising out of these five Nordic countries(...)
Design, Periods and Styles
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Modern Scandinavian design
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Designers from Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Iceland have long pursued the shared goal of social equality through design, believing that well-designed everyday goods not only enhance daily life, but should also be the birthright of all. Modern Scandinavian Design is the ultimate guide to the distinctive design tradition arising out of these five Nordic countries since 1925. Bestselling design authors Charlotte and Peter Fiell have extensively researched all aspects of the aesthetic, along with contributions from Magnus Englund of Skandium. With sections on architecture, furniture, lighting, glass, ceramics, metalwork, woodenware, plastics, textiles, jewellery and graphic design, this will be an indispensable resource for any design enthusiast, collector or casual reader seeking inspiration for their home.
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Art Deco Chicago
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An expansive take on American Art Deco that explores Chicago's pivotal role in developing the architecture, graphic design, and product design that came to define middle-class style in the twentieth century.
Art Deco Chicago
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An expansive take on American Art Deco that explores Chicago's pivotal role in developing the architecture, graphic design, and product design that came to define middle-class style in the twentieth century.
Design, Periods and Styles
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Vanessa R. Schwartz engagingly presents the jet plane’s power to define a new age at a critical moment in the mid-20th century, arguing that the craft’s speed and smooth ride allowed people to imagine themselves living in the future. Exploring realms as diverse as airport architecture, theme park design, film, and photography, Schwartz argues that the jet created an(...)
Jet age aesthetic: the glamour of media in motion
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Vanessa R. Schwartz engagingly presents the jet plane’s power to define a new age at a critical moment in the mid-20th century, arguing that the craft’s speed and smooth ride allowed people to imagine themselves living in the future. Exploring realms as diverse as airport architecture, theme park design, film, and photography, Schwartz argues that the jet created an aesthetic that circulated on the ground below. Visual and media culture, including Eero Saarinen’s airports, David Bailey’s photographs of the jet set, and Ernst Haas’s experiments in color photojournalism glamorized the imagery of motion. Drawing on unprecedented access to the archives of The Walt Disney Studios, Schwartz also examines the period’s most successful example of fluid motion meeting media culture: Disneyland. The park’s dedication to “people-moving” defined Walt Disney’s vision, shaping the very identity of the place. The jet age aesthetic laid the groundwork for our contemporary media culture, in which motion is so fluid that we can surf the internet while going nowhere at all.
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