The Impossible Collection Of Design
This luxury coffee table book traces the development of twentieth-century design from the Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts movements through Bauhaus and Art Deco, Pop Art and the Memphis school, to today's digital age, illustrating the dynamic story of a groundbreaking century through the evolution of everyday human objects.
Assouline's Ultimate Collection is an homage to the art of luxury bookmaking. Hand-bound using traditional techniques, with colour plates hand-tipped on art-quality paper, each page of this limited-edition series bears the unique imprint of the artisan. A blissful array that combines luxury and culture, Assouline offers the ultimate pieces to add to your contemporary library.
- CategoryCoffee Table Books
- DesignerAssouline
Complimentary white gloves Assouline's Ultimate Collection.
- Author: Frédéric Chambre
- 144 pages
- 100 illustrations
- Released in October 2014
- W 40 x L 48 x D 7 cm
- Hand-Bound Limited Edition in a Clamshell Case
- ISBN: 9781614282907
- 8.2 kg
In recent years, the decorative furnishings niche has become of tremendous interest to collectors, causing a surge in the auction market and bringing record sales. Chosen by design expert Frédéric Chambre, this selection of furniture designs unspools like the frames of a film, an epic picture composed of one hundred years of creative innovations in form, materials, and techniques. As in art history, themes can be traced across changing trends: design versus the machine, design versus craft, design versus art—a story that continues to unfold. This hand-bound oversize luxury edition traces the development of twentieth-century design from the Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts movements through Bauhaus and Art Deco, Pop Art and the Memphis school, to today’s digital age, illustrating the dynamic story of a groundbreaking century through the evolution of everyday human objects.
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Ligne Roset® is synonymous with modern luxury designer furniture. The collection includes the original and famous Togo sofa, furniture, lighting and accessories for lounge, dining, bedroom, workspace and outdoor living. Known for its artful collaborations with both established and up-and-coming talents in contemporary design and with a family tradition rich with over 150 years of experience, Ligne Roset® has manufactured its furniture by the Rhône river in France since 1860.
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