Charlotte Perriand : inventing a new world.
"What is this 'new world' imagined by architect and designer Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999)? How did she reconceive our relationship with the natural world and the role of art in everyday life? The answers provided by this pioneer of modernity seem astonishingly relevant to us today....
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Text in English, with translations from the French. |
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Paris, France : Paris, France :
Éditions Gallimard ; Fondation Louis Vuitton,
2019.
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| Summary: | "What is this 'new world' imagined by architect and designer Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999)? How did she reconceive our relationship with the natural world and the role of art in everyday life? The answers provided by this pioneer of modernity seem astonishingly relevant to us today. Published on the occassion of the Fondation Louis Vuitton's major retrospective dedicated to Charlotte Perriand and her links with the artists and architects of her era, this book offers a fresh interpretation of her work, which was characterized by commitment and freedom. Edited by Sébastien Cherruet and Jacques Barsac, with contributions from international authors, it presents an approach that is both chronological and thematic, inviting us on a journey of creativity through the twentieth century. " |
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| Item Description: | "Exhibition organized by the Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, from October 2, 2019 to February 24, 2020"--Page 13. |
| Physical Description: | 429 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits, facsimiles ; 31 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9782072857195 2072857198 9782072847653 2072847656 |
| Place of Publication: | France -- Ile-de-France -- Paris. |