Published for the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb and the 200th anniversary of the deciphering of the Rosetta stone, this book responds to the ever-growing enthusiasm and curiosity for Egyptomania. Text in French.
A lavishly illustrated book on Russian-born architect and artist Andre Beloborodoff, and the first monograph published on his work. Text in French
This is the first full-length monograph about Pierre-Émile Legrain, exploring his life and his creations in every genre, and highlighting the formal links between his work as an ensemblier, book binder, and draftsman. Text in French.
Known for her ceramics, visual artist Vera Szekely reached her artistic fulfillment in textiles with her ephemeral installations of bent felt, her stretched canvas structures and "braced sails" exhibited throughout the world. Text in English and French.
Henri Quillé (1928-2020), pioneer of ecological housing, is an architect who has built in Formentera (Balearic Islands) 30 houses of great consistency. Combining plans, period... Læs mere
Nudity or obscenity. During the 19th century, eroticism takes on a new place in Western visual culture. This book reviews the major reflections on the theme of nudity in the field of art history and the history of sensibilities. Text in French.
This monograph displays the talent of Paul Brandt who left his mark both on jewellery and decorative arts in France and abroad in the 1920s. Text in French.
This first monograph draws on the 400 set elements and 2,000 graphic documents that survive in his archive, taking us to the heart of the excesses of the Roaring Twenties. Text in French.
Alfred Auguste Janniot (1889-1969), a renowned French sculptor of the inter-war period, left his mark on his contemporaries through his monumental work, which embraced and magnified architecture, both in France and other countries. Text in French.
This book traces the career of Jean-Louis Avril, a French designer famous for his line of furniture made entirely of Celloderm. Text in French.
A new generation of designers from the early 1950s went on to leave their mark, sometimes modernist, sometimes brutalist, on the Basin's landscape, with a series of... Læs mere