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Jean-Michel Frank : the strange and subtle luxury of the Parisian haute-monde in the Art Deco period / Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier ; preface by Bruno Foucart ; foreword by Alice Frank.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Original language: French Publication details: New York : Rizzoli, 2008.Description: 399 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cmISBN:
  • 9780847830299 :
  • 0847830292 :
Uniform titles:
  • Jean-Michel Frank. English
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • NK2049.Z9 F733613 2008
Contents:
Jean-Michel Frank: designing the absolute: preface / Bruno Foucart -- Rediscovering an artist -- [I.] The life of Jean-Michel Frank : In the shadow of Silberman -- Jean-Michel Frank, amateur -- Jean-Michel Frank, interior designer and man about town -- [II.] The interior design of Jean -Michel Frank : The invention of a style -- The consecration of a style -- The blossoming of a style -- A collective enterprise -- The haute couture interior designer -- The stage designer -- An international career -- [III.] From concept to marketing : The designers -- The Rue Montauban Atelier -- Production and sales -- [IV.] The esthetics of renunciation : The negation of interior decoration -- Occasional quotations -- An avant-garde clientele -- Literary modernism -- [V.] Jean-Michel Frank's work as an artistic director : A designer's work -- Contributions from Frank's artists -- Frank and the French style -- The Frank moment.
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Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection NK 2049 .Z9 F733613 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5081341

Originally published: Paris, France : Norma, c2006, under title: Jean-Michel Frank : l'étrange luxe du rien.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 388-393) and index.

Jean-Michel Frank: designing the absolute: preface / Bruno Foucart -- Rediscovering an artist -- [I.] The life of Jean-Michel Frank : In the shadow of Silberman -- Jean-Michel Frank, amateur -- Jean-Michel Frank, interior designer and man about town -- [II.] The interior design of Jean -Michel Frank : The invention of a style -- The consecration of a style -- The blossoming of a style -- A collective enterprise -- The haute couture interior designer -- The stage designer -- An international career -- [III.] From concept to marketing : The designers -- The Rue Montauban Atelier -- Production and sales -- [IV.] The esthetics of renunciation : The negation of interior decoration -- Occasional quotations -- An avant-garde clientele -- Literary modernism -- [V.] Jean-Michel Frank's work as an artistic director : A designer's work -- Contributions from Frank's artists -- Frank and the French style -- The Frank moment.

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