Art Deco Textiles: The French Designers
Product Description “A visually exciting look into the world of French Art Deco textile designs ….. Highly recommended.” Library JournalThe 1920s and 1930s were a time of great social and cultural upheavals, and over a period of immense creativity in all artistic fields. The decorative arts experienced a boom, that was the lifestyle of a generation form, and French artists and designers found themselves at the center of these developments. Whether following the elitist decorative trends Ruhlmann and Sue, or the more egalitarian, functionalist movement of Le Corbusier, the world of interior decoration and fashion went through radical changes in LED, which were both influenced by and reflected in the textiles of the day. This is an invitation to the spectacular world of Art Deco discover French textiles. Hundreds of color photographs bring to life the age when craftsmanship and industry side by side: Lyons silk and the first man-made fibers, carved printing blocks and huge multiple-cylinder rotary presses, indigo and madder and aniline and alizarin dyes, tradition and progress. Alternately costly or minimalist, with extravagant floral patterns or simple arrangements of shapes and colors, timelessly classic or celebrating the recent success of contemporary life, these materials will give endless source of inspiration for designers and collectors. 316 color illustrations.
Art Deco Textiles: The French Designers
Terrific looking forward to that work in a context. The pictures are wonderful – the colors are good, the printed pages, good amount of detail. A fascinating period in textile design, well finished. Rating: 5.5
I am a textile and clothing industry and designers have a large collection of print Reference pounds. Since I first bought this book is the first book that I would like to draw when I was inspired. For this reason I have given as a gift to several other designers, and it has one of her favorites too. The collection is inspired and varied, and the print shows beautiful details. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves great contemporary design, as well as those interested in vintage textile design. Rating: 5.5
Art Deco Textiles is an informed and informative overview of Art Deco fabrics, the color samples packs created from a variety of designers in the field of Marrot and Benedictus to Chanel. Alain-Rene Hardy’s research through museum holdings, produces manufacturer archives and private collections alike a unique reference “bible” of both hand and machine made textiles, creating an outstanding textile oriented history and overview of the entire field. Rating: 5.5