The Impossible Collection of Design

Chambre, Frederic

ISBN 10: 1614282900 / ISBN 13: 9781614282907

Published by Assouline, 2014

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really HIGH FARE FOR SHIPPING TO USA for id more than 2 kilos…120 euros/// more than 5 kilos 190 euros////// ASK FOR SPECIAL DISCOUNT…ONLY WITH PAYPAL OR WIRE PAYMENT///// really HIGH FARE FOR SHIPPING TO USA for id more than 3 kilos…120 euros/// more than 5 kilos 190 euros/// neuf,NEW,english,tracking with signature,delai entre 14 et 30 jours,/// PLEASE READ CAREFULLY DUE TO NEW CUSTOMS CONDITIONS PLEASE allow between 14 and 30 days for france and UE and 20 to 50 DAYS for WORLDWIDE,specifically USA, for delivery,no shipping to po box or similar,EXTRA pour expedition internationale a cout reel ,EXTRA COST at real cost for international…exemple, for Id.America north and south,asia,Australia…less than 2 kilos total shipping cost 43 euros,lees than 5 kilos 63,less than 10 kilos 118 euros ,less than 15 kilos 186 ASK me before for details … ASK me for exact shipping cost,heavy book near 10 kilos,no shipping to po box or similar,NO RETURN,sent with tracking and signature,please allow 2/4 weeks for delivery, WIRE for payment 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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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Impossible Collection of Design
• Publisher: Assouline
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1614282900
• ISBN 13: 9781614282907
• Binding: Couverture rigide
• Edition: International Edition
• Condition: Neuf
• Dimensions: 40W x 48H x 10D centimeters 40 centimeters width by 48 centimeters height by 10 centimeters depth
• Weight: 10 kilograms

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Synopsis

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. This hand-bound oversize luxury edition, presented in a linen clamshell case, 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.

About the Author

With degrees in law and art history, Frédéric Chambre became a partner at the Calmels-Chambre-Cohen auction house in 1996. Chambre co-founded Pierre Bergé and Associates in 2002, and became vice president and partner in 2005; he was co-organizer of the February 2009 sale of the Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé collection at Christie’s in Paris. In 2012 Chambre joined PIASA as head of strategy and development, and he is currently vice president and general manager.