Mauries Patrick Foreword (2 results)
The World According to Karl
Gulbenkian, Sandrine [Editor]; Napias, Jean-Christophe [Editor]; Ameline, Charles [Illustrator]; Mauries, Patrick [Foreword];
- Hardcover
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hardcover. Condition: Good. Ameline, Charles (illustrator).
Fornasetti. Designer of Dreams
Patrick Mauriès. With an essay by Ettore Sottsass. Foreword by Christopher Wilk.
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1991. First edition. Thames and Hudson. London. 1991. First edition. Hardback, quarto; black cloth-bound boards, dust jacket. 288 pages. With over 600 illustrations, including 116 in colour. English. 305x235mm. 2.1kg. Near fine, in near fine dust jacket; slight lean to spin…e. An important monograph on the designer Fornasetti, published to coincide with the exhibition Fornasetti: Designer of Dreams at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. The book examines Fornasetti's life and work and explores his use of witty surface decoration and trompe l'oeil to create furniture, objects and spaces that are instantly recognisable today. His designs are well illustrated and sit alongside texts by Patrick Mauriès and Ettore Sottsass, and an interview given by Fornasetti in 1987. The desirable hardback edition. Beaux Books specialises in fine and rare books on art and culture in the 20th and 21st centuries. We welcome questions about our books and we are happy to provide any extra images. Buy with confidence from an experienced bookseller.
