Eileen Gray. Architect / Designer.

Gray, Eileen. - Adam, Peter:

ISBN 10: 0810909960 / ISBN 13: 9780810909960

Published by Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1987., 1987

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4°, Original cloth in the original blue cover, which is slightly worn and rubbed at the edges. 400 pages with many monochrome and some color illustrations. In good condition. -- Original-Leinen im originalen blauen Umschlag, dieser ist etwas randlädiert und berieben. 400 Seiten mit vielen einfarbigen und einigen farbigen Abbildungen. Sauberes, gutes Exemplar. -- Bitte Portokosten außerhalb EU erfragen! / Please ask for postage costs outside EU! / S ' il vous plait demander des frais de port en dehors de l ' UE! // Bitte beachten Sie auch unsere Fotos! / Please also note our photos! / Veuillez noter nos photos -- Machen Sie es sich mit einem Buch gemütlich und genießen Sie den goldenen Herbst! -- Wir kaufen Ihre werthaltigen Bücher! Archi.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Eileen Gray. Architect / Designer.
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1987.
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810909960
• ISBN 13: 9780810909960
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Profusely Illustrated
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Architektur

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Synopsis

Eileen Gray (1878-1976) was one of the most innovative architect/designers of the 20th century. Her pioneering tables, mirrors, lamps, and lacquer screens have become modern classics, coveted by museums and collectors, and some of the designs are still reproduced today. First published in 1987 and hailed as a "splendid book, gripping and unpretentious" (Arts Review), this "informative and affectionate" portrait (New York Times) by documentary filmmaker and author Peter Adam, a longstanding friend, is the first full-scale biography of this remarkable woman.

Adam draws upon his exclusive access to Gray's personal archives as he re-creates her life and architectural projects. Two houses she designed in the South of France are now considered architectural landmarks of the 20th century. In addition to more than 300 photographs, designs, and architectural plans, the new edition of the book provides a revised catalogue raisonn of Gray's furniture, architecture, and drawings-an indispensable reference source for collectors and students of one of the leaders of 20th-century design.

PETER ADAM is a prize-winning documentary filmmaker and writer. He is the author of Abrams' Art of the Third Reich and has written books on David Hockney, Alfred Eisenstaedt, and Andr Kertesz. He lives in London and the South of France.

335 illustrations, 35 in full color, plans and diagrams, 71/2 x 103/8"