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Jacques âEmile Ruhlmann

Camard, Florence, author, Ruhlmann, âEmile-Jacques, 1879-1933, designer, Heard, Elizabeth G., translator

Overview

\"The most comprehensive and authoritative monograph to be published about the prolific master of art deco interior design. Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann (1879-1933) was one of the most celebrated art deco interior and furniture designers. A tastemaker and a style setter, he worked and associated with the best artists in the worlds of fashion, architecture, and the decorative arts, and catered to an international clientele of diplomats, wealthy businessmen, and artistocrats. Known as \"The Master of Art Deco,\" Ruhlmann created opulent, exquisitely designed furniture, homes, and showrooms for the Parisian beau monde in the '20s and '30s, and was known for his use of rare woods with exquisite ornamentation provided by ivory, tortoiseshell, lacquer, mirrors, silk, and tooled metals. In addition to his interiors, Ruhlmann also designed lamps, rugs, wall coverings, cigar boxes, and unusually shaped beds and divans. Today, his objects are highly sought by collectors and connoisseurs.... \" -- Publisher description.

• Publisher: Rizzoli
• Subject: Ruhlmann, âEmile-Jacques, 1879-1933. / Ruhlmann, âEmile-Jacques, 1879-1933 Catalogues raisonnâes. / Furniture designers France Biography. / Interior decorators France Biography. / Furniture France History 20th century. / Interior decoration France History 20th century. / Decoration and ornament France Art deco.
• ISBN: 9780847857999, 0847857999

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
NK2550.R84 A4 2011	1	BOOK	ARTS