Overview

The art and design revolutions of the early 20th century created carpets of extraordinary vitality. First the flourishing Art Deco movement spread bold patterns across Europe and America, before giving way to sophisticated Modernist abstractions influenced by the Bauhaus, Cubism and collage. In just a few decades carpet design was transformed into a showcase of the avant-garde, as legendary artists and designers such as Picasso, Poiret, Gray, Delaunay, Matisse and Klee created dazzling works of art still collected and admired today.

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Author:   Susan Day ,  Yves Mikaeloff
Publisher:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Edition:   Abridged edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.50cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 28.60cm
Weight:   1.390kg
ISBN:  

9780500517956

ISBN 10:   0500517959
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   30 March 2015
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: From Art Nouveau to Art Deco • Art Deco: A Riot of Flowers & Colour: Carpets of the Coloristes (France); Towards an Industrial Aesthetic (Germany & Austria); A Boom in Carpet Weaving (Belgium and Holland); The Omega Workshops (Britain); A Diversity of Design Traditions (Scandinavia, Italy, Eastern Europe, Spain) • The Modernist Carpet: Art Meets Industry: L’Art Utile versus L’Art Decoratif (France); Crucible of Modernism (Germany, Austria, Switzerland); Abstract Interiors (Belgium & Holland); An Avant-Garde Revival (Britain); Swedish Modern (Scandinavia); A Style of Their Own (USA)

Reviews

This thoroughly researched and beautifully designed book is generously illustrated with period black-and-white and color photographs of carpets and interiors, [and examines] handwoven and knotted carpets mirroring the avant-garde art and design movements in the first half of the 20th century Europe, and the debate between the craftsmen and industrialists.

More than a simple catalog of carpets. Readers will enjoy a thorough discussion of art deco and modernism throughout Europe and America in the early 20th century [and] develop a familiarity with the many influential designers and artists of the period. Rich and readable essays [are] accompanied by numerous color and black-and-white images. Recommended without reservation for academic and art libraries.

'Generously sized and beautifully illustrated ... here are Art Deco carpets at their most glorious' - Hali 'An impressive achievement. Carefully researched and scholarly, it is clearly structured and lucidly written, which makes for a highly enjoyable read' - Crafts

Author Information

Susan Day is a member of the academic committee of the International Conference on Oriental Carpets (ICOC) and the Centre International d'Etudes de Textiles Anciens (CIETA). She is a Contributing Editor of the magazine Hali, and works as a Consultant for the Musée des Tissus, Lyon, and Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris.

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