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In fact, he was so protective of his reputation that he left orders in his will for his. Emile jacques ruhlmann was a furniture designer whose work epitomized the art deco movement of the 1920s. A new book on art deco master jacques emile ruhlmann visits a time when furniture makers were kings. Apr 19, 2011 jacquesemile ruhlmann 18791933 was one of the most celebrated art deco interior and furniture designers. In the realm of furniture making, the high priest of this art deco movement was jacquesemile ruhlmann. A tastemaker and a style setter, he worked and associated with the best artists in the worlds of fashion, architecture. Emilejacques ruhlmann 28 august 1879 15 november 1933, sometimes called jacquesemile ruhlmann, was a french furniture designer and interior decorator, who was one of the most important figures in the art deco movement. The model is recorded under number 1518 nr nouveau referencier in the ruhlmann archives, musee des annees 30, boulogne billancourt, paris. Rarely seen desks, bureaus, sideboards, and tables designed by the art deco master jacques emile ruhlmann 18791933 are superbly reproduced in this first book about his life and work. Please take notice of the fine details that set ruhlmann apart from his peers of the time. Jacques emile ruhlmann was one of the greatest and most prolific art deco interior and furniture designers. Includes 487 illustration of which 67 are in color. Ruhlmann attributedpair of chairs, modification of the model drouagrasse 1b nr 100 ar of the ruhlmann repertoire. One of the greatest french cabinetmakers and decorators, ruhlmann used rare woods for the framework of his priceless pieces and ornamented them with ivory, tortoiseshell, lacquer.
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Early in the 20th century, a group of farthinking designers began to mantle the world in new ideas expressed in beautiful new shapes. This book has 487 illustrations, including 67 plates in full color. Wood veneered structure, nonoriginal beige fabric coating. Active long before the famous exposition des arts decoratifs et industriels in paris in 1925 from which the name art deco derives, ruhlmann was a tastemaker and a stylesetter working and associating with the best artists in the worlds of fashion. By 1919, he had founded his own interior design company, producing everything for the ideal home, from armoires and rugs to wallpaper and emilejacques ruhlmann, one of europes most influential art deco designers, is being celebrated in north america with. Jacquesemile ruhlmann biography infos for sellers and buyers. Emilejacques ruhlmann, one of europes most influential art deco designers, is being celebrated in. Translating neoclassical motifs into modern proportions and sensibilities, ruhlmanns notably architectonic designs were known for their use of exotic woods and inlays of ivory, lacquer, precious metals, and scrollwork. The most comprehensive and authoritative monograph to be published about the prolific master of art deco interior design. Mar 29, 2018 read more about a look inside the catalogue.
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