Dupre Lafon "Décorateur des Millionnaires"

First UK Edition, published by Thames & Hudson, London, 2009. Text in English. Since the first scarf made its debut in 1937, the House of Hermès has produced more than two thousan...

First Edition, Published by Flammarion in 2004 from the collection of the Archives d’Architecture Intérieure du XXe siècle at the Bibliothèque des Arts Décoratifs, Paris. Text by Guillemette Delaporte. A rich visual and textual archive of the work of French Modernist industrial designer, architect and furniture maker, René Herbst. This French language book...

Published by Pavilion Press 1st edition 1993 Nova 1965–1975 celebrates one of the most influential magazines in history. Known as ‘the thinking woman’s magazine’ Nova was a British ...

First edition, published by Rizzoli, 1984 ‘Research, Experiences, Result, Failures and Successes of New Design’ Founded in 1981 by designer Ettore Sottsass, the Italy-based Mem...

The revival of the decorative arts in the post-war France is extremely diverse, from the 40 style that endures through official commissions to the classic or neoclassical furniture w...

The revival of the decorative arts in post-war France is extremely diverse, from the 40's style which endures through official orders to classical or neoclassical furniture whose suc...

Night Valet coat rack by Paul Dupré-Lafon (1900 - 1971) and Hermès. This creation has a unique removable shelf. Thierry Couvrat Desvergnes (1990) "Dupré...

A hard back book written by one of the great experts on 20th century decorative arts. Arbus was a decorator, furniture designer, architect and sculptor, he was interested in good design and favoured the use of exotic and luxurious materials, such as rare wood veneers and lacquer, in his furniture designs. He made his name through the 1930s and 1940s and was a contemporary of many the great designers of the Art Deco era. Throughout his career he won numerous awards and worked on many significant commissions for the French Government, in particular a jewel cabinet...