Cartier epitomizes creativity and individuality in jewellery design.The 175 objects featured in this book exemplify Cartier's inimitable talent and represent milestones in twentieth-century design. Peerless archetypes of excellence that are important benchmarks in the history of world jewelery, they retain their beauty and relevance into the twenty-first century.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"The...objects selected for the exhibition and reproduced here at actual size document twentieth-century design at its best." ~Veranda
"Francois Chaille chose 175 pieces that represent the French firm's melange of aesthetic appeal, opulence and technical prowess." ~Black Book
"Drawing on Cartier's vast archives, many of the pictures are being published here for the first time." ~Luxist.com
Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Produkt-Hinweis
Fadenheftung
Pappband
mit Schutzumschlag
Illustrationen
Illustrated in colour and black and white throughout
Maße
Höhe: 297 mm
Breite: 295 mm
Dicke: 31 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-2-08-030041-6 (9782080300416)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Francois Chaille, writer, art historian, and fashion expert, has written several titles published by Flammarion, including The Book of Ties (1994), Cartier: Creative Writing (2000), The Little Book of Ties (2001), Girard-Perregaux (2005), The Cartier Collection: Jewelry (2005), and The Cartier Collection: Timepieces (2006).