Louis Vuitton
The Art of the Automobile
Published on 1. April 2008
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-8109-9551-2 (ISBN)
Description
Explosive race cars that once competed at Le Mans, stately touring cars made for coursing through the European countryside, one-of-a-kind concept cars that represent the cutting edge of design in their day: From Alfa Romeo to Voisin, some of the most magnificent machines and the most extraordinary bodywork in the history of the automobile are gathered on these pages.Louis Vuitton has long paid tribute to automotive excellence and creativity by sponsoring vintage car rallies, concours d'elegance and awards. The outstanding cars honoured at those events are celebrated here as masterpieces of the applied arts, with a host of splendid photographs conveying their timeless beauty.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Abrams
Dimensions
Height: 325 mm
Width: 245 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
2080 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8109-9551-2 (9780810995512)
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Person
Journalist and illustrator Serge Bellu was editor of Automobiles Classiques magazine from 1985 to 2007. He has written for numerous design magazines, including Auto & Design, Architectural Digest and Beaux-Arts Magazine. He is also author of many books on the history of the automobile and its design and has taught at several design schools, including the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California and the Institut Francais de la Mode (French Institute of Fashion) in Paris.