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Master Artisans of the Grands Ateliers de France

Jean Bergeron, Catherine Laulhère

£95.00

Celebrates the French tradition of craftsmanship through a detailed look at a select group of artisans and the wonderful work they produce

Overview

The Grands Ateliers de France is an elite association devoted to promoting excellence in craftsmanship. Founded in 1993, it represents sixty-eight artisans and ateliers in more than ninety different craft disciplines. Its members share a passion for the arts, a supreme attention to detail, and a desire to preserve France’s cultural heritage for future generations.

Members of the Grands Ateliers are acknowledged masters in their fields, producing one-of-a-kind works or limited editions of the highest quality. Conservation and restoration are mainstays of their careers, but so are creation and innovation. This book introduces their array of talents and captures them at work in their studios and workshops.

Engravers and printmakers, cabinetmakers and upholsterers, weavers and jewelers are just some of the people whose working lives are showcased here, from bookbinder Jacky Vignon to harpsichord-maker Reinhard von Nagel, from the elegant lacquerwork of Catherine Nicolas to the couture umbrellas and parasols of Michel Heurtault.

This beautiful hardback book is finely printed on luxurious paper with the highest quality reproductions, and presented in its own slipcase.

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Reviews

'A celebration of the survival of esoteric and demanding craft skills … a compendium of arcane knowledge, a portfolio of talented makers and restorers devoted to the creation and salvage of objects of beauty, luxury and comfort … handsomely photographed and beautifully designed'
World of Interiors

'Lavish ... a handy guide to some of the world's top interiors specialists'
Wall Street Journal

'Swoon over the beautiful pictures'
Elle Decoration

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Product Information

Book Details

Format: PLC (no jacket) in slipcase

Size: 31.0 x 28.0 cm

Extent: 396 pp

Publication date: 4 November 2013

ISBN: 9780500517154

About the Author

Jean Bergeron is the co-founder with Laurence Bonnet of the Grands Ateliers de France.

Catherine Laulhère is a French book publisher and editor.

List of Contributors

Laurence Bonnet, Jacques Boulay

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