Art Deco
Living with the Art Deco Style
Judith Miller
Published by Millers/Mitchell Beazley November 1, 2016, Hardcover, $39.99
As Judith Miller explains in her introduction, Art Deco completely transformed all branches of design, from the fine and decorative arts to transport, product design, fashion, graphic design and architecture. It is a complex movement that celebrates a myriad of contrasting influences and new developments: machine production and handicraft, tradition and modernity, luxury and affordability, escapism and reality, as well as fascination with Egypt, West Africa and the Orient.
With its streamlined shapes and forward-looking approach, the Art Deco style still looks modern today. In the 1920s and 1930s, designers and craftsmen made innovative use of both natural and man-made materials to produce elegant pieces that broke with tradition and celebrated the future. In this beautifully illustrated guide, antiques expert Judith Miller explores the pivotal designers, manufacturers and pieces of the movement. From the elegant furniture designs of Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann to the flurry of beautifully intricate perfume bottles, Goldscheider ceramics and the distinctive travel posters of the period, Judith explains what to look for as a collector.
Art Deco: Living with the Art Deco Style explores all the key collecting areas, with chapters on furniture, glass, ceramics, sculpture, metalwork, silver and jewelry, prints and posters, rugs and textiles. With clear price codes and biographies of key makers and designers, the book also contains "A Closer Look" and "Good, Better, Best, Masterpiece" features comparing ranges of items from makers and factories.
With their clean lines and innovative techniques, Art Deco pieces continue to excite collectors today, evoking the glamour and glitter of the inter-war years.
About the Author
Judith Miller began collecting in the 1960s while a student at Edinburgh University in Scotland. She has since extended and reinforced her knowledge of antiques through international research, becoming one of the world's leading experts in the field. In 1979 she co-founded the international best-seller Miller's Antiques Price Guide and has since written more than 100 books which are held in high regard by collectors and dealers.
Judith Miller appears regularly on TV and radio. She is an expert on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow and co-hosts the popular BBC series The House Detectives, ITV's Antiques Trail, and Discovery's It's Your Bid. She has appeared on The Martha Stewart Show and CNN. She is a regular lecturer and contributor to numerous newspapers and magazines, including the Financial Times, BBC Homes & Antiques, House & Garden and Forbes. She has lectured extensively, including at the V&A in London and the Smithsonian in Washington.
Art Deco: Living with the Art Deco Style
Judith Miller
Mitchell Beazley, November 1, 2016, Hardcover, $39.99
240 pages, color photographs throughout
ISBN: 978-1784721060, Distributed by Hachette Book Group
US Tour Dates
New York – November 10
Chicago – November 12
Palm Beach - November 14
Miami – November 15
Dallas – November 17-18
Houston – November 19-21
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Comments
It looks like a wonderful book, congratulations. You should ponder adding a San Francisco stop to your tour if not in 2016 then perhaps early 2017.
All the best,
Joe Raguso
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