Eileen Gray /
editors Cloé Pitiot, Nina Stritzler-Levine ; authors Renaud Barrès, Catherine Bernard, Caroline Constant, Olivier Gabet, Philippe Garner, Jennifer Goff, Anne Jacquin, Frédéric Migayrou, Cloé Pitiot, Ruth Starr, Nina Stritzler-Levine ; cover designed by Irma Boom.
- Second edition, fall 2020.
- 503 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Beginings. Being a designer. Being an architect. Case studies -- Decorative arts and design. Case studies -- architecture.
"Eileen Gray (1878-1976) was a versatile designer and architect who navigated numerous literary and artistic circles over the course of her life. This handsome volume chronicles Gray's career as a designer, architect, painter, and photographer. The book's essays, featuring copious new research, offer in-depth analysis of more than 50 individual designs and architectural projects, accompanied by both period and new photographs. Born in Ireland and educated in London, Gray proceeded to Paris where she opened a textile studio, studied the Japanese craft of lacquer that would become a primary technique in her design work, and owned and directed the influential gallery and store known as "Jean Désert." Gray struggled for acceptance as a largely self-taught woman in male-dominated professions. Although she is now best known for her furniture, lighting, and carpets, she dedicated herself to many architectural and interior projects that were both personal and socially driven, including the Villa E 1027, the iconic modern house designed with Jean Badovici, as well as economical and demountable projects, such as the Camping Tent"