Henry van de Velde : the artist as designer : from Art Nouveau to Modernism / Richard Hollis.

By:

Hollis, Richard [author]

Material type:

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780995473058

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

745.4 15

Incomplete contents:

Introduction -- Dates and Places -- Prologue: The Artist-Designer -- 1. The Artist -- 2. Brussels -- 3. Applying Art -- 4. Reframing Art -- 5. Arts and Crafts -- 6. The Apostle -- 7. The Home as Art -- 8. One Perfect Structure -- 9. Fin-de-Siècle Paris: Reforming the Interior -- 10. Seductive Simplicity -- 11. Cloth, Clothes and Fashion -- 12. Exhibitions -- 13. The Privileged Class -- 14. Berlin: Turn of the Century -- 15. Apostle in Berlin -- 16. The New Weimar -- 17. Workshop Studios -- 18. Private Practice -- 19. Fitting Out the Interior -- 20. Unbuilt Buildings -- 21. Classical and Oriental -- 22. 1906: Annus Terribilis -- 23. Large Houses -- 24. Monuments and Temples -- 25. Theatres -- 26. Conflict -- 27. Wartime -- 28. The Netherlands -- 29. Return to Belgium -- 30. Serving the State -- 31. The Last Exile -- Epilogue -- Chronology -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

Summary: "Henry van de Velde (1863-1957) is a pivotal figure in design history: a bridge between nineteenth-century eclecticism and the emergence of a modern style. His range was prodigious: from furniture, domestic and shop interiors to ceramics, textiles, dresses, jewelery, silverware and books. He was also the architect of large private houses, theatres, museums and art galleries." --back cover of book

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Marbella International University Centre Library	745.4 HOL hen (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	12284

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction --
Dates and Places --
Prologue: The Artist-Designer --
1. The Artist --
2. Brussels --
3. Applying Art --
4. Reframing Art --
5. Arts and Crafts --
6. The Apostle --
7. The Home as Art --
8. One Perfect Structure --
9. Fin-de-Siècle Paris: Reforming the Interior --
10. Seductive Simplicity --
11. Cloth, Clothes and Fashion --
12. Exhibitions --
13. The Privileged Class --
14. Berlin: Turn of the Century --
15. Apostle in Berlin --
16. The New Weimar --
17. Workshop Studios --
18. Private Practice --
19. Fitting Out the Interior --
20. Unbuilt Buildings --
21. Classical and Oriental --
22. 1906: Annus Terribilis --
23. Large Houses --
24. Monuments and Temples --
25. Theatres --
26. Conflict --
27. Wartime --
28. The Netherlands --
29. Return to Belgium --
30. Serving the State --
31. The Last Exile --
Epilogue --
Chronology --
Bibliography --
Acknowledgments --
Index.

"Henry van de Velde (1863-1957) is a pivotal figure in design history: a bridge between nineteenth-century eclecticism and the emergence of a modern style. His range was prodigious: from furniture, domestic and shop interiors to ceramics, textiles, dresses, jewelery, silverware and books. He was also the architect of large private houses, theatres, museums and art galleries." --back cover of book

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