Eileen Gray: Her Work and Her World
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (637 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 071653276X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 512 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Why Gray matters As I write this review, the premiere of "The Price of Desire," a feature film starring my favorite actress, the magnificent Orla Brady, as the Irish architect and designer Eileen Gray is just hours away. The film is the latest project to debut as part of the loose "Eileen Gray Project" (#EileenGrayProject in social media). Other projects gathered under . Five Stars Eric Gering Excellent work
The book is an essential tie-in with the soon-to-be-released motion picture 'The Price of Desire' by Mary McGuckian, as well as the documentary film 'Gray Matters' by Marco Orsini. 11 Subject: Art History, Architecture, Design, Biography, Irish Studies, Women's Studies. Her expertise in lacquer work and carpet design, often overlooked, are given due attention here, as is her fascinating relationship with the architect Le Corbusier and many other compelling and complex relationships. Eileen Gray - the renowned and highly influential architect, furniture-maker, interior designer, and photographer - was born in Ireland and remained, throughout her life, an Irishwoman at heart. The primary source material for this book is drawn from the Eileen Gray collection at the National Museum of Ireland and its wealth of documentation, correspondence, personal archives, photographs, and oral history. The author provides a rich collage of Gray's personal relationships with Le Corbusier, Jean Badovici, and Stephen Haweiss, giving insight into influences on her work. Illustrations and images tell her story as an artist, architect, and interior designer, and a photographer. This is an enlightening portrait of her life and the emergence of modernism Highly recommended." - Choice, July 2015, Vol. As one of the most influential designers of the 20th century, her