Pierre Chareau: Biographie, expositions, mobilier
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Pierre Chareau I. Biographie, expositions, mobilier, by Marc Bédarida and Francis Lamond, was published by Éditions Norma in 2023. The 368-page French hardcover is the first volume of a catalogue-scale study of the designer-architect of the Maison de Verre. It covers his biography, training at Waring & Gillow, salons and UAM exhibitions, the boutique with Dollie Chareau, collecting and gallery work, exile to the United States in 1940, and a synthesis of furniture and lighting, illustrated with nearly 500 images from collections including the Musée des Arts Décoratifs and MoMA.
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For design students, the book is a major primary reference on French modern furniture and on a career that moved between interiors, objects, and architecture. Even for readers with limited French, the visual repertoire of chairs, lighting, and interiors is usable in studio. On a university reading list it belongs with French Design, furniture history, and designer monographs.
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