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Jean Despres: Jeweler, Maker, and Designer of the Machine Age

Jean Despres • Thames & Hudson • ISBN 9780500514788

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Jean Despres: Jeweler, Maker, and Designer of the Machine Age

Jean Despres • Thames & Hudson • ISBN-13 9780500514788

ISBN-10 Not provided • 2009

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ISBN 9780500514788 • Completeness 48

Cover quality: good

Description

This definitive monograph explores the innovative career of Jean Després, a pivotal figure in French Art Deco jewelry and metalwork. The volume features an extensive collection of original sketches and photographs that highlight his signature machine-age aesthetic and industrial design sensibilities.

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Publisher: Thames & Hudson
2009
Pages: 247

Catalog notes

Contributor: Jean DespresMovement: Art Deco

Cultural context

Category: 20th Century Jewelry DesignCategory: Art Deco JewelryCategory: Bovill LibraryCategory: French Decorative ArtsCategory: Industrial Design HistoryCategory: Jean DesprésCategory: Modernist MetalworkCategory: Jean Despr S

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