{"product_id":"eileen-gray-designer-and-architect-9780300251067","title":"Eileen Gray, Designer and Architect","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA smartly designed and beautifully illustrated look at the life and work of an elusive and influential designer and architect\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEileen Gray, Designer and Architect\u003c\/em\u003e explores the life of Eileen Gray (1878–1976), a versatile designer and architect whose career spanned numerous literary and artistic circles. This handsome volume chronicles Gray’s career not only as a designer and architect but also as a 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Ireland and educated in London, Gray moved to Paris where she opened a textile studio. She studied the Japanese craft of lacquer, which became 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 best known today for her furniture, lighting, and carpets, she dedicated herself to numerous architectural and interior projects that were both personal and socially driven. Her work included the Villa E 1027, the iconic modern house designed with Jean Badovici, as well as economical and demountable projects, such as the \u003cem\u003eCamping Tent\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in association with the Bard Graduate Center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibition Schedule:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBard Graduate Center Gallery, New York\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (February 28–July 12, 2020)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596317901036,"sku":"9780300251067","price":107.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300251067-eileen-gray-designer-and-architect.jpg?v=1777920880","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/eileen-gray-designer-and-architect-9780300251067","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}