Master Artisans of the Grands Ateliers de France

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Celebrates the French tradition of craftsmanship through a detailed look at a select group of artisans and the wonderful work they produce

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ISBN: 9780500517154 Category:

Jean Bergeron, Catherine Laulhère

Description

The Grands Ateliers de France is an elite association devoted to promoting excellence in craftsmanship. Founded in 1993, it represents sixty-eight artisans and ateliers in more than ninety different craft disciplines. Its members share a passion for the arts, a supreme attention to detail, and a desire to preserve France’s cultural heritage for future generations.

Members of the Grands Ateliers are acknowledged masters in their fields, producing one-of-a-kind works or limited editions of the highest quality. Conservation and restoration are mainstays of their careers, but so are creation and innovation. This book introduces their array of talents and captures them at work in their studios and workshops.

Engravers and printmakers, cabinetmakers and upholsterers, weavers and jewelers are just some of the people whose working lives are showcased here, from bookbinder Jacky Vignon to harpsichord-maker Reinhard von Nagel, from the elegant lacquerwork of Catherine Nicolas to the couture umbrellas and parasols of Michel Heurtault.

This beautiful hardback book is finely printed on luxurious paper with the highest quality reproductions, and presented in its own slipcase.

Additional information

Weight 3606 g
Dimensions 28.6 x 29.2 cm
Publisher name Thames and Hudson Ltd
Publication date 1 January 2014
Number of pages 396
Format Hardback
Dimensions 28.6 x 29.2 cm
Weight 3606 g

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Jean Bergeron is the co-founder with Laurence Bonnet of the Grands Ateliers de France.

Catherine Laulhère is a French book publisher and editor.