Robert Mathieu: Rational Lighting / Luminaire Rationnel - Hardcover

Cuisinier, Pascal

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8836651925 ISBN 13: 9788836651924

Verlag: Silvana, 2023

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An exquisite catalogue raisonné on the notoriously collectible lamps of France’s premier midcentury lighting designer

Robert Mathieu (1921–2002) was one of the greatest designers of French lighting, though he remains little known to the general public today—largely because of the sheer rarity of his pieces, which are highly sought after by collectors. Unlike most lighting designers, Mathieu not only designed but also produced his lighting works in his Parisian studio, in a very limited quantity—sometimes less than eight copies. Mathieu is remarkable for both his uniquely fecund imagination—he designed more than 200 models—as well as the consistent high quality of his pieces (his pieces remain in perfect condition today).
Ten years in the making, this exquisite catalog presents all the known models of this lighting artist—many of which have never been seen—illustrated with ample studio photographs as well as other images from his life and career. All stages of his work are accounted for, from his early use of brass rod structures and double lamp shades to his later transition to lacquered aluminum reflectors. Regardless of his material or technique of choice, Mathieu’s aesthetic preference for pure and supple lines shines through.

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Le plus grand créateur de luminaires français, Robert Mathieu, est encore aujourd'hui peu connu du grand public du fait de la rareté de ses pièces sur le marché, très recherché par les collectionneurs spécialisés. Contrairement à un designer traditionnel, Robert Mathieu ne concevait pas seulement ses luminaires, mais il les réalisait, à l'instar d'un artiste, dans son atelier de la rue de Charenton à Paris. Ici pas d'éditeur, mais une production au compte-gouttes proche de celle d'une œuvre d'art, à parfois moins de 8 exemplaires. Ce qui est remarquable chez Robert Mathieu, c'est d'une part sa créativité unique en France, car il a conçu plus de 200 modèles, mais aussi la très grande qualité d'exécution de ses pièces qui sont encore aujourd'hui en parfait état. Cet ouvrage monographique inédit voit le jour après dix ans de préparation. Entre le beau livre d'art et le catalogue raisonné, il présente tous les modèles connus de cet artiste du luminaire, illustrés par des photographies studio et par de la documentation d'époque ou de témoignages photographiques non professionnels, car un grand nombre des créations de Robert Mathieu n'ont encore jamais été vues

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The greatest designer of French lighting, Robert Mathieu, is still little known to the general public today due to the rarity of his pieces on the market, highly sought after by specialized collectors. Unlike a traditional designer, Robert Mathieu not only designed his lights, but he made them, like an artist, in his studio on rue de Charenton in Paris. Here there is no publisher, but a dropper production close to that of a work of art, sometimes less than 8 copies. What is remarkable about Robert Mathieu is on the one hand his unique creativity in France, because he has designed more than 200 models, but also the very high quality of execution of his pieces which are still in perfect condition today. state. This unpublished monographic work is born after ten years of preparation. Between the beautiful art book and the catalog raisonné, it presents all the known models of this lighting artist, illustrated by studio photographs and period documentation or non-professional photographic testimonials, because a large number of the creations by Robert Mathieu have never been seen before.

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• Verlag: Silvana
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 8836651925
• ISBN 13: 9788836651924
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 262
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