Description
Product ID: | 9781797203232 |
Product Form: | Hardback |
Country of Manufacture: | HK |
Title: | India Mahdavi |
Authors: | Author: India Mahdavi |
Page Count: | 360 |
Subjects: | Architecture: interior design, Professional interior design |
Description: | Select Guide Rating This long-overdue, eponymous first monograph of India Mahdavi takes us on a retrospective journey through the most emblematic realizations of the world-renowned Paris-based interior designer, internationally praised for her unique sense of color. Offering an unprecedented perspective on Mahdavi’s creative process, this book highlights a comprehensive array of the inspirational images, drawings, sketches, and models that evolved into some of her most celebrated projects including The Gallery at Sketch in London, Ladurée in Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Geneva, as well as Hôtel du Cloître in Arles, and many others. Admired for her color sensibility, this book highlights the depth and breadth of Mahdavi’s talent and the variety of her projects. This deluxe tome, art directed by Studio Achermann, features the tactile, large format book in a bespoke, patterned slipcase, and includes an additional booklet featuring Mahdavi’s photography that captures details, patterns, colors, and more from her travels around the world. Additionally, an extensive interview with Mahdavi by Dr. Javier F. Contreras, dean of the Department of Interior Architecture at HEAD in Geneva, Switzerland, contributes to make this volume an insightful celebration of the first twenty-one years of India Mahdavi’s singular career. This long-overdue monograph of world-renowned designer India Mahdavi offers an unprecedented glimpse into the artist’s creative process and highlights the depth and breadth of Mahdavi’s unique and acclaimed body of work. India Mahdavi, often called the grande dame of color, is the interior designer behind singular spaces such as The Gallery at Sketch London—named the most Instagrammed restaurant in the world—and Ladurée in Geneva, Tokyo, and Los Angeles. Applying her unique sense of color, pattern, and style to each of her projects, Mahdavi has garnered top design awards and inspired numerous trends—including popularizing the use of “Millennial Pink” in decor. Iranian-born and based in Paris, Mahdavi has earned acclaim around the world. This deluxe volume, the first comprehensive collection of her work so far, brings together an array of inspirational images, drawings, sketches, and models, offering design enthusiasts the chance to immerse themselves in Mahdavi’s creative process. Presented in a beautiful package, this book belongs on prominent display in any stylish home. THE FIRST BOOK OF ITS KIND: Though her work has been lauded everywhere from Vogue and Architectural Digest to TIME Magazine, and Vanity Fair, this book is the first monograph to draw together all Mahdavi’s most important work to date. LUXE COFFEE TABLE BOOK PACKAGE: Featuring a tactile textural cover, bespoke patterned slipcase, and stunning full-color images on nearly every page, this immersive book invites exploration and engagement with Mahdavi’s captivating body of work. EXCLUSIVE CONTENT: Featuring an extensive interview with Mahdavi by Dr. Javier F. Contreras, the dean of the Department of Interior Architecture at HEAD – Genève, Switzerland, never-before-seen sketches highlighting the designer’s process, and an additional booklet of Mahdavi’s own photography from travels around the world, this collection will offer new discoveries with each reading. Perfect for:
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Imprint Name: | Chronicle Books |
Publisher Name: | Chronicle Books |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2021-09-07 |