The Complete Designers' Lights 1950-1990

Didier and Clémence Krzentowski are the founders and directors of the leading contemporary design Gallery kreo, whose program includes world acclaimed designers such as the Bouroullec Brothers, Martin Szekely, and Konstantin Grcic.Focusing particularly on Italian and French design, the Krzentowski's collection is the most important of its kind today, spanning creations from the 1940s to the 1990s with special attention to the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. It includes large groups of works by...
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Didier and Clémence Krzentowski are the founders and directors of the leading contemporary design Gallery kreo, whose program includes world acclaimed designers such as the Bouroullec Brothers, Martin Szekely, and Konstantin Grcic.Focusing particularly on Italian and French design, the Krzentowski's collection is the most important of its kind today, spanning creations from the 1940s to the 1990s with special attention to the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. It includes large groups of works by Paulin, Garrice, Castiglioni, and Sarfatti.The Krzentowski's have been collecting lights for 30 years. This publication provides priceless documentation and a visual guide for those interested in light design and furniture history, offering a detailed insight into this particular and fascinating field.Conceived as a catalogue raisonné of nearly 500 lights, this book includes a discussion between Didier Krzentowski and the design historian and curator of the Musée des Arts décoratifs, Constance Rubini and the journalist/design critic Pierre Doze. Also included is an essay by the art critic Alex Coles focusing on the relationship between light design and light art, mainly through a parallel study of Gino Sarfatti's and Dan Flavin's works.Published with Galerie kreo, Paris.