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C.F.A. Voysey: Arts & Crafts Designer
Karen Livingston
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Description for C.F.A. Voysey: Arts & Crafts Designer
Hardcover. Focuses on Voysey as a designer of furniture, metalwork, and textiles, providing a new analysis of his characteristic motifs and designs. It draws on the greatest public and private collections of his work to give a complete and fully illustrated account of Voysey's output and his vision for domestic life at the turn of the twentieth century. Editor(s): Livingstone, Karen. Num Pages: 320 pages, 395 col, 35 b/w. BIC Classification: ACVN; AKB; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 279 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1782.
C.F.A. Voysey (1857-1941) was an architect-designer who advocated honest and thorough design, and championed high standards of craftsmanship applied only to the finest materials. The resulting objects-simple yet elegant, often enhanced by beautiful and symbolic decoration-were considered revolutionary in their time and continue to enchant audiences today. The first substantial monograph to be published in 20 years, this comprehensive book focuses on Voysey as a designer of furniture, metalwork and textiles, providing a new analysis of his characteristic motifs and designs. It draws on the greatest public and private collections of his work to give a complete and fully illustrated ... Read more
C.F.A. Voysey (1857-1941) was an architect-designer who advocated honest and thorough design, and championed high standards of craftsmanship applied only to the finest materials. The resulting objects-simple yet elegant, often enhanced by beautiful and symbolic decoration-were considered revolutionary in their time and continue to enchant audiences today. The first substantial monograph to be published in 20 years, this comprehensive book focuses on Voysey as a designer of furniture, metalwork and textiles, providing a new analysis of his characteristic motifs and designs. It draws on the greatest public and private collections of his work to give a complete and fully illustrated ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
V & A Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1782g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851778546
SKU
V9781851778546
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Ref
99-50
About Karen Livingston
Karen Livingstone is Director of Masterplan and Estate at the Science Museum. Her previous publications include Essential Arts and Crafts and V&A Pattern: Voysey.
Reviews for C.F.A. Voysey: Arts & Crafts Designer
...'a magnificent volume, splendidly written, beautifully produced, and extensive in scope.' West 86th, V24, N2, ...'insightful and lavishly illustrated' The Lady, 11th March 2016, ...'superbly well printed with many well-juxtaposed comparative photographs and attractive design.' Decorative Arts Society Newsletter, Summer 2016, 'celebrates his work with lavish colour photographs. There is much to inspire.' Laura Freeman, The Daily Mail, September 9th ... Read more