Rob MALLET-STEVENS
Une demeure 1934 [Villa Cavrois]
Éditions de l'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui|Boulogne [Boulogne-Billancourt] 1934|24 x 15.50 cm|carnet oblong en spirales
Extremely rare first edition of this booklet presenting Robert Mallet-Stevens's iconic "Villa Cavrois", containing 47 photographs and 7 pages of sketches and plans. The house was commissioned by textile magnates Paul and Lucie Cavrois, for their family of seven ; construction and decoration took place between 1929 and 1932.
Publisher's spiral binding booklet, printed boards. Some foxing to the first cover, and also a faint dampstain to the right margin. Good condition inside.
Preface by Jean Mistler, then Minister of Postal services and former Under-Secretary of State in charge of Fine Arts. Followed by a presentation by Robert Mallet-Stevens, a manifesto of his total oeuvre: "Home for a large family. Home for a family living in 1934: air, light, work, sports, hygiene, comfort, economy. That was the program...".
A remarkably fresh copy of this true "incunabulum" of modern architecture, "the twenty-eight pages of this work celebrating its construction, quickly became an international success thanks to wide circulation in the press and specialized monographs" (Richard Klein).
Publisher's spiral binding booklet, printed boards. Some foxing to the first cover, and also a faint dampstain to the right margin. Good condition inside.
Preface by Jean Mistler, then Minister of Postal services and former Under-Secretary of State in charge of Fine Arts. Followed by a presentation by Robert Mallet-Stevens, a manifesto of his total oeuvre: "Home for a large family. Home for a family living in 1934: air, light, work, sports, hygiene, comfort, economy. That was the program...".
A remarkably fresh copy of this true "incunabulum" of modern architecture, "the twenty-eight pages of this work celebrating its construction, quickly became an international success thanks to wide circulation in the press and specialized monographs" (Richard Klein).
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