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Article: The purists Paul Follot and Maurice Dufrene.(on art deco)
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- The Magazine Antiques
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- October 1, 2008
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At the 1925 Exposition internationale des Arts decoratifs et Industriels modernes in Paris, the unquestioned star of the event was the furniture designer and ensemblier Emile Jacques Ruhlmann (1879-1933). Critics hailed his showcase pavilion--which he called the Hotel du Collectionneur--as a masterwork, and as the design historian Alastair Duncan wrote decades later, "Had France of the 1920s been a monarchy, Ruhlmann would certainly have held the position of ebeniste [cabinetmaker] au roi." (1)
As it was then, so it is today. Ruhlmann is unquestionably regarded as the greatest designer of his time; his furnishings frequently garner more than $1 million at auction ...
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Article: Art Deco, Kiwi Style
The Washington Post;
October 12, 2003 ;
700+ words
...WHAT: The art deco capital of New Zealand. WHERE: Napier ... Because New Zealand actually has an art deco capital. It all started with what was ... to the prevailing style of the day: art deco. In addition to its jazzy form, deco ...
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