EILEEN GRAY, DESIGNER AND ARCHITECT by Eileen Gray

アイルランド出身のプロダクトデザイナーであり建築家のアイリーン・グレイ(Eileen Gray)の作品集。類まれな才能を持っていたにもかかわらず、長い間歴史の影に隠れてきたその人生と作品を紹介する一冊。オランダ人グラフィックデザイナーのイルマ・ボーム(Irma Boom)が手がけた美しい装丁で綴じられている。

デザイナー、建築家として多彩な才能を発揮した作者は、生涯を通じて文壇や美術界の様々な著名人と交流を重ねた。本書は、デザイナー、建築家、画家、写真家としてのキャリアを年代順に追っていく。新たな研究の成果に加え、当時の写真と新しく撮影した図版をふんだんに盛り込み、50点以上のデザイン、建築作品を詳細に分析したエッセイを収録。

アイルランドに生まれた作者は、ロンドンで学んだ後パリに渡り、テキスタイルスタジオを設立。この時期に学んだ日本の漆工芸がデザイナーとしての仕事の要となった。またギャラリー兼店舗である「Jean Désert」を所有し、ディレクターとしても活躍。それでも、主に独学で学んできた「女性」である作者は、男性が支配する業界で認められるために苦闘を強いられた。

現在は家具、照明、カーペットで知られる作者だが、個人的にも社会的にも意義深い建築、インテリアプロジェクトを多数手掛けている。ジャン・バドウィッチ(Jean Badovici)と一緒にデザインした作者の代表作であるモダン住宅「ヴィラ E-1027(Villa E 1027)」や、経済的で解体もできる「キャンピング・テント(Camping Tent)」などのもそうしたものの1つである。

パリ装飾芸術美術館のアールヌーボー、アールデコ、現代デザインのキュレーターのクロエ・ピトー(Cloé Pitiot)と、ニューヨークの「Bard Graduate Center(BGC)」ディレクターのニーナ・ストリッツラー=レヴァイン(Nina Stritzler-Levine)による共著。

A smartly designed and beautifully illustrated look at the life and work of an elusive and influential designer and architect

Eileen Gray (1878–1976) was a versatile designer and architect who navigated numerous literary and artistic circles over the course of her life. This handsome volume chronicles Gray’s career as a designer, architect, painter, and photographer. The book’s essays, featuring copious new research, offer in-depth analysis of more than 50 individual designs and architectural projects, accompanied by both period and new photographs.

Born in Ireland and educated in London, Gray proceeded to Paris where she opened a textile studio, studied the Japanese craft of lacquer that would become a primary technique in her design work, and owned and directed the influential gallery and store known as “Jean Désert.” Gray struggled for acceptance as a largely self-taught woman in male-dominated professions. Although she is now best known for her furniture, lighting, and carpets, she dedicated herself to many architectural and interior projects that were both personal and socially driven, including the Villa E 1027, the iconic modern house designed with Jean Badovici, as well as economical and demountable projects, such as the Camping Tent.

by Eileen Gray , Irma Boom

REGULAR PRICE ¥10,780  (tax incl.)

softcover
504 pages
216 x 267 mm
color, black and white
2020

published by BARD GRADUATE CENTER

published by YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS

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