The Impossible Collection of Design

144 pages 100 illustrations English language Released in October 2014 Hand-Bound Limited Edition in a Clamshell Case Complimentary white gloves and signature canvas tote bag are included with each purchase from Assouline's Ultimate Collection Dimensions: W 15.55 x L 18.62 x D 2.75 in In recent years, the decorative furnishings niche has become of tremendous interest to collectors, causing a surge in the auction market and bringing record sales. Chosen by design expert Frédéric Chambre, this selection of furniture designs unspools like the frames of a film, an epic picture composed of one hundred years of creative innovations in form, materials, and techniques. As in art history, themes can be traced across changing trends: design versus the machine, design versus craft, design versus art—a story that continues to unfold. This hand-bound oversize luxury edition traces the development of twentieth-century design from the Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts movements through Bauhaus an