Edgar Brandt

Art Deco Ironwork. A premier metalsmith in the early 20th century in France, Edgar Brandt 1880-1960 designed and fabricated some of the most beautiful architectural and decorative ironwork of his age. This elegant book recounts his life and work with scholarly text and photographs. Lyrical gates, do [...]
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Art Deco Ironwork. A premier metalsmith in the early 20th century in France, Edgar Brandt 1880-1960 designed and fabricated some of the most beautiful architectural and decorative ironwork of his age. This elegant book recounts his life and work with scholarly text and photographs. Lyrical gates, doors, and tables, including his most famous screen, LOasis, appeared at the seminal 1925 Exposition des Arts Dcoratifs, in Paris, which gave the name Art Deco to the new style of designs. Combining motifs from ancient Egypt and classical Greek sources, floral and animals forms, and machine-inspired geometric designs, Brandt created