Les Décorateurs Des Années 60-70

In the history of decoration and furniture, the 1960s and 1970s are indissociable. They marked a radical turning point in a world that had previously been confined to national and elitist expressions. Fashion was inspired by Anglo-Saxon, Scandinavian, Italian and French styles, genres were mixed, shapes became more rounded, and chairs became carpet-sculptures that allowed people to curl up in a warm, playful and non-conformist universe. The colours and decorative motifs embrace the brilliance and delirium of Pop Art and psychedelia. The end of the 1970s marked the advent of an era in which beauty and classical elegance gave way to a multitude of expressions that escaped all classification and hierarchy.

Composed of a long introduction, which gives a synoptic vision, and thirty-five monographs, which describe its multiple faces, this book makes an exceptionally creative period intelligible and reveals its formidable aesthetic richness through an abundant iconography, often unpublished.