Lison De Caunes : La Paille En Héritage

Straw marquetry reached its apogee during the Art Deco period, thanks to designers such as Jean-Michel Frank and André Groult. André Groult, Lison de Caunes' grandfather, introduced his young granddaughter to the marvels that can emerge when imagination and dexterity combine with the humblest of materials.

With patience, constancy and energy, Lison de Caunes has brought straw marquetry out of oblivion. She has brought it to light, revived it and, above all, given it a highly contemporary aesthetic.

In this book, Lison de Caunes looks back over the few decades that have brought her the recognition she enjoys today. Her love of fine crafts, her desire to pass on her know-how, her collaborations with the great interior designers of our time, her family - Benoîte Groult, her mother, Paul Poiret, Jeanne Boivin, to name but a few - allow us, through her story, to look back at the finest hours of this culture that has forged our modernity.