Jean-Michel Frank
by Assouline
Assouline
Jean-Michel Frank
Despite never having attended a school of architecture or design, self-made interior designer Jean-Michel Frank developed a unique personal style that became a benchm’ark of European Art Deco sophistication throughout the 1920s and 30s. Favoring neutral tones and opulent materials such as gold, quartz, marble, shagreen, fine wood veneers and delicate straw marquetry, Frank’s simplistic forms and lush interiors garnered the attention of the era’s most respected artists and patrons.
Jean-Michel Frank
Lemon Tree Veneered and Straw Marquetry Sideboard, 1932
Jean-Michel Frank
Lounge Game Table, 1928
Jean-Michel Frank
Sycamore Low Table, 1935
Jean-Michel Frank
Pair of Shagreen Covered Armchairs, 1928
Jean-Michel Frank
Straw Marquetry Three Parts Folding Screen, 1932
From notable collaborations with Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti, French painter Christian Bérard, Spanish surrealist Salvador Dali, and fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli, to a collection of minimalist home furnishing designed for Hermès in 1924 – which are still reproduced by the luxury brand today – and impressive interiors for the likes of Nelson Rockefeller, Charles Templeton Crocker and Marcel Rochas, Frank’s work illuminated the decorative arts throughout the early 20th century.
Jean-Michel Frank
Interior for the Vicomte and Vicomtesse de Noailles, 1926
Jean-Michel Frank
Interior of Nelson Rockefeller's New York Apartment, 1937
Jean-Michel Frank
Living Room for Marcel Rochas, 1930
Jean-Michel Frank
Sitting Room for Charles Templeton Crocker, 1929
Jean-Michel Frank
Smoking Room, 1938
Recognized as a primary influence on leading contemporary architects and designers, Frank’s work remains highly sought after by international collectors and resides in the most prominent museums around the world. Despite a career cut short due to his untimely death by suicide at the age of 46, Jean-Michel Frank’s influence on the progression of modernism was no less palpable, as beautifully demonstrated by Assouline’s just-released monograph honoring the late designer. A must have coffee table book that is as elegant an object as the designs pictured within its sprawling pages.
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Jean-Michel Frank
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Jean-Michel Frank
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Jean-Michel Frank
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Jean-Michel Frank
