Jean-Michel Frank

This definitive volume tells the story and shows the creations of one of the most influential designers of the twentieth century. Jean-Michel Frank remains an iconic yet somewhat mysterious artist whose work is a benchmark of Art Deco sophistication–gold, silk, marble, and fine wood veneers were employed alongside straw marquetry, parchment, plaster, leather, canvas, and distressed oak. Collaborating with the best artists of the time, including Alberto Giacometti and Christian Bérard, Frank designed and art directed streamlined yet sumptuous interiors for notable patrons such as Marie-Laure and Charles de Noailles, Nelson Rockefeller, and Elsa Schiaparelli.