Carpets of the Art Deco Era

The design revolutions of the early 20th century were woven into the very fabric of the carpets and rugs of that era. Carpets of the Art Deco Era, previously published as Art Deco and Modernist Carpets and now reissued in PLC, is the first in-depth history on the subject. It charts the evolution of carpet design out of the floral effusions of the Victorian salons and into the angular elegance of Art Deco and bold abstraction of Modernism popularized by the machine age. Such artists and designers as Picasso, Poiret, Gray, Delaunay, Matisse, Klee, and many more advanced the designs going on underfoot, making these rugs extremely collectible artworks in their own right. Generously sized and beautifully illustrated with over 250 colour photographs, here are Art Deco carpets at their most glorious.

About the author

Susan Day is a member of the academic committee of the International Conference on Oriental Carpets (ICOC) and the Centre International d’Etudes de Textiles Anciens (CIETA). She is a Contributing Editor of
the magazine Hali, and works as a Consultant for the Musée des Tissus, Lyon, and Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris.

Product details

• Authors: Susan Day, Yves Mikaeloff
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.03.2015
• EAN: 9780500517956
• ISBN: 978-0-500-51795-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 220 mm x 290 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 1390 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Art Deco, ART / History / General, DESIGN / Textile & Costume, History of Art, Art & design styles: Art Deco, Textile Artworks: Carpets & Rugs, Textile arts and artworks, Art Deco;Lifestyle;Rugs