Eileen Gray - Her Life and Work

A major yet long-undervalued figure of 20th-century design and architecture, Eileen Gray (1878-1976) exerted decisive influence in a male-dominated field. Today her original pieces fetch staggering prices, while the Bibendum chair and E.1027 table have become icons. Fiercely independent, she evolved from sumptuous lacquer work to modernism’s “form follows function,” rejecting Bauhaus or De Stijl to forge a singular voice alongside International Style masters. This new edition of Peter Adam’s biography—he knew Gray in her reclusive later years—draws on letters, journals, sketches, and photos to trace her Irish origins, Art Deco Paris, relationships with men and women, Provençal creativity, overlooked paintings, fraught ties with Le Corbusier, and the fate of E.1027, her self-designed villa that redefined radically modern living.

ISBN/EAN : 9780500343548