Maxime Old. Architect and decorator.
Norma| N° d'inventaire | 31640 |
| Format | 23 x 30.5 |
| Détails | 320 p., 400 ill., publisher's hardcover |
| Publication | Paris, 2025 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782915542967 |
The reissue of this monograph on Maxime Old (1910-1991) chronologically traces the career and work of this great decorator, through an in-depth study of his production notebooks, his archives, and his participation in the Salons. Maxime Old, from a family of cabinetmakers, studied at the Boulle school before completing his training in the workshop of Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann, the greatest decorator of his time. Born at a pivotal time when society was about to experience unprecedented upheavals, raised in the respect of a tradition of craftsmanship of quality and know-how, Maxime Old represents a link between the great era of decorators and modern times, an authentic and precious witness ensuring the link between the Art Deco period and the survivals of a forties style that blends into the era of design. The Mobilier National and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs placed numerous commissions with him for the French embassies in The Hague, Helsinki, and Ottawa. In addition to a private clientele that remained loyal to him throughout his career, he was responsible for projects as important as the development of the headquarters of the Société des forges et ateliers du Creusot, the Marhaba hotel in Casablanca, the Marignane airport terminal and the France ocean liner .
The reissue of this monograph on Maxime Old (1910-1991) chronologically traces the career and work of this great decorator, through an in-depth study of his production notebooks, his archives, and his participation in the Salons. Maxime Old, from a family of cabinetmakers, studied at the Boulle school before completing his training in the workshop of Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann, the greatest decorator of his time. Born at a pivotal time when society was about to experience unprecedented upheavals, raised in the respect of a tradition of craftsmanship of quality and know-how, Maxime Old represents a link between the great era of decorators and modern times, an authentic and precious witness ensuring the link between the Art Deco period and the survivals of a forties style that blends into the era of design. The Mobilier National and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs placed numerous commissions with him for the French embassies in The Hague, Helsinki, and Ottawa. In addition to a private clientele that remained loyal to him throughout his career, he was responsible for projects as important as the development of the headquarters of the Société des forges et ateliers du Creusot, the Marhaba hotel in Casablanca, the Marignane airport terminal and the France ocean liner .