DESIGNER FURNITURE, unique pieces or limited editions.

Keen to reconnect with authenticity, today's world is attaching increasing importance to new forms of craftsmanship in designer furniture and to the unique character of its creations. Recent techniques and contemporary approaches to materials are changing the very notion of "handmade." Both beautiful and functional, these pieces of furniture are all the more appealing. This ambitious panorama of contemporary handcrafted furniture highlights international designers whose objects, expressions of their artistic singularities, find their place in museums and homes alike. Unique in its genre, this book features hundreds of astonishing creations, testifying to practices adopted worldwide: refined tables and chairs, made from materials that abolish the distinction between art and craft. Profusely illustrated, this book is essential for connoisseurs, collectors, and anyone interested in custom-made designer furniture.