Pierre Guariche. Lighting, furniture, interior design.
Norma| N° d'inventaire | 23093 |
| Format | 25 x 31 |
| Détails | 368 p., publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Dijon, 2020 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782376660286 |
The prolific work of Pierre Guariche (1926-1995) accompanied the Trente Glorieuses as well as the major administrative and societal changes of the 1980s. Trained by Marcel Gascoin, Guariche began in 1951 as an independent decorator and designer. For nearly twenty years, he designed innovative furniture, drawing on avant-garde manufacturers such as Airborne, the MAI gallery, Meubles TV, Steiner, Les Hches-Minvielle, then Meurop, and Pierre Disderot for lighting. Revisiting useful forms in the light of new materials, in 1954 he founded the Atelier de recherches plastiques (ARP) with Michel Mortier and Joseph-André Motte, the first French collective of designers, which lasted three years. From the 1960s onwards, he focused on interior architecture, where his mastery of space, materials, and their implementation imposed him on numerous projects. He participated in the Firminy construction site after Le Corbusier's death and collaborated with architects Michel Bezançon on the creation of La Plagne and Jean Dubuisson in Bandol. Called upon for numerous private and public projects, he notably designed the prefecture and the general council of Essonne in Evry, as well as the high court in Créteil. Drawing on previously unpublished archives, this book retraces a journey rich in more than 200 developments, almost as many pieces of furniture, and an exceptional collection of lighting fixtures that laid the foundations for modern lighting.
The prolific work of Pierre Guariche (1926-1995) accompanied the Trente Glorieuses as well as the major administrative and societal changes of the 1980s. Trained by Marcel Gascoin, Guariche began in 1951 as an independent decorator and designer. For nearly twenty years, he designed innovative furniture, drawing on avant-garde manufacturers such as Airborne, the MAI gallery, Meubles TV, Steiner, Les Hches-Minvielle, then Meurop, and Pierre Disderot for lighting. Revisiting useful forms in the light of new materials, in 1954 he founded the Atelier de recherches plastiques (ARP) with Michel Mortier and Joseph-André Motte, the first French collective of designers, which lasted three years. From the 1960s onwards, he focused on interior architecture, where his mastery of space, materials, and their implementation imposed him on numerous projects. He participated in the Firminy construction site after Le Corbusier's death and collaborated with architects Michel Bezançon on the creation of La Plagne and Jean Dubuisson in Bandol. Called upon for numerous private and public projects, he notably designed the prefecture and the general council of Essonne in Evry, as well as the high court in Créteil. Drawing on previously unpublished archives, this book retraces a journey rich in more than 200 developments, almost as many pieces of furniture, and an exceptional collection of lighting fixtures that laid the foundations for modern lighting.