Chaumet: Photography, Arts, Fetes

The fine jeweler Chaumet, established in 1780, is one of the crown jewels of Place Vend me. Following the release of a first slipcase set of M moire volumes, Assouline introduces a second set on the themes of F tes, the Arts, and Photography, seen through the lens of more than two centuries of history and the evolution of Chaumet's artistic creations: Photography: Chaumet has kept meticulous records of its creations, and in the late 1800s, Joseph Chaumet established an in-house photographic studio to immortalize each jewel. From large-format glass plates to cutting-edge digital, the history of photography is reflected in the house's extensive archives. Arts: A high-jewelry atelier is akin to symphony, a fine sculpture, or an epic poem, and the successive maestros and virtuoso artisans of the Chaumet atelier have composed symphonies of artistic jewels to express new emotions through innovative styles, themes, and colors. F tes: From imperial banquets to late nights at fashionable clubs to lavish costume balls, the Parisian spirit of joie de vivre inspires consummate artistry, and the house's latest collection, Chaumet est une f te, evokes these moments of culture and music that have punctuated the lives of its illustrious clients and for which they adorned themselves with extraordinary jewels.

Author: Antoine de Baecque
Publisher: Assouline
Published: 10/01/2017
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 3.10lbs
Size: 10.60h x 7.00w x 2.00d
ISBN: 9781614286233

About the Author
de Baecque, Antoine: - Antoine de Baecque is a historian specializing in the Enlightenment and the French Revolution, and a film critic specializing in the French New Wave and contemporary theater. He served as editor in chief of Cahiers du cinema magazine and cultural editor of Libération newspaper, and he has penned numerous books and essays, including biographies on François Truffaud, Jean-Luc Godard, and Eric Rohmer. Professor of film history at the École Normale Supérieure in Ulm, he also reviews history books for Le Monde des livres, and serves on the editorial board of the magazine L'Histoire.Bauret, Gabriel: - Author of several books on photography and prefaces of numerous monographs, Gabriel Bauret is a former editor of Zoom, Camera International, and Photographies magazines. As an independent curator, he organizes exhibitions in France, including events for the Mois de la Photo in Paris, and abroad, and he collaborates with the Prix de Photographie of the Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation. Since 2015, he has been commissioner general of the biennale of photographers of the Arab world organized by the Maison Européenne de la Photographie and the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris.Neutres, Jerome: - Author of numerous essays on art and literature, Jérôme Neutres is director of development of the Réunion des Musées Nationaux-Grand Palais, an establishment under the French Ministry of Culture, and president of the Museum of Luxembourg in Paris. As an art curator, he has organized more than twenty retrospective exhibitions including Helmut Newton, Robert Mapplethorpe, Bill Viola, and Nobuyoshi Araki, among many others.