Eileen Gray: Designer and Architect

From the collection of MM Tremonto in Paris.

A richly illustrated survey of the work of Eileen Gray, one of the most distinctive and independent figures of 20th-century design. Written by Philippe Garner, this Taschen edition follows Gray’s remarkable career from her early lacquer work and luxurious interiors to the radical furniture and architecture that established her as a pioneer of modernism.

Gray’s work resisted easy categorization, combining precise geometry and experimentation with an unusual sense of comfort, material, and everyday use. Her adjustable tables, screens, chairs, rugs, and interiors remain among the most recognizable—and collectible—designs of the modern period.

Filled with photographs of furniture, interiors, architecture, drawings, and archival material, the book offers an excellent introduction to the breadth of Gray’s practice and the quietly unconventional ideas behind it.