DESPONT, Thierry W.

"Houses ***" 2000 DESPONT, Thierry W.

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DESPONT, Thierry W. [200] pp. The Office of Thierry W. Despont Ltd. 1990 First Edition This private edition commemorates the tenth anniversary of The Office of Thierry W. Despon...

Livres d'Architecture et d'Ornementation Recueils d'Estampes 364 lots Hotel Drouot 1972 Emilio Rene Terry y Sánchez (1890–1969), known as Emilio Terry was a French architect, art...

Architectural rendering on parchment paper depicting an imposing French style residence Drawing Sz: 4 1/4"H x 13"W Frame Sz: 6 3/4"H x 15 1/2"W

Editions Albert Morance 1925 11" x 9 3/8" Lacking plate 8, 26, 30 & 36 Jean Badovici (6 January 1893 – 17 August 1956) was a French architect and ar...

A large, color book of houses designed by artist and architect Thierry Despont. Volume III of VI. Born in France, Thierry Despont studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and ea...

A large, color book of houses designed by artist and architect Thierry Despont. Volume I of VI. Born in France, Thierry Despont studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and earn...

A large, color book of houses designed by artist and architect Thierry Despont. Volume I of VI. Born in France, Thierry Despont studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and earn...

Houses by Thierry W. Despont. Published by Office of Thierry Despont, New York, 1990. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Private edition with personal letter to Sandra and Herbert Kasper. He was an American fashion designer known as Kasper. He studied English and advertising at New York University and fashion at the Parsons School of Design in New York from 1951–53 and l'Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne in 1953. He left NYU to serve in the US Army in Europe. After World War II he enrolled at Parsons, where he became a protégé of milliner Fred Frederics. After graduating, he returned to Paris for two years developing his skills in design while working for Jacques Fath, Christian Dior, and Marcel Rochas. When he returned to the US, he worked for Frederics at Mr. John. He was also a famous art collector. He was an avid art collector, and in 2011, the Morgan Library and Museum devoted an exhibition, called “Mannerism and Modernism: The Kasper Collection of Drawings and Photographs,” to the designer.unnumbered copy of a run of 1000. With letter from Despont to his client. Mr. Despont was Associate Architect for the Centennial Restoration of the Statue of Liberty and has completed the restoration of Clayton, the Frick family mansion in Pittsburgh. Mr. Despont designed the Decorative Arts Galleries of the new J. Paul Getty Museum and, in collaboration with Richard Meier, was responsible for the interior design of the museum's sculpture and painting galleries. The office also completed the 50,000 square foot flagship store on Bond Street for Ralph Lauren. In the US, the firm designed the Edmond J. Safra Synagogue on East 63rd Street in New York and the flagship store for Harry Winston in Beverly Hills, California. Mr. Despont and his office have completed several very high end hotel projects. Among them are the renovation of the Carlyle Hotel in New York, Claridge's and The Dorchester in London, and Boca Raton Resort & Club in Florida. Current hotel projects include the renovation of the Ritz Paris, the Dorchester Collection's new 45 Park Lane Hotel in London, The Chatwal in New York, and the Divan Hotel in Istanbul. volume with its own dustjacket. These books were given only to clients of the firm. Privately printed set, issued between 1990 and 1995 in a special case. Volume I. 1990, unnumbered copy of 1000 published. Illustrated with photographs by Philippe-Louis Houze and watercolors by Bonnie Glasser. Provides high quality photographs of exteriors and interiors of important houses planned...