Nicole De Vésian -- gardens : modern design in Provence /
Jones, Louisa,
Nicole De Vésian -- gardens : modern design in Provence / Gardens : modern design in Provence Modern design in Provence Louisa Jones. - 154 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Originally published in French as: Nicole De Vésian : un art des jardins en Provence.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-155).
Woman of many parts -- Nicole's art of gardening -- And still more.
After a career as a renowned fashion designer in Paris and New York, Nicole de Vesian (1916-1996) moved to Provence in the 1980s and, at the age of 70, began creating a series of superbly proportioned and innovative gardens. Classically French in form (even if devoid of symmetry), pared down without being austere and in profound harmony with the surrounding countryside, these green and grey tapestries quickly came to inspire gardeners and garden designers the world over. Indeed, few French gardens are as widely imitated as those of Vesian; as Louisa Jones writes, "she had a feeling for space just as a musician has a good ear." This monograph is the first devoted to Vesian's work, and offers testimonies, reflections and full-color views of her most celebrated creations, including her own celebrated garden, La Louve, in the hilltop village of Bonnieux.
9782330120375 2330120370 2330120362 9782330120368
Vésian, Nicole de, 1916-1996.
Vésian, Nicole de, 1916-1996.
Landscape gardening--France--Provence.
Gardens--Design.--France--Provence
Landscape architects--France--Biography.
SB470.V47 / J6513 2019
Nicole De Vésian -- gardens : modern design in Provence / Gardens : modern design in Provence Modern design in Provence Louisa Jones. - 154 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Originally published in French as: Nicole De Vésian : un art des jardins en Provence.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-155).
Woman of many parts -- Nicole's art of gardening -- And still more.
After a career as a renowned fashion designer in Paris and New York, Nicole de Vesian (1916-1996) moved to Provence in the 1980s and, at the age of 70, began creating a series of superbly proportioned and innovative gardens. Classically French in form (even if devoid of symmetry), pared down without being austere and in profound harmony with the surrounding countryside, these green and grey tapestries quickly came to inspire gardeners and garden designers the world over. Indeed, few French gardens are as widely imitated as those of Vesian; as Louisa Jones writes, "she had a feeling for space just as a musician has a good ear." This monograph is the first devoted to Vesian's work, and offers testimonies, reflections and full-color views of her most celebrated creations, including her own celebrated garden, La Louve, in the hilltop village of Bonnieux.
9782330120375 2330120370 2330120362 9782330120368
Vésian, Nicole de, 1916-1996.
Vésian, Nicole de, 1916-1996.
Landscape gardening--France--Provence.
Gardens--Design.--France--Provence
Landscape architects--France--Biography.
SB470.V47 / J6513 2019