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Nicole De Vésian -- gardens : modern design in Provence / Louisa Jones.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Publisher: Arles : Actes Sud, 2019Description: 154 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9782330120375
  • 2330120370
  • 2330120362
  • 9782330120368
Other title:
  • Gardens : modern design in Provence
  • Modern design in Provence
Uniform titles:
  • Nicole De Vésian. English
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • SB470.V47 J6513 2019
Contents:
Woman of many parts -- Nicole's art of gardening -- And still more.
Summary: 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.
Holdings
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Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves SB470.V47 J66 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800178188
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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.

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