Jacques Garcia: Decorating in the French Style [Hardcover]

Franck Ferrand (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 30, 2005

A thirty-year career has made Jacques Garcia a worldwide name in interior design in the French tradition. In Paris, chic crowds flock to his celebrated Hétel Costes and Ladurée tearoom, and to his many fin-de-siécle brasseries. Garcia's designs also grace the interiors of the Musée Carnavalet and the Musée de la Vie Romantique-and his most recent tour de force is the restoration of Paris' Hétel Mansart. Garcia's most ambitious project to date, the refurbishment of the Chéteau du Champ de Bataille in Normandy, attracts visitors from across the globe and has become a monument to his art and celebrity. This new edition of the 1999 book is a continuing tribute to the restoration of the chéteau and to its magnificent garderns, seen here for the first time. Sumptuously illustrated and updated to include Garcia's latest creations, this new edition provides the reader with a privileged view of true French style.

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About the Author

Franck Ferrand is a historian and decorative arts connoisseur and author of Bordeaux Chéteaux (Flammarion, 2004). He worked in close cooperation with Jacques Garcia on both editions of the present volume.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 264 pages
• Publisher: Flammarion; Revised edition (August 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 2080305077
• ISBN-13: 978-2080305077
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 1.2 x 12.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #539,124 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A touts les glories de la France, March 7, 2006

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Clodion (New York, New York) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Jacques Garcia: Decorating in the French Style (Hardcover)

Most American designers who would persuade that they present us with so called 'French' design, actually show us American interiors with a few traditional French furniture pieces thrown in the loupe - but this doesn't make them French. (Generally they come across more English country house, really; chintz et al.) Jacques Garcia is very different! He knows the traditional interiors of France as if they are tattooed blueprints on his mind; the panelling, floors, carvings, mantles, proportions, the furniture and accessories, fabrics, architecture and art - but most importantly he has that extremely rare ability to know those idiosyncratic and intangible differences, those transcendent and ethereal distinctions of the French intellect regarding aesthetics. He has found the French soul and is sharing it with you. It is not even slightly American! If you wish to know what France IS see Garcia's book!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars French Opulence in Interior Design, October 21, 2005

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Jill L. Esterman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jacques Garcia: Decorating in the French Style (Hardcover)

This stunning book presents the residential and commercial work of the French interior designer Jacques Garcia. The printing quality and paper stock are superb. Though written in a subjective, praising and uncritical style, the book still provides insights into Garcia's background and design philosophy. As one who has visited Champ de Bataille, the book truly captures the beauty and grandeur of the place.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Par Excellent, March 20, 2006

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J-YO (Farmington Hills, MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jacques Garcia: Decorating in the French Style (Hardcover)

I first saw this book at a Baker Furniture showroom which sales the Garcia furniture line. The furniture on display did not capture the genius of Garcia which, on the other hand, the book does. I have not had the opportunity to read but a few lines from this book, as my busy schedule has not permitted. However, from what I have read, I am in for a treat.

I have, however, scanned the pictures. I have stickey notes, every few pages of my favorite decors. This book is nothing short of a visual feast. Garcia, like many gifted individuals, comes from another planet where his talent for his profession could not be learned from a text book or a class room. You either have it or you don't.

I am delighted with this book. Damn that beige color pallet. I truely appreciated his opulent use of the rich coloring of European aristocracy. If I could give it more stars, I would.