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THE LITTLE THEATRE OF VINCENT DARRÉ Vincent Darré £55 Flammarion
L’ÉNIGME DE LA CHAMBRE 622
By Joël Dicker This is the hotly
anticipated new release from the author of The Truth About the Harry
Quebert Affair, which won three French literary prizes. On a December
night long ago, a murder took place at Hotel
Verbier in the Swiss Alps
and the police never solved the case. Years later, in the summer of 2018, a writer holidaying at the
hotel becomes immersed in the mystery, desperate to unravel what happened
in room 622. Meanwhile in Geneva, Macaire Ebezner is set to take over as president of the largest
private bank in Switzerland only to find he is pipped to the post. The twists and
turns of a love triangle and a power struggle play out between Geneva and the Alps with an ending you won’t see coming.
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CHRISTIAN BÉRARD: ECCENTRIC MODERNIST Célia Bernasconi, Pierre Passebon and others
£55 Flammarion
This groundbreaking monograph examines one of the most versatile artists of the 20th century. Christian Bérard worked freely in many artistic circles and fi elds, as a painter, set designer for theatre and fi lm, designer of costumes, fashion and interiors, masterful draftsman and colourist. His iconic drawings epitomised the Paris fashion world and graced the covers of Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and Women’s Wear Daily in the 1920s and 1930s. Tracing his colourful life through his encounters and artistic partnerships with the greatest creatives of his time – Jean-Michel Frank, Christian Dior, Gabrielle Chanel, Jean Cocteau and others – this book positions Bérard in his rightful place in the centre of the Parisian art world of the 1930s and 1940s. It includes more than 200 of his paintings, drawings, correspondence, and interiors, along with portraits of Bérard by Cartier Bresson, Horst and Schall.
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Christian Bérard’s ‘Interior view of the Apartment on Rue Casimir Delavigne’, c. 1936
This handsome oversized volume is a lavish scrapbook bursting with creativity that presents 20 recent projects, inspiring encounters and ephemeral décors created by designer Vincent Darré. Quirky and richly illustrated with original drawings and personal photographs, each page of this luxurious and joyful
album is a poetic exploration, a trip to the heart of fantasy. From hand-rendered interiors for the Ritz Paris hotel, to haute- couture shoots for Vogue and theatrical costume designs for Arielle Dombasle, all of the featured projects are original and extravagant exercises in style. Vincent Darré invites readers to discover his singular universe that has defined his inimitable style in which he succeeds in making frivolity an art in its own right. Several of Vincent’s friends and muses contributed to the book, including César award-winning actress and singer Isabelle Adjani and actress, screenwriter director and singer Valérie Lemercier.
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BORDEAUX 1855: A Guide to the Grands Crus Classés: Médoc & Sauternes Foreword by Stéphane Bern £22 Flammarion
This practical and comprehensive guide features 38 wine châteaux in the Grands Crus Classés classification, producing the finest red and white wines in Bordeaux. The classification, created in 1855 to award official recognition to the most exceptional wines of the Médoc and Sauternes, remains today the ultimate reference and a
universal standard in the wine world. Visiting each château in turn, the guide takes you into the heart of the renowned Bordeaux winegrowing region. Discover the world’s finest wines and their heritage from an original perspective: from marvelling at the architecture of magnificent châteaux to strolling through estates steeped in history, and exploring legendary wine cellars and traditional chartreuses, indulging in regional cuisine and visiting must-see museums. Includes historical background on the region, as well as key addresses, maps and much more.
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