Full Description
La Manufacture Cogolin, a weaver of hand-made rugs established in 1924 in a village near Saint-Tropez, is rich with a traditional craftsmanship particularly sought out by a clientele looking for authenticity and quality. Acquired by the visionary textile engineer Jean Lauer in 1928, La Manufacture Cogolin has grown remarkably from the 1930s onward, thanks to early collaborations with well-known designers such as Jules Leleu, Christian Bérard, Jean-Michel Frank, Sir David Hicks and artists such as Jean Cocteau.
This fully illustrated art book dives into what has made the Cogolin house special for a century. Mixing unpublished archives (letters, photographs, watercolours), lively texts suited to a wide audience, and testimonies from women working in the historical workshop, from contemporaries, and from illustrious customers.
Following a chronological approach, this book describes the manufacture's economic history, shedding light on its rebirth in the 21st century, while placing it in the history of the Decorative Arts of the 19th and 20th centuries, and describes the key elements of this recognised French craftsmanship.
Contents
I. A HERITAGE STORY IN THE HEART OF THE VAR
1. IN THE LAND OF THE MISTRAL
2. FROM THE SILKWORM TO THE LOOM
1. THE ATELIERS: A HERITAGE FROM ANOTHER ERA
2. THE SECRETS OF CONFECTION
3. THE ESSENCE OF WEAVING
4. THE ARTISANS OF LA MANUFACTURE COGOLIN
3. THE MUSIC OF WEAVING
4. BESPOKE DESIGN
5. THE FIRST SIGNED COLLECTIONS
6. THE TRANSATLANTIC ERA: THE VATICAN, GRAND TRIANON, AND THE WHITE HOUSE
7. A CULTURE OF FAMILY TIES
8. IN THE 2000S, SAFEGUARDING SAVOIR-FAIRE
II. BEHIND THE SCENES OF AN EXCEPTIONAL SAVOIR-FAIRE
III. WEAVING INTERIORS
1. INDIA MAHDAVI, JARDIN INTÉRIEUR COLLECTION, 2015
2. CHARLES ZANA, VARIAMEN COLLECTION, 2016
3. STÉPHANE PARMENTIER, NORD/SUD COLLECTION, 2018
4. ELLIOTT BARNES, PERSONNALITÉS COLLECTION, 2019
5. CLIENT PERSPECTIVES: JACQUES GRANGE, SANDRA BENHAMOU, PIERRE YOVANOVITCH, DANIEL ROMUALDEZ
IV. A MODERN ATELIER
1. JEAN-PIERRE TORTIL: NEW BEGINNINGS
2. SARAH HENRY: A NEW VISION
3. RECONNECTING WITH THE PAST
