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Emile Jacques Ruhlmann, art deco designer.

From: The Magazine Antiques  |  Date: 7/1/2004  |  Author: Goss, Jared

Though the French art deco designer Emile Jacques Ruhlmann (1) (Fig. 2) is today best known for his luxurious, costly, and frequently extravagant furniture, he was in fact, a full-fledged interior designer--an ensemblier who was both able and willing to provide all aspects of a decor from the architectural framework to the upholstery textiles. (2) Indeed, to fully understand his furniture it must be considered within the context of completed interiors in which every element played a ...

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