{"product_id":"henry-van-de-velde-designing-modernism-9780300226669","title":"Henry van de Velde: Designing Modernism","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe painter  designer  and architect Henry van de Velde (18631957) played a crucial role in expanding modernist aesthetics beyond Paris and beyond painting. Opposing growing nationalism around 1900  he sought to make painting the basis of an aesthetic that transcended boundaries between the arts and between nations through his work in Belgium  France  Germany  and the Netherlands.  Van de Veldes designs for homes  museums  and theaters received international recognition. The artist  often associated with the Art Nouveau and Jugendstil  developed a style of abstraction that he taught in his School of Applied Arts in Weimar  the immediate precursor of and model for the Bauhaus. As a leading member of the German Werkbund  he helped shaped the fields of modern architecture and design. This long-awaited book  the first major work on van de Velde in English  firmly positions him as one of the twentieth centurys most influential artists and an essential voice within the modern movement.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45960463122485,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300226667","price":71.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300226669.jpg?v=1788287965","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/henry-van-de-velde-designing-modernism-9780300226669","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}