The Faades of Paris: Windows Doors and Balconies

About this book

Lively watercolors and ink drawings of refined facades draw a compelling portrait of Paris where each building is accompanied by its delightful ornamental details. This elegant book invites readers to lift up their eyes while strolling throughout Pariss streets and boulevards to pause discover and appreciate the facades of its buildings and the delicate artworks that are their windows doors and balconies. Innumerable motifs ornament the architecture of the French capitaleach a minor masterpiece of fine design and ironwork artistry. Exquisite never-before-published watercolors and ink drawings by French illustrator Dominique Mathez bring each buildings beautiful exterior to life. Away from the over-celebrated monuments and landmarks the citys true subtle charm emerges distilled in a striking invitation to take a new look and rediscover its architecture through the ages. Complete with an informative text by one of todays most renowned design experts Olivier Gabet this sophisticated volume is the ideal gift for Francophiles and Paris lovers everywhere.