JOSEPH-ANDRÉ MOTTE / LAMPADAIRE J14 Design there emerged a number of

there emerged a number of design studios that went by names like Archizoom

this book examines the different trends that have driven the architectural research specific to this exceptional territory

he made the Royalton and the Paramount the first classics of a new hotel industry

From stunning photography and illustration to snappy essays and sharp observations

Holiday turns its gaze closer to home

JOSEPH-ANDRÉ MOTTE / LAMPADAIRE J14 Design there emerged a number ofJoseph Andr Motte was born in 1925 in the Hautes Alpes, but it was in Paris at the School of Applied Arts to Industry that he studied under the direction of Louis Sognot and Ren Gabriel, two of the great masters of French modernity. He graduated top of his class in 1948 and in 1952 joined the workshop of Marcel Gascoin, the third great French modern master. It was there that he met Pierre Guariche and Michel Mortier, with whom he developed a