Gloria Cesar Xavier A Verstraeten Mesas de Buenos Aires Argentine Table Settings

Description: Hardcover. 4to. Ediciones Lariviere, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 1995. 191 pgs. Illustrated throughout. Text in Spanish. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. This book discloses all the secrets of the ancient rite revived every time a table is set. In Buenos Aires, every mealtime offers a wide range of options, masterfully displayed by Xavier A. Verstraeten`s photographs and Gloria Cesar`s creativity. We are introduced to the private world of artists, businessmen, architects, decorators and other personalities of the social and cultural life of this big city. Apart from featuring such protagonists, Mesas de Buenos Aires recreates the refined cosmopolitan spirit that prevails over the passing of time. Xavier Verstraeten: In 1982 graduated with honors from the Brooks Institute of Photography in USA. From his beginnings he demonstrated his creativity collaborating with distinguished photographers from New York and London. Back in Buenos Aires he worked for the most important magazines and advertising agencies in Argentina. He is an expert in the use of natural light and in the application of the latest technologies in digital image. He is the photographer of the books Estancias Argentinas (Argentinean Ranches) and Mesas de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Tables) by Ediciones Lariviere. In 1994 he founds his publishing house specialized in the realization of visual character books. Among his published titles we can mention: Ponchos de la Tierra del Plata (Ponchos from the Land of Silver), Golf courses & Links de Argentina (Golf Courses & Links from Argentina), Buenos Aires Art Nouveau, and Buenos Aires, Arquitectura y Patrimonio (Buenos Aires, Architecture and Heritage), this last declared of Cultural Interest by the Legislature of the City of Buenos Aires and awarded by the Argentinean Chamber of Publications as Best Book of the Two year Period in the categories: General and Art and Architecture. Gloria Cesar is a renowned decorator and set designer, three times awarded the First Prize at: El arte de la decoracion de la mesa (The Art of Table Decoration) exhibitions. She participated in several Casa FOA events, where she also received awards for her creativity. She has produced material and articles for diverse publications. Gloria Cesar Xavier A Verstraeten Mesas de Buenos Aires Argentine Table Settings Description Up For Sale Today is Mesas de Buenos Aires by Gloria Cesar & Xavier A Verstraeten Hardcover. 4to. Ediciones Lariviere, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 1995. 191 pgs. Illustrated throughout. Text in Spanish. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. This book discloses all the secrets of the ancient rite revived every time a table is set. In Buenos Aires, every mealtime offers a wide range of options, masterfully displayed by Xavier A. Verstraeten`s photographs and Gloria Cesar`s creativity. We are introduced to the private world of artists, businessmen, architects, decorators and other personalities of the social and cultural life of this big city. Apart from featuring such protagonists, Mesas de Buenos Aires recreates the refined cosmopolitan spirit that prevails over the passing of time. Xavier Verstraeten: In 1982 graduated with honors from the Brooks Institute of Photography in USA. From his beginnings he demonstrated his creativity collaborating with distinguished photographers from New York and London. Back in Buenos Aires he worked for the most important magazines and advertising agencies in Argentina. He is an expert in the use of natural light and in the application of the latest technologies in digital image. He is the photographer of the books Estancias Argentinas (Argentinean Ranches) and Mesas de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Tables) by Ediciones Lariviere. In 1994 he founds his publishing house specialized in the realization of visual character books. Among his published titles we can mention: Ponchos de la Tierra del Plata (Ponchos from the Land of Silver), Golf courses & Links de Argentina (Golf Courses & Links from Argentina), Buenos Aires Art Nouveau, and Buenos Aires, Arquitectura y Patrimonio (Buenos Aires, Architecture and Heritage), this last declared of Cultural Interest by the Legislature of the City of Buenos Aires and awarded by the Argentinean Chamber of Publications as Best Book of the Two year Period in the categories: General and Art and Architecture. Gloria Cesar is a renowned decorator and set designer, three times awarded the First Prize at: El arte de la decoracion de la mesa (The Art of Table Decoration) exhibitions. She participated in several Casa FOA events, where she also received awards for her creativity. She has produced material and articles for diverse publications. OUR MISSION STATEMENT: Our goal is to provide the best books for the lowest prices. 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