Robert Mathieu: Rational Lighting

An exquisite catalogue raisonné on the notoriously collectible lamps of France's premier midcentury lighting designer

Robert Mathieu (1921-2002) was one of the greatest designers of French lighting, though he remains little known to the general public today--largely because of the sheer rarity of his pieces, which are highly sought after by collectors. Unlike most lighting designers, Mathieu not only designed but also produced his lighting works in his Parisian studio, in a very limited quan...