Mien Ruys
The Mother of Modernist Gardens
$109.81
- Hardcover
144 pages
- Release Date
19 November 2023
Summary
The first full-length publication in English on influential modernist landscape designer Mien Ruys, this book offers rich insight into her character and the timeless lessons which can still be learnt from her work.
From 1923 until 1980, Mien Ruys created over 3,000 gardens and landscapes. While most of these are in her native Netherlands, the influence of her designs and approaches spread far wider: many of us will have a little bit of Mien in our gardens, be it a railway sleeper, a d…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781848225640 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1848225644 |
| Author: | Julia Crawford |
| Publisher: | Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 19 November 2023 |
| Weight: | 760g |
| Dimensions: | 250mm x 190mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
‘Crawford’s book is a magnificent fanfare for this under-trumpeted master, and it is a joy to see such beautiful photography by Deyan Minchev responding so intelligently to the text. Crawford’s contributions are interspersed with commentary from a range of horticultural, familial, and academic voices, reflecting the breadth of Ruys’s influence and appeal. Though Ruys’s life and work cannot be disassociated from the context of twentieth-century modernism, we can still learn so much from her, and this book is a brilliant place to begin.’ – Frederick Hervey-Bathurst, The New Criterion
About The Author
Julia Crawford
Julia Crawford has a BA (Hons) in Interior Design and has been a designer for over 20 years, working in the Netherlands and the UK, first as an interior designer and then moving into garden design. She first gained a Masters in Sustainable Architecture from the University of East London before completing a Diploma in Garden Design at the KLC School of Design.
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