Forms et Vie: Revue Trimestrielle de Synthese des Arts #1 1951

Original vintage magazine Forms et Vie: Revue Trimestrielle de Synthese des Arts / Forms and Life: Quarterly Review of Synthese des Arts #1, 1951. The first issue of French avant-garde magazine about the combination and development of various art forms such as architecture, visual arts, design, engineering and biology. The cover features a design by Le Corbusier (1887-1965), a Swiss-French architect, designer, and writer, one of the pioneers of modern architecture. Includes articles and essays in French and English by Jean Gruner, Michel Ragon, Matilla Ghyka, Jean Lutz, illustrated with works by Fernand Leger (1881-1955), a French painter, sculptor, and filmmaker, Theo van Doesburg, Leo Breuer, William Gear, Robert Adams. Published by Editions Falaize, Paris, 42 pages. Good condition, minor tears, creasing, staining, pencil writing.