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I like a surreal touch here and there, it keeps us on our toes, so the universe of Vincent Darré has always tickled my fancy. He recently gave his particular stamp to the smallest room in the 17th century hôtel particulier, L’Enclos des Bernardins where this year's AD magazine France interior decorating event took place. Darré was one of 15 other leading decorators and architects who worked within the theme of Metamorphosis.
The narrow room was no limitation for the designer's fancy. In fact, he chose its strange dimensions with its towering ceiling and broad windows for the surrealistic dream place of a "Little Prince," as the Darré christened the bedroom. In collaboration with the celebrated upholstery firm, Jean-Paul Phelippeau, no less than 6 prints from the collection Vincent Darré for Pierre Frey deck the walls and cover the the furnishings here. A trip to the 40s in the Frey archives assured Vincent Darré a meeting with kindred spirits of the era in the designers Monsieur Fontaine and Janine Janet, Irène Rohr....
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The design for the curtains in the picture comes from Irène Rohr's Le Soleil a moustaches, 1944.
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On the bed, Rêve d’analyste and covering the toys Songe zoologique - both are original designs by
Vincent Darré
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On the walls, Darré's Nuit d’architecte
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Le Zoo design by Janine Janet
Tassels and trim are from Declerq Passementiers.
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Au lasso design by M. Fontaine
Gesbi, I am not familiar with Darre, but that room is a dream.
ReplyDeleteWell said, Donna. There is that dizzy feeling of consciousness just on the brink of sleep in a lot of those lines.
Deletei'm late to this one, but what a treasure trove! each pattern better than the next. i've always wanted a room like (catherine de medici's?) the one at chenonceau with black walls and white markings like "nuit d'architecte". wonderfully surreal!
ReplyDeleteNever to late for a comment, that's what I say! I know just what you mean about Chenonceau...à suivre.
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