Eileen Gray’s Extraordinary Exhibition at Centre Pompidou
The Eileen Gray exhibit opened in Paris at the Centre Pompidou on February 20th and is due to close on May 20th. If you are unable to make it, don’t worry, I basically have (almost) the entire exhibit here to show you. This is by far one of the most comprehensive show on the iconic Irish designer who lived in Paris for most of her life, and consequently was adopted by the French people. At the age of 76, with the help of local architect, Eileen Gray (1878 – 1976) embarked upon her last architectural project: the restoration and extension of a country house which she owned since 1939. In the heart of a vineyard, not far from the Chapelle Saite-Anne and just south of Saint Tropez, Lou Perou would be her last summer refuge.
Private Collection
Les Arts Decoratifs, musee des Arts decoratifs, Paris
Private Collection
Gouache on cardboard, Private Collection
Sycomore, chrome-plated metal, Joe et Marie Donnelly
Mixed technique lacquer, wood one side, lacquered on the other side with a squared pattern
Galerie Doria, Paris
Written by Sarah Boutinon-Tharse for High End Weekly™