Orientalist collection
Orientalism, romantic, imbued with a dream elsewhere, corresponds to a Western vision of an exotic, mysterious and luxurious world.
Abundant, nomadic floors, Odes in the Far East through Japanism and Chinesery, the orientalist collection offers us the opportunity to revisit a theme dear to the decorative arts.
From the 16th century, we find the traces of Chinese wallpapers, intended to decorate paravents and screens or to be assembled to be fixed to the wall. These first papers arrived transported by the boats of India companies and brought a new breath, tinged with elsewhere.
Influenced by the gifts of the Siam Embassy to King Louis 14, the fabrics made in particular by the Lyonnais from the 17th draw a clever mixture of exotic flowers, fantastic birds and geometric patterns but are above all used for the wardrobe. They strengthen the taste for exoticism.
It was in the 18th century that the patterns of oriental inspiration flourished on the walls, most often in the form of panoramic landscapes. A real ornamental repertoire nourished in particular by the drawings of Lyonnais Jean Pillement or those of François Boucher. Engraved and diffused, they serve, in the form of sheets, inspiration to all trades: wallpaper, textiles, furnishings, porcelain ...
Orientalism takes all its magnitude in the 19th century through painting, music, literature, photography and of course the decorative arts.
Today, we invite you to share our vision of this imagination, according to our inspirations and interpretations: Japanese hatching, coquettes chinoiseries, scholarly scrolls and stylized patterns.
