Collection Paris
“The world of today was born yesterday (…)”, Dominic Bradbury.
The Paris collection draws its inspiration from several decades that shaped the history of French design and decorative arts and continue to inspire contemporary creation. It evokes 1920s Paris, a period of extraordinary artistic effervescence where architecture, decorative arts, fashion, and avant-garde movements intersected. The geometric aesthetic of Art Deco, revealed to the world at the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, celebrated the balance between modernity, craftsmanship, and refinement. It is this aesthetic that we sought to capture in the La Reine de Montparnasse, a tribute to the muse of artists: Kiki de Montparnasse.
The collection also finds its inspiration in the work of a Parisian textile workshop from the 1940s. The Paris 1947 is in fact a re-edition of wallpaper from an original gouache from 1947. Its sinuous shapes are reminiscent of the dancing line of a Matisse or the drawings of Cocteau.
Also featured is the Modulo , released in the fall of 2020. This pencil and ruler drawing incorporates elements of 1950s design and architecture, notably referencing the Modulor developed by Le Corbusier, a unit of measurement adapted to the human scale, used in particular for the construction of the Cité Radieuse in Marseille. The Modulo wallpaper offers its own standard, and its five color options are designed with a very contemporary feel.
The concept of module, construction and the link with mathematics are explored again with the Escher Dream, a tribute to MC Escher and his obsession with infinite repetitions and impossible constructions, using geometric patterns giving the illusion of a third dimension to play with the viewer's perception.
From the graphic elegance of the Roaring Twenties to the inventiveness of the 1940s and 1950s, the Paris collection celebrates a creative heritage where each era inspires the next. Between legacy and reinterpretation, it gives rise to timeless motifs.
