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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Modern Icon Pierre Chareau
Pierre Chareau, Maison de Verre interior, 1928–32, Paris. Image © Mark Lyon. From the 2016 Organizational Grant to The Jewish Museum for "Pierre Chareau: Modern Architecture and Design."
Known for his collaboration on the legendary Maison de Verre, French architect, and interior designer Pierre Chareau is a celebrated artist cited by Richard Rogers, Jean Nouvel, and more as a major influence on their work.
Completed in 1932, Maison de Verre—or “House of Glass”—has become a prime example of modern architecture, despite the fact that not many people have actually seen the hidden treasure, located on Paris’ Left Bank.
Although his work is currently viewed in high regard, Chareau had a tumultuous career, with large variances between his successes and his failures.
Drawing from a Cultured Magazine spotlight article on the designer, we have compiled a list of facts about Chareau’s life and career that showcase the rollercoaster of his success.
Continue reading for the 10 things you didn’t know about Pierre Chareau.
1. Chareau failed his entrance exams at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
2. Because he failed these exams, Chareau took a job at a Paris-based British furniture manufacturer as an apprentice, and eventually became head designer.
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3. In the mid-1920s, Chareau opened two shops in Paris, one that sold cushions and hand-throws, and the other that sold furniture and lighting.
4. Years before being commissioned to build the Maison de Verre for Dr. Jean Dalsace, Chareau designed a study and bedroom for him.
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5. Collaborating with modernist architect Robert Mallet-Stevens, Chareau created furniture for three French films by director Marcel L’Herbier.
6. Chareau also dabbled in theater, designing stage sets for Edmond Fleg’s production of Merchant of Paris at the Comédie Française in 1929.
7. Together with his wife, Dollie, Chareau hosted salons for the celebrated artists, writers, and musicians of his time.
8. Once completed, Chareau’s Maison de Verre hosted events attended by Max Ernst, Joan Miró, Louis Aragon, Paul Éluard André Breton, and more.
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9. After migrating to New York from Paris, Chareau designed the Motherwell House in 1946. Bad press for the project led to a decline in work for the designer, so he made money by giving cooking lessons to wealthy Americans and by selling art from his personal collection.
10. In the 1950s, Chareau sought out a show at MoMA, but was rejected by the museum’s director of architecture, Philip Johnson.
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An exhibit on Chareau will be on display at the Jewish Museum in New York through March 26, 2017.
Find out more about Chareau in the full Cultured Magazine profile, here.
News via: Cultured Magazine.
Ruth / Urbain Architectencollectief
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- Architects: Urbain Architectencollectief
- Location: Bruges, Belgium
- Architects In Charge: David Niville, David Claus, Dieter Delbaere
- Area: 360.0 m2
- Project Year: 2015
- Photographs: Filip Dujardin
- Structural Engineer: Sileghem & Partners
- Contractor: Babo nv
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From the architect. Because of its position on the corner of the Sint-Jakobstraat and the Ezelstraat in the centre of Bruges, this historical building with a former wedding shop and related sewing workshop, did not have any significant garden or outdoor space, and therefore suffered from a lack of daylight.
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The owner wanted to combine a new duplex shop at street level, a duplex flat and three student rooms with a communal kitchen.
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The plot was stoned, giving place to a much larger and pleasant courtyard. A new glazed staircase was introduced to organise the circulation towards the different components of the program. The staircase was made up of prefabricated white concrete slabs, inserted in a white steel structure and finished with a glazed curtain wall.
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The execution was well prepared because of the complexity of the site and the busy but small road. The steel structure was developped as a series of stacked prefabricated steel cages, which could be easily transported, lifted and assembled on site.
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The design aims for a high degree of durability, which is a chalenge in the historical UNESCO centre of Bruges. To preserve the original facade the insulation was placed on the inside, combined with the use of additional windows in line with the insulation.
A few simple operations provide an attractive shopping space.
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Starting from the structural logics, a double heigt space is introduced in the shopat the front, providing attractive relations between the different shopping surfaces.
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Filippo Bombace Architect Creates an Apartment in Blue in Porto Santo Stefano, Italy
Fra Cielo e Mare is a private residence renovated by Filippo Bombace Architect. It is located in Porto Santo Stefano, Italy. Fra Cielo e Mare by Filippo Bombace Architect: “Suspended between sky and sea …’ it is the definition used by the Clients to descrive the beauty of the new house in Monte Argentario (Tuscany). It is exactly this affirmation to define the layout of a beautiful adventure of project..
Schmidt Hammer Lassen to Design New Shanghai Library
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With nearly 25 million inhabitants the Chinese city of Shanghai is currently the most populous city in the world and, in addition, has a central library system that dates back to the mid 19th Century. A new city library, designed by Danish practice Schmidt Hammer Lassen and won following a two-stage international competition, will provide 110,000 square meters of space in the Pudong District and adjacent to Century Park – the largest green space in the city.
Sketch. Image © Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
According to the practice, the project has been conceived as a “singular monolithic object floating above the tree canopy within the park.” The main volume of the library floats above two pavilions that will house a 1200-seat performance venue, exhibition and events space, and a dedicated children’s library that “will all open up towards a series of landscaped courtyards and gardens.”
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In 1995, Shanghai Library merged with the Shanghai Institute of Scientific and Technological Information resulting in an advanced and comprehensive public library – the first in China that combines public library services with Scientific and Technological research functions.
Site Plan. Image © Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
“The library itself is organised around a grand central atrium in the form of three staggered reading rooms that open up and connect to various parts of the library and various contextual parts of the city from Century Park to the east, a new library park to the south and the city to the north and west.” It is “carved and twisted to reflect the surrounding park and sky, and continuously clad in a facade of clear, insulated and fritted glass.”
The library is expected to be completed by 2020.
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Progetti Turns an Old Carpentry into a Contemporary Loft in Turin, Italy
Casa Okumé is a private residence renovated by Progetti. It is located in Turin, Italy and was completed in 2013. Casa Okume by Progetti: “In a courtyard in the centre of Turin, an old carpentry has been transformed into a modern loft. The ground floor houses the living area, the kitchen and a wooden “box” that contains the main bathroom. In the kitchen area, the facade of the box integrates..
Kunst in Weidingen / AXT Architekten
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- Architects: AXT Architekten
- Location: Weidingen, Wiltz, Luxembourg
- Architects In Charge: Anja Axt Dipl.-Ing., Dirk Axt M.Eng. Dipl-Ing.
- Area: 8450.0 m2
- Project Year: 2016
- Photographs: Chibi Moku
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The Stiftung zur Förderung zeitgenössischer Kunst in Weidingen (Foundation for the Promotion of Contemporary Art in Weidingen) was founded in 2012 by gallery owners Max-Ulrich Hetzler and Samia Saouma. The Foundation’s aim is to promote contemporary art and culture, especially through annual summer exhibitions in Weidingen. Artists are invited to live and work on the premises.
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In this film & photos, we explore the design of Kunst in Weidingen with Anja Axt of Axt Architekten. We explore it’s rationalistic style, intended use, and thought process behind it’s design. The 3 structures created by Axt Architekten all have similar yet different features that make them special in their relationship.
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New to Kunst in Weidingen is the Bibliothek Günther Förg. This building is dedicated to this artist and holds a collection from one of Förg’s libraries as well as a few of his most prolific pieces.
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After spending a week on location for this film, we can honestly say it is one of the most stand out projects we have come across. Come take a musical journey through Kunst in Weidingen with Anja Axt and feel the energy of this harmonious place.
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