Apartment, Rue de Lota, Paris, France (1920) *

Artist/Designer: Eileen Gray

Project Location: Paris, France

Figure 1: "The Rue de Lota Apartment." Source: Design Museum. Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : September 24, 2014 )

Figure 2: "Serpent chair in the Rue de Lota apartment" (1933). Source: ARTStor. Digital Image. ( Source | Photographer: University of California, San Diego )

Figure 3: "Eileen Gray's E-1027 House" (2009). Source: Nuevo Estilo [Blog]. Digital Image. ( Source | Photographer: NA. )

Figure 4: "Snake Armchair by Eileen Gray (1879-1976)" (2011). Source: Chair Blog [Blog] Wordpress. Digital Image. ( Source | Photographer: NA. )

Figure 5: "BRICK SCREEN, UNO DE SUS HITS". (2009). Source: Nuevo Estilo [Blog]. Digital Image. ( Source | Photographer: NA. )

Figure 6: "Living Room in E1027, Cap Martin." Source: ARAM Eileen Grey Studio (1926-1929). Digital Image. ( Source | Photographer: Eileen Gray Studio )

Figure 7: "E1027 Adjustable Table." Source: ARAM Eileen Grey Studio (1927). Digital Image.

Currently on display at MOMA since 1997. ( Source | Photographer: Eileen Gray Studio )

Figure 8: "Pirogue Chaise Longue" (1919-1920). Source: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Digital Image ( Source | Photographer: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts )

Figure 9: "Pirogue Transat ArmChair" (1927). Source: ARTStor. Digital Image. ( Source | Photographer: University of California, San Diego )

Style/Period(s):
Art Deco, Modern

Primary Material(s):
Glass, Fabric, Textile, Wood, Steel

Function(s):
Residential Structure

Related Website(s):

Eileen Gray Official Web | Accessed : November 11, 2018

Eileen Gray - General Information | Accessed : November 11, 2018

Eileen gray - Moma Catalogue | Accessed : November 11, 2018

The Eileen Gray Movie: E1027, Insidious Chauvinism, and "The Price of Desire" | Accessed : November 11, 2018

Eileen Gray: The Private Painter | Accessed : November 11, 2018

Images from the Much-Anticipated Restoration of Eileen Gray's E-1027 | Accessed : November 11, 2018

Significant Date(s):
20th Century, 1920

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:

Adam, Peter. Eileen Gray, Architect/designer : A Biography. New York: H.N. Abrams, 1987.
Constant, Caroline. Eileen Gray. London: Phaidon, 2000.
Gray, Eileen. Everywoman's Guide to College. Millbrae, Calif.: Les Femmes, 1975.
Sotheby's, Sotheby's London, Sotheby's Holdings, Sotheby's New York, and Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co. An Important Collection of 20th Century Furniture. New York, NY: Sotheby's, 1989.

Building Address:

HOUSE E-1027 : E-1027 Sentier Massolin, 06190 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
RUE DE LOTA : Rue de Lota75016 Paris, France

Significant Dates: First established Firm/Gallery (1922)

Supporting Staff/ Designers: NA.

Tags: Furniture Design, French Architect, Lacquer Products, Wood Fabrication, Steel Fabrication

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