Residence, Annie and Dr. Jean Dalsace residence (1925)

Artist/Designer: Pierre Chareau

Project Location: Paris, France

Figure 1: Alcove, Pierre Chareau, Paris, France, 1925. ( Source | Accessed : October 13, 2018 | Photographer: Thérèse Bonney )

Figure 2: Alcove, Pierre Chareau, Paris, France, 1925. ( Source | Accessed : October 13, 2018 | Photographer: Thérèse Bonney )

Figure 3: Fireplace in living room, Pierre Chareau, Paris, France, 1925. ( Source | Accessed : October 13, 2018 | Photographer: Thérèse Bonney )

Figure 4: Fireplace in living room, Pierre Chareau, Paris, France, 1925. ( Source | Accessed : October 13, 2018 | Photographer: Thérèse Bonney )

Figure 5: Bedroom, Pierre Chareau, Paris, France, 1925. ( Source | Accessed : October 13, 2018 | Photographer: Thérèse Bonney )

Style/Period(s):
Art Deco, Modern

Primary Material(s):
Textile, Fabric, Stone, Brick

Function(s):
Residential Structure

Related Website(s):

Smithsonian Libraries | Accessed : October 13, 2018

The Jewish Museum | Accessed : October 13, 2018

Arch Daily | Accessed : October 13, 2018

Significant Date(s):
20th Century, 1920-1929, 1925

Additional Information:
Project Description:
Pierre Chareau (1883-1950) designed the domicile of Annie and Dr. Jean Dalsace. This house makes heavy use of textiles including fabric covered walls, fur pillows and velvet upholstery on divans and in alcoves. Wallpaper is used throughout in a fruit and rivon motif. A red-brick fireplace can be found in the living room with a wrought-iron grate. In the bedroom, is a white marble fireplace with wrought-iron andirons. It is surrounded by gray large-pattern wallpaper and a leopard rug on the floor.

Publications/Texts in Print:
Meyer, Esther Da Costa, Bauchet, Bernard , Writer of Supplementary Textual Content, Chareau, Pierre, and Jewish Museum , Host Institution. Pierre Chareau : Modern Architecture and Design. 2016.

Vellay, Marc., and Frampton, Kenneth. Pierre Chareau : Architect and Crafstman, 1883-1950. New York: Rizzoli, 1985.

Vellay, Dominique., and Halard, François. La Maison De Verre : Pierre Chareau's Modernist Masterwork. London: Thames & Hudson, 2007.

Building Location:
Paris, Location

Supporting Staff/Designers:
N/A

Tags:
paris, france, art deco, modernism, modernity, residence, Thérèse Bonney

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