Residence, Thérèse Bonney residence (1929)

Artist/Designer: Gabriel Guévrékian, Pierre Chareau

Project Location: Paris, France

Figure 1: Living Room, Thérèse Bonney residence, Gabriel Guévrékian, (Paris, France), 1929 ( Source | Accessed : September 28, 2018 | Photographer: Thérèse Bonney )

Figure 2: Shelf detail, Thérèse Bonney residence, Gabriel Guévrékian, (Paris, France), 1929 ( Source | Accessed : September 28, 2018 | Photographer: Thérèse Bonney )

Figure 3: Bookshelf, Thérèse Bonney residence, Gabriel Guévrékian, (Paris, France), 1929 ( Source | Accessed : September 28, 2018 | Photographer: Thérèse Bonney )

Figure 4: Living Room, Thérèse Bonney residence, Gabriel Guévrékian, (Paris, France), 1929 ( Source | Accessed : September 28, 2018 | Photographer: Thérèse Bonney )

Figure 5: Studio Interior, Thérèse Bonney residence, Gabriel Guévrékian, (Paris, France), 1929 ( Source | Accessed : September 28, 2018 | Photographer: Thérèse Bonney )

Style/Period(s):
Art Deco, Modern

Primary Material(s):
Glass, Metal, Textile

Function(s):
Residential Structure

Related Website(s):

Smithsonian Libraries | Accessed : September 28, 2018

Wikipedia Thérèse Bonney | Accessed : September 28, 2018

Cooper Hewitt | Accessed : September 28, 2018

Significant Date(s):
20th Century, 1929

Additional Information:
Project Description:
Thérèse Bonney (1894-1978) was an American photojournalist who both collected and took photographs and started an illustrated press service in 1924. Her photographs document the impact of modernism on European design, of the time. Her residence featured designs by Pierre Chareau and Gabriel Guévrékian and features modern furnishings such as a bookcase built around polished-metal radiator cover and flushed with wall, glass shelving, and a dark brown and beige rug from Myrbor.

Publications/Texts in Print:
Bonney, M. Thérèse. Europe's Children, 1939 to 1943. New York: Plantin Press, 1943.

Kolosek, Lisa Schlansker. The Invention of Chic : Thérèse Bonney and Paris Moderne. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2002.

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.

Building Location:
Paris, France

Significant Staff/Designers:
Designers- Pierre Chareau and Gabriel Guévrékian

Tags:
Thérèse Bonney, paris moderne, modernism, art deco, residence

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