Residential, Living Room (20th Century)

Artist/Designer: Pierre Chareau

Project Location: France

Figure 1: Living room, Pierre Chareau, France, 20th Century ( Source | Accessed : September 28, 2018 | Photographer: Thérèse Bonney )

Figure 2: Living room, Pierre Chareau, France, 20th Century ( Source | Accessed : September 28, 2018 | Photographer: Thérèse Bonney )

Figure 3: Living room, Pierre Chareau, France, 20th Century ( Source | Accessed : September 28, 2018 | Photographer: Thérèse Bonney )

Figure 4: Living room, Pierre Chareau, France, 20th Century ( Source | Accessed : September 28, 2018 | Photographer: Thérèse Bonney )

Style/Period(s):
Art Deco, Modern

Primary Material(s):
Plaster, Wood, Textile

Function(s):
Residential Structure

Related Website(s):

Arch Daily | Accessed : September 28, 2018

The Jewish Museum | Accessed : September 28, 2018

New York Times | Accessed : September 28, 2018

Significant Date(s):
20th Century

Additional Information:
Project Description:
French architect and designer, Pierre Chareau (1883-1950), designed this living room in the early 20th century. A luminous column acts as the focal point in the center of the room against a backdrop of apricot and brown tones rail curtains. Another column also acts as a bookshelf.

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:
France

Supporting Staff/Designers:
Designer- Pierre Chareau

Tags:
Modernism, columns, lighting, Pierre Chareau, france, art deco, Thérèse Bonney

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