Retail, Dressmaking Salon (1925)

Artist/Designer: Madame Lipska

Project Location: Paris, France

Figure 1: Dressmaking Salon, Madame Lipska, Paris, France, 1925. ( Source | Accessed : October 5, 2018 | Photographer: Therese Bonney )

Figure 2: Dressmaking Salon, Madame Lipska, Paris, France, 1925. ( Source | Accessed : October 5, 2018 | Photographer: Therese Bonney )

Figure 3: Dressmaking Salon, Madame Lipska, Paris, France, 1925. ( Source | Accessed : October 5, 2018 | Photographer: Therese Bonney )

Figure 4: Dressmaking Salon, Madame Lipska, Paris, France, 1925. ( Source | Accessed : October 5, 2018 | Photographer: Therese Bonney )

Figure 5: Dressmaking Salon, Madame Lipska, Paris, France, 1925. ( Source | Accessed : October 5, 2018 | Photographer: Therese Bonney )

Figure 6: Dressmaking Salon, Madame Lipska, Paris, France, 1925. ( Source | Accessed : October 5, 2018 | Photographer: Therese Bonney )

Style/Period(s):
Art Deco, Modern

Primary Material(s):
Metal, Wood

Function(s):
Retail Store

Related Website(s):

Smithsonian Libraries | Accessed : October 5, 2018

Victoria & Albert Museum | Accessed : October 5, 2018

Artnet | Accessed : October 5, 2018

Significant Date(s):
20th Century, 1925

Additional Information:
Project Description:
This Paris Dressmaking Salon, designed by Madame Lipska (1882-1989), features many modern materials such as aluminum and glass. A variety of woods can also be found in the space: maple, tulipwood, and natural caroline. Highlights of the salon include an aluminum screen, a maple table with a deep sea-blue green glass top, a burnished copper screen and chest, and a rock crystal desk lamp on a wooden base. The walls are natural tulipwood streaked in pale pink.

Publications/Texts in Print:
Abercrombie, Stanley. "The Invention of Chic: Therese Bonney and Paris Moderne." Interior Design 73, no. 12 (2002): 103.

Woolman Chase, Edna. "Features: A Twentieth Century Apartment." Vogue 74, no. 3 (1929): 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 94.

Special Cable to The New York Times. "PARIS SALON ADMITS DRESSMAKING AS AN ART." New York Times (1923-Current File) (New York, N.Y.), 1926.

Building Location:
Boulevard des Champs-Élysées
Paris, France

Tags:
Therese Bonney, art deco, modern, paris, france, madame lipska, dressmaking salon

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