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maison champs-elysées paris by martin margiela
'la maison champs-elysées' by maison martin margiela
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french fashion designer martin margiela and toulouse-based architect danièle darmon.
we have previewed 'la maison champs-elysée' this past june when it opened to the public and
in our most recent trip to paris, we stayed at the hotel. here are a few images of the rooms and suites
ideated by margiela. hope you like it. we enjoyed the simple but sophisticated experience.
the hotel is situated in the ideal location between l'avenue montaigne and the grand palais.
the building on rue jean goujon was once owned by duchess rivoli and turned into a hotel in the 1990s.
the re-imagining took the original detailing reminiscent of the napoleon III era and modernized it
using subtle ironies -- a signature of martin margiela.
translate the fashion designer's work into new spacial concepts. two dimensional surfaces appear to be
architectural details through the use of black-and-white wallpaper. a graphic of parquet flooring was
added to a custom runner to give it the illusion of wood parquet, but the feel of carpet.
lights on the wall illuminate the hint of artworks, but often there is no real frame or photograph.
humorous and unusual, the rooms take you into another world which blurs the lines of reality and fiction.
detail of parrot sculpture and carpet with faux architectural detail
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view into lobby area, the 'salon blanc'
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hidden entrance into restaurant behind false perspectives
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restaurant 'la table du huit'
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night view with illuminated panels
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view into garden while sitting on floating chairs, a signature of martin margiela
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view of chairs without draping
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hallway finished with silver leafing with a view into the restaurant
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hallway
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wallpaper of architectural details and carpet runner with parquet graphic
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the black suite in its entirety is a cabinet de curiosités.
black suite
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antique cabinet with collection of art work and personal items received by martin margiela
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bedroom in black suite - black linen, walls, telephone... (note of editor: very hard to photograph)
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boutique room, a huge collection of books is available for the guests
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spines of magazines used as wall covering in the toilet
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white suite
wrapping everything entirely in white cotton makes all the objects loose their individual characteristics, showing their formal essences
is combining them into one whole unit.
porter showing a white suite
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all items dressed in white fabric
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black and white photographs covered with white cloth, guests decide which to undercover. for all other artwork the viewer must go lift the vail in order to see image below
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fragments of wainscotting, different easy chairs are turned into single sitting units through all-enwrapping white canapés houssés (right).
oversized mirror over bed reflects entire room, surrounded by lamps which are similar to those of dressing rooms in theaters and for catwalks (left).
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room with built in sunken bed
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stair detail
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terrace garden
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view of facade
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original details of the historical building. only the meeting rooms and stairways are kept in its entirety, because protected as national heritage. the black doors connect the rooms designed by martin margiela.
the contrast of the 'historic' and the 'new' is very stimulating.
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es buenisimo!
when do the dust sheets come off
disturbing
maison champs-elysees by martin margiela
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