Paris Deco Off: A High-Design McDonald’s, Alessandra Branca for de Gournay, and More
The City of Light was alive with design last week as Paris Deco Off took over, bringing with it hordes of designers, editors, and all other manner of creative who descended upon the city to dozens of new collection launches, pop-ups, collaborations, and—of course—parties. Besides the nexus of the Maison & Objet fair, the city provided a blank canvas for creative activations of all types—some in locations more unexpected than others. Here are the standouts.
Paola Navone Redesigns...McDonald's
There's always that hot new high-design restaurant in Paris that everyone is talking about. This month, it's...McDonald's. No, that's not a translation error: Paola Navone lent her modern eye to the interiors of the fast-food joint's Austerlitz location, trading the traditional red-and-yellow (or in France, green-and-yellow) decor for a modern medley of black-and-white checked stools, a painterly floor, undulating white counters, and aqua-colored walls with pops of poppy. Well, bon appétit!
Wayne Pate and Atelier Vime Collaborate
Brooklyn artist Wayne Pate—who has previously lent his playful paintings to a collection for Studio Four—partnered with designer favorite Atelier Vime on a collection of lampshades featuring his work atop Vime's bases. For the collaboration launch, Vime's Anthony Watson and Benoit Rauzy (who started the studio along with Raphaëlle Hanley) opened the doors to their own Paris apartment, displaying Pate's shades alongside other pieces from the Provence-based atelier as well as framed works by Pate (in addition to Watson and Rauzy's antique furniture, art, and ceramics).
Ancien et Moderne Shows Hector Finch, Voutsa, and More
Beth Dempsey brought her beloved Ancien et Moderne pop-up back to Paris for its fourth iteration, taking over a street-level shop on Rue Guénégaud. This year, the salon-like space featured wallcoverings by Fromental, artful lighting by Hector Finch, and fabrics from George Venson's Voutsa, which also collaborated with Savoir on a topper for its new bed and debuted a new collection of swoon-worthy travel trunks, apt given this year's theme: Orient Express.
Alessandra Branca Unveils Embroidered Wallpaper for de Gournay
Just what could be more luxurious than hand-painted silk wallpaper by de Gournay? Well, perhaps the addition of some hand stitching, to boot. So thinks the designer Alessandra Branca, who took to Paris to debut her collaboration with the British brand: a selection of wallpaper created in hand-cut and appliqué wool, velvet, and silk. Who needs art when you have walls like this?
Farrow & Ball Brings its New Colors to Life with dellostudio
Using Farrow & Ball's 9 newest colors as a palette, Oscar Piccolo and Charlotte Taylor of London and Paris-based dellostudio created a playful pop-up for the British paint purveyors. Working with Farrow & Ball's creative head Charlotte Cosby, the duo outfitted Galerie Lelia Mordoch with an abstract manifestation of color featuring large-scale Memphis-inspired shapes and colorful pottery. "This installation is our vision of an interior that brings together the world of Farrow & Ball into one abstracted space," say Piccolo and Taylor. "Not pertaining to any particular location, but, to the notion of the company itself and the vast amount of variant interiors, homes and objects the paint lives through."
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