Robert Mallet-Stevens
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Robert Mallet-Stevens was a French architect and designer. Along with Le Corbusier
he is widely regarded as the most influential figure in French architecture
in the period between the two World War
s.
Mallet-Stevens was born in Paris
in a house called Maison-Laffitte (designed by Francois Mansart
in the 17th century). His father and his grandfather were art collectors in Paris and Brussels
. He received his formal training at the École Speciale d'Architecture in Paris, during which he wrote Guerande about relationships between the different forms of art. In 1924 he published a magazine called La Gazette Des 7 Arts and at the same time with the help of Ricciotto Canudo
founded the Club des amis du 7ème art. A Paris street in the 16th arrondissement, Rue Mallet-Stevens, was built by him in the 1920s and has on it six houses designed by him.
In addition to designing shops, factories, a fire station in Paris, apartment buildings, private homes, and interiors, he was one of the first architects to show an interest in cinema. He designed film sets and his design for Marcel L'Herbier
's silent film L'Inhumaine
(1924) is considered a masterpiece.
Surrealist photographer and filmmaker Man Ray
made a film inspired by his design for the buildings named "Villa Noailles
" entitled The Mysteries of the Château de Dé (Les Mystères du Château de Dé).
During his career he assembled a team of artisans and craftspeople who worked with him: interior designers, sculptors, master glaziers, lighting specialists, and ironsmiths.
Mallet-Stevens ordered that his archives be destroyed upon his death. His wishes were honored and his memory fell into obscurity. A French exhibit of his drawings, models, and actual works at the Centre Pompidou in 2005 sparked public interest in his contributions.
Le Corbusier
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier , was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, urbanist, writer and painter, famous for being one of the pioneers of what now is called modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland and became a French citizen in 1930...
he is widely regarded as the most influential figure in French architecture
French architecture
The history of French architecture runs in parallel with its neighbouring countries in Europe, with France being home to both some of the earliest pioneers in many architectural styles, and also containing some of the finest architectural creations of the continent.-Roman:The architecture of...
in the period between the two World War
World war
A world war is a war affecting the majority of the world's most powerful and populous nations. World wars span multiple countries on multiple continents, with battles fought in multiple theaters....
s.
Mallet-Stevens was born in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in a house called Maison-Laffitte (designed by Francois Mansart
François Mansart
François Mansart was a French architect credited with introducing classicism into Baroque architecture of France...
in the 17th century). His father and his grandfather were art collectors in Paris and Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
. He received his formal training at the École Speciale d'Architecture in Paris, during which he wrote Guerande about relationships between the different forms of art. In 1924 he published a magazine called La Gazette Des 7 Arts and at the same time with the help of Ricciotto Canudo
Ricciotto Canudo
Ricciotto Canudo was an early Italian film theoretician who lived primarily in France. He saw cinema as "plastic art in motion". He gave cinema the label "the Seventh Art", which is still current in French....
founded the Club des amis du 7ème art. A Paris street in the 16th arrondissement, Rue Mallet-Stevens, was built by him in the 1920s and has on it six houses designed by him.
In addition to designing shops, factories, a fire station in Paris, apartment buildings, private homes, and interiors, he was one of the first architects to show an interest in cinema. He designed film sets and his design for Marcel L'Herbier
Marcel L'Herbier
Marcel L'Herbier, Légion d'honneur, was a French film-maker, who achieved prominence as an avant-garde theorist and imaginative practitioner with a series of silent films in the 1920s. His career as a director continued until the 1950s and he made more than 40 feature films in total...
's silent film L'Inhumaine
L'Inhumaine
L'Inhumaine is a 1924 French drama-science fiction film directed by Marcel L'Herbier. It was notable for its experimental techniques and for the collaboration of many leading practitioners in the decorative arts, architecture and music...
(1924) is considered a masterpiece.
Surrealist photographer and filmmaker Man Ray
Man Ray
Man Ray , born Emmanuel Radnitzky, was an American artist who spent most of his career in Paris, France. Perhaps best described simply as a modernist, he was a significant contributor to both the Dada and Surrealist movements, although his ties to each were informal...
made a film inspired by his design for the buildings named "Villa Noailles
Villa Noailles
Villa Noailles is an early modernist house, built by architect Robert Mallet-Stevens for art patrons Charles and Marie-Laure de Noailles, between 1923 and 1927. It is located in the hills above Hyères, in the Var, southeastern France.- History :...
" entitled The Mysteries of the Château de Dé (Les Mystères du Château de Dé).
During his career he assembled a team of artisans and craftspeople who worked with him: interior designers, sculptors, master glaziers, lighting specialists, and ironsmiths.
Mallet-Stevens ordered that his archives be destroyed upon his death. His wishes were honored and his memory fell into obscurity. A French exhibit of his drawings, models, and actual works at the Centre Pompidou in 2005 sparked public interest in his contributions.
Buildings and projects
- Villa Paul PoiretVilla Paul PoiretVilla Paul Poiret in Mézy-sur-Seine, Yvelines, France, is an early 1920s Cubism-inspired, and later Art Deco, private house originally designed by architect Robert Mallet-Stevens....
(1924–1925), in Mézy-sur-SeineMézy-sur-SeineMézy-sur-Seine is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-References:*... - Villa NoaillesVilla NoaillesVilla Noailles is an early modernist house, built by architect Robert Mallet-Stevens for art patrons Charles and Marie-Laure de Noailles, between 1923 and 1927. It is located in the hills above Hyères, in the Var, southeastern France.- History :...
(1923–1928), in HyèresHyèresHyères , Provençal Occitan: Ieras in classical norm or Iero in Mistralian norm) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.... - Villa CavroisVilla CavroisVilla Cavrois in Croix is a large mansion built in 1932, for Paul Cavrois, an industrialist from Roubaix - he was working in the textile industry - by Parisian architect Robert Mallet-Stevens.-A modern concept:...
(1929–1932), in CroixCroix, NordCroix is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It is located northeast of the city of Lille about from the centre.The headquarters of Auchan, a hypermarket chain, are located in Croix.-Heraldry:-External links:* *... - Rue Mallet-Stevens (1927), Paris:
- Villa Allatini, Rue Mallet-Stevens 5
- Villa de Daniel Dreyfuss, Rue Mallet-Stevens 7
- Villa Reifenberg, Rue Mallet-Stevens 8
- Villa des Frères Martel, Rue Mallet-Stevens 10
- Villa Mallet-Stevens, Rue Mallet-Stevens 12
- Garage Alfa Romeo, Rue Marbeuf, Paris
- House of Louis BarilletLouis BarilletLouis Barillet was a French artist, known for his work in stained glass. Among those with whom he collaborated was Jacques Le Chevallier. His windows may be seen in the church of Notre-Dame-des-Missions-du-cygne d'Enghien.-References:...
, Square Vergennes 15, Paris - Caserne des Pompiers (firestation, 1935), rue Mesnil 8, Paris
External links
- Jean-François Pinchon, Rob Mallet-Stevens: Architecture, Furniture, Interior Design, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press, March 1991
- Rob Mallet-Stevens - The MIT Press at mitpress.mit.edu
- Robert Mallet-Stevens' official website
- Studio International:Robert Mallet-Stevens