This!! Thank you ever so much for these words--and I loved reading about your last first date!
"a reminder of how spellbinding life can be when we stay connected to each other. And even more so when we’re connected to artistic movements. Le Corbusier even said, “the purpose of construction is to make things hold together; of architecture, to move us.”
I went there as a history of art and design undergraduate… I couldn’t believe I was in one of his buildings … so special so exciting- it was both egalitarian and elitist in some strange way … elements that would be replicated across the globe in prefabricated buildings yet a Villa designed for rich Parisian clients … the height of modernist chic … love your writings
"The height of modernist chic"—completely!! How wonderful to have been able to visit while you were in school studying art and design. I can only imagine the impact it must have had on you!
Thank you for taking the time to read and comment. It means the world to me!
It was an amazing educational trip - we stayed in Montmarte as students … visited the Musee d’Orsay, the Louvre, the grand arch at La Defense … the social housing projects on the Paris outskirts … so much to see and to understand … so much history
Thank you! Oh, you are so right about the exhibition! I hadn't known France in person yet and would have loved to be here sooner, and to see that exhibition sooner too!
We haven't talked about le Quartier Mallet-Stevens yet! I know of Robert Mallet-Stevens, but had no idea this block in Paris existed. It's wonderful!! Another excuse to head north. :)
It’s worth a visit but especially if you can visit one of the houses. Several are monuments historiques and have to be open for a certain number of weeks a year. My husband’s great-uncle and his brother, the sculptors Jean and Joël Martel, lived and had their studio there and we were so lucky to be able to visit it (obviously under new ownership) a few years back. It was just a stroke of luck.
This!! Thank you ever so much for these words--and I loved reading about your last first date!
"a reminder of how spellbinding life can be when we stay connected to each other. And even more so when we’re connected to artistic movements. Le Corbusier even said, “the purpose of construction is to make things hold together; of architecture, to move us.”
Thank you always for your support!!!
I went there as a history of art and design undergraduate… I couldn’t believe I was in one of his buildings … so special so exciting- it was both egalitarian and elitist in some strange way … elements that would be replicated across the globe in prefabricated buildings yet a Villa designed for rich Parisian clients … the height of modernist chic … love your writings
"The height of modernist chic"—completely!! How wonderful to have been able to visit while you were in school studying art and design. I can only imagine the impact it must have had on you!
Thank you for taking the time to read and comment. It means the world to me!
It was an amazing educational trip - we stayed in Montmarte as students … visited the Musee d’Orsay, the Louvre, the grand arch at La Defense … the social housing projects on the Paris outskirts … so much to see and to understand … so much history
Yes, soooo much beauty and interest to soak up! Montmartre is the perfect area to stay in too!
Incredible! How sweet are your two shadows in that photo. What an amazing first date 💛
Thank you!! An architecture date sealed the deal for me instantly.
This looks super interesting to visit. You would have loved this exhibition at the Musée Soulages a few years back: https://musee-soulages-rodez.fr/expositions/expositions-passees/exposition-le-corbusier-latelier-de-la-recherche-patiente-un-metier/
On another, but related, note, were you the one I told about the Quartier Mallet-Stevens in Paris? I can't remember who I talked to about it.
Thank you! Oh, you are so right about the exhibition! I hadn't known France in person yet and would have loved to be here sooner, and to see that exhibition sooner too!
We haven't talked about le Quartier Mallet-Stevens yet! I know of Robert Mallet-Stevens, but had no idea this block in Paris existed. It's wonderful!! Another excuse to head north. :)
It’s worth a visit but especially if you can visit one of the houses. Several are monuments historiques and have to be open for a certain number of weeks a year. My husband’s great-uncle and his brother, the sculptors Jean and Joël Martel, lived and had their studio there and we were so lucky to be able to visit it (obviously under new ownership) a few years back. It was just a stroke of luck.
https://www.offi.fr/tendances/a-travers-paris/visite-hotel-martel-rue-mallet-stevens-16.html