In 1927, Mallet-Stevens completed a summer residence in Hyères for art patrons Charles and Marie-Laure de Noailles. The villa inspired the surrealist artist Man Ray’s 1929 film Les Mystères du Château de Dé and is today run as an arts center. Nestled in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, in an area known as the Village d’Auteuil near the city’s western edge, rue Mallet-Stevens feels resolutely un-Parisian. Far from the French capital’s traditional Haussmannian style, the modernist cul-de-sac, named after its architect, Robert Mallet-Stevens, once had critic Jean Gallotti ponder whether he may have been visiting another country. “The other day, in this lovely area of Auteuil, I thought I was transported to Morocco, in the new capital, where the chalk cubes This story is from Kinfolk Issue Thirty-Nine Buy Now Related Stories Design Interiors Issue 51 Axel Vervoordt Inside the world of Axel Vervoordt. Interiors Issue 50 Cult Rooms A modernist with the Midas touch. Interiors Issue 47 Home Tour: Vill’Alcina For nearly 50 years, architect Sergio Fernandez has found political purpose and refuge at his vacation home. Design Interiors Issue 30 Maison de Verre A cubist tableau. A light show. A maverick of modernism. Hugo Macdonald explores a Parisian masterpiece. Interiors Issue 29 Archive: Valentine Schlegel Sarah Moroz charts the story of a single-minded woman whose contribution to French design is only now being appreciated. Design Interiors Issue 28 Case Design In Mumbai, a team of international architects have found a way of alchemizing the city’s chaotic spirit into crisp designs.
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