NONCONFORMIST

then as now: a nonconformist.
HERO EILEEN GRAY
photography of eileen gray © george c. beresford / hulton archive, 1914
she also opened the interior design store 'jean désert', where she could sell her lacquerware, chairs and carpets.
E-1027
photograpy of the house 'E-1027' © manuel bougot
eileen gray was around 43 when she met the 28-years-old architect jean badovici. as a self-taught architect, she designed a house for herself and her lover. it's name: E-1027- composed of the initials of the two. the side table E-1027 is part of the concept. nowadays one of the most copied designs of classical modernism.
completed in 1929, gray left her house 2 years later and never returned.
perhaps because of the separation from her lover badovici, who passed it off as his own design. he also owned the land at the time.
or because of le corbusier. first a guest in the house, then a neighbour, who - in the absence of gray - decorated the white walls with large murals.
he was so famous that some even attributed the E-1027 to him. not that he minded - he considered it the most modern and elegant house on the côte d'azur.
today it's clear that eileen gray is the architect of this masterpieces of modern architecture.
It has been reconstructed according to the original plans and is open to the public.
PLAYLIST
a calm and relaxed sound, which reflects an unadulterated view of the mediterranean sea.
enjoy.