Villa E.1027 by Eileen Gray
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
1929

“The dining room table is made of cork to eliminate the noise of dishes and silverware. The steel tubing that supports it is shaped in such a way that one can stretch or move one’s legs without discomfort. At the end of the table a leaf and two supports covered in leather provide a place to set down the serving tray. A lamp which can be raised or lowered illuminates the table. The table is light so it can easily be moved onto the terrace, as here. The floor of the terrace is treated like an extension of the interior, with a rug on it.⁠

For Eileen, a piece of furniture had to be practical and comfortable; it was never the mere carrier of an idea or an aesthetic. At the same time her furniture was never purely functional. She always added a touch of humour or irony to her design. Eileen designed a number of important pieces of furniture using metal tubing. Many of her chrome designs preceded those of Le Corbusier (who showed his first chrome furniture in 1928)."⁠
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Furniture by Eileen Gray as part of her villa E.1027 - 1929, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, southern France. ⁠

Scanned from Adam, Peter. "Eileen Gray, Architect/Designer", 1987.
Text from pages 207 and 210.⁠

Name: Eileen Gray
Location: Roquebrune, France
Type: Places
 
Posted: November 2020
Categories: women, crafts, localism