in memory of a modern master, french interior designer, christian liaigre (1943-2020).
a designer of products and projects. furniture and furnishings. residential, hospitality, and yacht interiors.
he had ‘style without being stylish’.
-liaigre website
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penthouse | new york, ny | interior design by christian liaigre | architecture by john pawson
liaigre | written by christian liaigre and thomas luntz | pages 115, 100-101
photo credits (c) mark seelen
‘a maven of modern minimalism’,
-interior design magazine
who could be thought of as ‘our generation’s jean-michel frank’.
-brad ford, interior designer
-elle decor magazine
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residence of jean-michel frank | paris, france
jean-michel frank, adolphe chanaux | written by leopold diego sanchez | page 70
jean-michel frank (1895-1941) collaborated regularly with the giacometti brothers, alberto (1901-1966) and diego (1902-1985), whose sculptures and furnishings also inspired liaigre.
residence | het zoute, belgium | interior design by christian liaigre
christian liaigre | trepied side table | 53121
christian liaigre | st. germaine lounge chair | 13607
liaigre | written by christian liaigre and thomas luntz | pages 123-125
photo credits (c) mark seelen
alberto giacometti (1901-1966) | la place II | bronze | 1948 | museum berggruen | berlin, germany
photo credit fondation giacometti
the endless columns of constantin brancusi (1876-1957) were another artistic inspiration.
residence | galicia, spain | interior design by christian liaigre
christian liaigre | nagato side table | 60521
maison christian liaigre | written and photographed by herbert ypma | pages 30
photo credit herbert ypma
atelier brancusi | reconstructed by renzo piano | centre pompidou | paris, france
photo credit centre pompidou | 1997 (c) agap, paris
as well as, the minimalist art, architecture, and furniture of donald judd (1928-1994). like judd, liaigre reduced objects and space to their essential forms.
donald judd (1928-1994) | untitled | six units | douglas fir plywood | 1975 | judd foundation | new york, ny and marfa, tx
photo credit judd foundation
residence | mougins, france | interior design by christian liaigre
christian liaigre | marais console tables | 57023
christian liaigre | toja coffee table | no longer in production
liaigre | written by christian liaigre and thomas luntz | pages 276-277, 280-281, and 282
photo credits jean-philippe piter
liaigre was a minimalist and a modernist, yet a traditionalist.
which, may be why his work continually inspires me.