La villa Cavrois : le défi du remeublement

The Villa Cavrois, conceived and built at Croix (Nord) by Robert Mallet-Stevens between 1929 and 1932 for the industrialist Paul Cavrois is an exceptional example of homogeneous design between architecture, decoration and furnishings. Abandoned by its last owner, emptied of its furniture and vandali...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Élisabeth Portet
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication 2016-07-01
Series:In Situ
Subjects:
Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/insitu/13339
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850164362266804224
author Élisabeth Portet
author_facet Élisabeth Portet
author_sort Élisabeth Portet
collection DOAJ
description The Villa Cavrois, conceived and built at Croix (Nord) by Robert Mallet-Stevens between 1929 and 1932 for the industrialist Paul Cavrois is an exceptional example of homogeneous design between architecture, decoration and furnishings. Abandoned by its last owner, emptied of its furniture and vandalized, the mansion was finally purchased by the State in 2001. A global project was undertaken in order to restore the villa to its historical condition, set at 1932, the year it was opened. Various projects for future uses of the building were discussed but in 2008, the Villa was finally entrusted to the Centre des Monuments Nationaux in view to opening the villa to the public. To recover the unity of the villa’s spatial organisation, documentary sources and an inventory of collections enabled the identification and location of surviving pieces of furniture that could be used to refurnish some of the rooms. Coherent ensembles of furniture have been purchased by the State since 2009. The history of this project and the choices made for the presentation of the newly established collections for the opening of the villa Cavrois (13 June 2015) are presented here to offer better understanding of the main steps necessary for their achievement.
format Article
id doaj-art-86206db2fca94c59bb930a5b914b97ff
institution OA Journals
issn 1630-7305
language fra
publishDate 2016-07-01
publisher Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication
record_format Article
series In Situ
spelling doaj-art-86206db2fca94c59bb930a5b914b97ff2025-08-20T02:22:01ZfraMinistère de la Culture et de la CommunicationIn Situ1630-73052016-07-012910.4000/insitu.13339La villa Cavrois : le défi du remeublementÉlisabeth PortetThe Villa Cavrois, conceived and built at Croix (Nord) by Robert Mallet-Stevens between 1929 and 1932 for the industrialist Paul Cavrois is an exceptional example of homogeneous design between architecture, decoration and furnishings. Abandoned by its last owner, emptied of its furniture and vandalized, the mansion was finally purchased by the State in 2001. A global project was undertaken in order to restore the villa to its historical condition, set at 1932, the year it was opened. Various projects for future uses of the building were discussed but in 2008, the Villa was finally entrusted to the Centre des Monuments Nationaux in view to opening the villa to the public. To recover the unity of the villa’s spatial organisation, documentary sources and an inventory of collections enabled the identification and location of surviving pieces of furniture that could be used to refurnish some of the rooms. Coherent ensembles of furniture have been purchased by the State since 2009. The history of this project and the choices made for the presentation of the newly established collections for the opening of the villa Cavrois (13 June 2015) are presented here to offer better understanding of the main steps necessary for their achievement.https://journals.openedition.org/insitu/13339architecturehistoric monumentsVilla CavroisMallet-Stevens1930sPierre Barbe
spellingShingle Élisabeth Portet
La villa Cavrois : le défi du remeublement
In Situ
architecture
historic monuments
Villa Cavrois
Mallet-Stevens
1930s
Pierre Barbe
title La villa Cavrois : le défi du remeublement
title_full La villa Cavrois : le défi du remeublement
title_fullStr La villa Cavrois : le défi du remeublement
title_full_unstemmed La villa Cavrois : le défi du remeublement
title_short La villa Cavrois : le défi du remeublement
title_sort la villa cavrois le defi du remeublement
topic architecture
historic monuments
Villa Cavrois
Mallet-Stevens
1930s
Pierre Barbe
url https://journals.openedition.org/insitu/13339
work_keys_str_mv AT elisabethportet lavillacavroisledefiduremeublement