Robert Mallet-Stevens

Robert Mallet-Stevens is a Architecte and designer French born with Paris the March 24th 1886, died in Paris the February 8th 1945.

Graduate of the special School of architecture (Paris) in 1910.

Initially creative of pieces of furniture and film sets during a score of years, he was manufacturer only rather tardily and almost exclusively for private customers, his single public order having been the realization of a fire station in Paris.

He was one of the founders in 1929 of the Union of the modern Artists (UAM) which gathered in particular Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé and which had as a spearhead, industrialization, the modernism and the access to the greatest number of Article What in an effective way will not take place.

During the occupation, it took refuge with its family in the south-west of France with Warp end-in Agenais (Lot-et-Garonne) to protect his wife who was Jewish.

Not having been recognized for its work after its death, the majority of its achievements were left with the abandonment (let us quote for example the Cavrois villa). Since a score of years, one tries to rehabilitate these residences.

Works

  • 1924-25 Villa Paul Poiret with the Mézy-on-Seine (Yvelines)

  • 1923-28 Villa Noailles with Hyères, which shelters today a Center of art and architecture
  • 1926-34 Private mansions bordering the Rue Mallet-Stevens, of which in particular the Private mansion of Jan and Joel Martel, 10 rue Mallet-Stevens, Paris XVIe
  • 1929-32 Villa Cavrois with Croix (Northern) where currently in the course of work of restoration
  • 1931-32 Maison and workshop of the glass Master Barillet are, 15 square de Vergennes, Paris XVe
  • 1936 Fire station, 8 rue Mesnil, Paris XVIe

External bonds

  1. Robert Mallet-Stevens on ARCHIGUIDE
  2. Resources on Robert Mallet-Stevens
  3. Mallet-Stevens Exposure to the Center Pompidou
  4. site of the association of safeguard of the villa cavrois

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