{"id":63717,"date":"2020-11-10T12:43:03","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T12:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/?p=63717"},"modified":"2020-11-10T12:43:03","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T12:43:03","slug":"farewell-francois-catroux-legend-french-decoration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/farewell-francois-catroux-legend-french-decoration\/","title":{"rendered":"Farewell Fran\u00e7ois Catroux: A Legend of French Decoration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Farewell<\/a><\/p>\n

A legend of French decoration<\/strong><\/em>, Fran\u00e7ois Catroux passed away this weekend. Mischievous eyes, hieratic profile, silvery mane, the character emanated an undeniable charm. With a rare courtesy punctuated by a touch of distance, Fran\u00e7ois Catroux<\/strong><\/em> seemed to float, as in weightlessness. With his timeless elegance, the man had reigned over French Haute decoration<\/strong><\/em> since the 1960s. Covet House\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>brings you some of the best moments of the french designer.<\/p>\n

\"Farewell<\/a><\/p>\n

The name of Fran\u00e7ois Catroux made the front pages of decoration newspapers from the 1960s to 2000s, but also in social gazettes. Fran\u00e7ois Catroux was eternally linked with his wife Betty<\/strong>, the androgynous model with blonde hair, the friend and muse of Yves Saint Laurent<\/strong>, whom she had met in 1967 (the YSL Museum in Paris is currently devoting an exhibition, which has just been extended).<\/p>\n

\"Farewell<\/a><\/p>\n

Grandson of General Catroux, this colorfast Parisian grew up in Algeria<\/strong>. When he started out as a New York-based journalist, H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Lazareff commissioned him to report on apartments for Elle magazine<\/strong>. He then made a primordial encounter in the person of the architect Philip Johnson<\/strong> (1906-2005). This disciple of Mies van der Rohe<\/strong> makes him discover the infinite games between volumes and light which will become a constant in his approach.<\/p>\n

\"Farewell<\/a><\/p>\n

Another major influence for Fran\u00e7ois Catroux, the decorator Charles S\u00e9vigny<\/strong>, who associates with a lot of spirits the contemporary furniture<\/strong> of Knoll<\/strong> with well-chosen antiques. It was through the creation of his own apartment on the Quai de B\u00e9thune<\/strong> in 1967 where modernism<\/strong>, comfort<\/strong> and tradition<\/strong> define a new form of elegance that Fran\u00e7ois Catroux immediately imposed himself.<\/p>\n

\"Farewell<\/a><\/p>\n

In 1968, its minimal futuristic arrangement of the salons of the seamstress Mila Sch\u00f6n<\/strong> in Milan<\/strong> made the cover of L\u2019\u0152il<\/strong>, a highly influential art magazine at the time. Fran\u00e7ois Catroux is definitely launched, success will never leave him. He creates for a handpicked clientele. Rothschild, Van Zuylen, dos Santos<\/strong>\u2026 long is the list of beautiful people to order apartments<\/strong>, villas<\/strong>, yachts<\/strong> or jets<\/strong> from him. His wife\u2019s unwavering friendship for Yves Saint Laurent, of whom she will be the muse, further reinforces the aura of glamour inherent in this devastatingly beautiful couple.<\/p>\n

\"Farewell<\/a><\/p>\n

Since 2000, his natural inspiration for the contemporary<\/strong> and even the avant-garde<\/strong> has taken over and opened up the work of a new generation of clients, sometimes even the children of his first sponsors. With a keen eye, experience and curiosity always present, he worked until the end of his life on exceptional sites, driven by his passion for timeless chic interiors<\/strong>. Strong and graphic objects, highly structured spaces, fluid arrangements, soft tones<\/strong>\u00a0and silky textures<\/strong> had become his hallmark, the mark of his style, the very essence of his art. Its Parisian interior with sinuous lines \u2013 mixing pieces by Ron Arad<\/strong> with sofas by Vladimir Kagan<\/strong> and Jean Roy\u00e8re<\/strong> \u2013 is the perfect illustration of this.<\/p>\n

\"Farewell<\/a><\/p>\n

In addition to his wife\u2014who once called him \u201can immensely talented man with a heart of gold\u201d<\/em>\u2014Catroux is survived by their daughters, Flammarion editor Maxime Catroux<\/strong> and Christian Dior executive Daphn\u00e9 Catroux<\/strong> (Countess Charles-Antoine Morand), and two grandchildren.<\/p>\n

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Enhance 2020\u2019s Fall Through These Interior Design Trends<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Introducing 7 Rising Stars Taking The Interior Design World by Storm<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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