Group exhibition
23/03/2017 - 10/06/2017
To celebrate the arrival of spring, Galerie Loft is pleased to invite you to its new exhibition: "Invitation to Metal", showcasing a unique selection of artist-designed furniture.
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Gleaming furniture, Polished by the years, Will ornament our bedroom; The rarest flowers Mingling their fragrance With the faint scent of amber, The ornate ceilings, The limpid mirrors, The oriental splendor, All would whisper there Secretly to the soul In its soft, native language. There is all order and beauty, Luxury, peace, and pleasure.
Invitation to the Voyage
Charles Baudelaire
To celebrate the arrival of spring, Galerie Loft is pleased to invite you to its new exhibition: "Invitation to Metal", showcasing a unique selection of artist-designed furniture.
Throughout its history, this atypical gallery in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés has consistently supported the work of emerging artists across disciplines: painting, photography, sculpture, and furniture design. By collaborating with artists on art editions, Galerie Loft has, for over 30 years, enabled both established and emerging artists to showcase their talents as designers. It is this collection of contemporary furniture, carefully curated by Jean-François Roudillon, that we invite you to discover today. The exhibition brings together in one space renowned artists such as Philippe Hiquily and Francesco Marino Di Teana, whose works have a lasting mark on art history; acclaimed artist-designers such as the timeless Daniel Hourdé and Guillaume Piéchaud, whose signatures endure over time; the celebrated artist-illustrator Philippe Druillet with his fantastical universe; as well as talented young designers: Stefan Pichlmüller, Olivier Moravik, Different&Different and La Case d'Art, whose works reflect a renewal combining boldness and precision of line. The opening reception for the exhibition "Contemporary Design: Invitation to Metal" will take place simultaneously across both gallery spaces at 3bis and 4 rue des Beaux-Arts, in the presence of the designers, on Thursday, March 23, at 6 pm.Opening reception: Thursday, March 23, 2017
Exhibition from March 23 - May 27, 2017
GALERIE LOFT • 3 BIS & 4, RUE DES BEAUX-ARTS • 75006 PARIS
Living in Paris.Born in 1947 in Boulogne Billancourt (France), Daniel Hourdé studied at the School of Fine Arts in Grenoble during three years before attending the School of Fine Arts in Paris until 1972. Daniel Hourdé’s work is based on the mastery of bronze that combines the classic modeling techniques with the codes of 1970's pop figuration, associated in incongruous contexts.
Guillaume Piéchaud is a French sculptor and designer. Born in 1968, he graduated from the École Boulle (an historical reference amid art and design schools in Europe) in 1988, where he attended engraving techniques of precious metal. He has worked with famous jewelry designers for eight years, creating collections in collaboration with the most important craftsmen and luxury brands.
Born in 1973 in Salzburg (Austria) After graduating in Design from the University of Arts in Vienna, Austria, Stefan Pichlmüller worked in Paris for 10 years as a Designer and Interior Architect for Luxury brands like Giorgio Armani and Dior. Now he has lived and worked in London since 2016.
Before his Master degree in Plastic Arts and Photograph at Paris VIII under the direction of Dominique Baqué, Olivier Moravik studied the Advertising Marketing. He started his career as professional photographer, but at the same time he never give up his interest in contemporary art and the furniture, especially the Scandinavian design and the Bauhaus.
