Robert Mallet-Stevens
*24. 3. 1886 – Paris, France
†8. 2. 1945 – Paris, France
Biography
Robert Mallet-Stevens was a French functionalist architect. He was born in the Parisian house of Maison-Laffitte, which was designed by the classicist architect François Mansart in the mid-17th century. Both his father and grandfather collected art in Paris and Brussels. He received his education at the Paris École Spéciale d'Architecture, where he wrote the publication Guerande on the relationships between various artistic disciplines. In 1922, a publication of 32 projects by Mallet-Stevens was released under the title Une Cité Moderne. In 1924, he began publishing the magazine La Gazette Des 7 Arts and at the same time, together with the Italian film theorist Ricciotto Canudo, he founded the club Les Amis du 7e Art. In addition to public buildings, residential apartment buildings, private villas, and interiors, he also designed film sets. In 1929, the surrealist Man Ray filmed The Secret of the Cube Castle, which takes place in Mallet-Stevens' villa Noailles in Hyères (1923-27). In 1929, he established the craftsmen's association Union des Artistes Moderne, which included interior designers, sculptors, glassmakers, lighting specialists, and blacksmiths who participated in Mallet-Stevens' designs.
Robert Mallet-Stevens was a French functionalist architect. He was born in the Parisian house of Maison-Laffitte, which was designed by the classicist architect François Mansart in the mid-17th century. Both his father and grandfather collected art in Paris and Brussels. He received his education at the Paris École Spéciale d'Architecture, where he wrote the publication Guerande on the relationships between various artistic disciplines. In 1922, a publication of 32 projects by Mallet-Stevens was released under the title Une Cité Moderne. In 1924, he began publishing the magazine La Gazette Des 7 Arts and at the same time, together with the Italian film theorist Ricciotto Canudo, he founded the club Les Amis du 7e Art. In addition to public buildings, residential apartment buildings, private villas, and interiors, he also designed film sets. In 1929, the surrealist Man Ray filmed The Secret of the Cube Castle, which takes place in Mallet-Stevens' villa Noailles in Hyères (1923-27). In 1929, he established the craftsmen's association Union des Artistes Moderne, which included interior designers, sculptors, glassmakers, lighting specialists, and blacksmiths who participated in Mallet-Stevens' designs.
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