Daniella On Design
  • Blog
  • About
  • Design Education
  • Store

Francois Catroux (1936-2020)

11/12/2020

0 Comments

 
Picture
Picture
 When I think about the glamour, chic, and elegance of the French interior, the first name that comes to mind is that of interior designer François Catroux (1936-2020), who died this week at 83. It is not because he designed homes, yachts, and palaces for royals and society -- Marie-Héléne, Guy de Rothschild, Barry Diller, and David Geffen -- and not because he famously married Yves Saint Laurent's muse Betty, but Catroux has had a magnificent style that very few possessed, and his ability to create interiors which are modern and timeless at the same time, was his key commodity.  

While Catroux never studied interior design or architecture, he knew interiors like few did. In fact, he started his career as a writer who specializes in writing articles about interiors. Like his friend Saint Laurent, he was born in French Algeria in 1936. The two grew up together, went to school together, and crafted spectacular and influential careers in Paris, that were synonymous with success. Catroux's first project, a minimalist showroom in the Milanese palazzo of couturier Mila Schon, landed him the cover of magazine L’Oeil, starting a long legacy.

He knew design, antiques, and history and mastered composing the three into magnificent spaces, personal, clean, crisp. Under his hands, antiques received new interpretation and looked as fresh as the contemporary. Despite the fact that Catroux worked all over the world, and lead a jet-set lifestyle, he was never a household name; David Netto's volume Francois Catroux, published by Rizzoli in 2016 is the single document which deeply explores his career and puts his work in context/ It demonstrates that throughout his life, his interiors were always surprising. Lets remember Francois Catroux. Images via Vanify Fair. 

Picture
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Picture

    ABOUT

    Picture
    Picture

    MY VIDEOS

    Video Series

    Collecting Design

    Conversations


    CONTACT

    daniella.ohad.nyc@gmail.com

    CATEGORIES


    NEWSLETTER


    ARCHIVES

    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016


    View Our Shop For Limited Edition Items
    SHOP

    RSS Feed

Picture
Home  |  About  |  Contact | Shop
Daniella On Design 2014-2019. All Rights Reserved.