For PAD London 2015, Galerie Pascal Cuisinier is offering a contemporary perspective on a 1955 French apartment.

After the Second World War, emergency procedures were put in place in France to quickly rehouse a large part of the population, thereby calling on the expertise of Jean Prouvé, Marcel Gascoin and René Gabriel.

In parallel with this, the latter formed the new generation of interior designers at the prestigious École Nationale des Arts Décoratifs. Having graduated in the early 1950s, the best of them created new types of apartments, representative of a modern lifestyle in keeping with the legendary years of the “glorious thirties”.

They redesigned the space, light, and the function of the apartment, it was a source of new lifestyles. They invented modern furniture that was simple and elegant, exceptional lighting and seating, which, thanks to new technical procedures, was to revolutionise the aesthetics and comfort of all seating in the second half of the 20th century.

This is the apartment that will be presented by Galerie Pascal Cuisinier at PAD London 2015, but in its contemporary version, as collectors reinterpret it today.

Pascal Cuisinier has selected from his collection an assortment of pieces representative of the work of the innovative French designers from the early 1950s

This extremely chic setting is arranged on a light wood background, in varnished elm, in a muted colour range, scarcely highlighted with a few touches of lacquered metal in black or touches of white on the lamps.

Galerie Pascal Cuisinier champions the first generation of French designers

Galerie Pascal Cuisinier specializes in the generation of the first French designers. They include P. Guariche, J.A. Motte, M. Mortier, G. Dangles and Ch. Defrance, A. Philippon and J. Lecoq, J. Abraham and D. Rol, A. Monpoix, A. Richard, R.J. Caillette, and P. Paulin.

Since 2006, it has championed their creations designed between 1950 and 1961 as well as those of the best French designers and producers of lamps of the period (P. Disderot, R. Mathieu, J. Biny).

Mostly born between 1925 and 1930, these first designers mainly followed similar studies at the Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs or the Ecole des Arts Appliqués à l’Industrie. They shared the same views concerning choices of form and function in their production furniture. Their creations are characterised by their functionality, their technical innovation and the elegance of their design.

Located in the rue de Seine, at the heart of the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district, the gallery contributes to the discovery of the avant-garde spirit of these young designers and their importance in the history of French decorative arts.

Its founder, Pascal Cuisinier, devotes very special care to identifying the best creations of this period, selecting them and presenting them to the public, in Paris at his own exhibition space or at the major international exhibition locations such as Design Miami, Design Miami/Basel or PAD London.