Lavender fields, hilltop villages and spectacular rocky fjords, rosé wine and bouillabaisse, Cézanne and Van Gogh, cutting edge rap and hip-hop music, Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources, pétanque, scuba diving and Olympique de Marseille: Provence is a vibrant mix of romantic tradition and surprising, fast-changing modernity. This is an insider's guide to the best of it, from a professional journalist living there.
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Le Corbusier meets Sid Vicious in Marseille
One apartment at Le Corbusier's pioneering apartment block, the Radiant City in Marseille, is preserved almost perfectly in its original
1952 condition. And, for a month in the summer, the owner - the actor Patrick Blauwart - opens the flat to
the public after having put his own furniture in storage and invited a
designer to redecorate it in his or her own individual style. In 2013 the guest designer is Konstantin Grcic from Germany, who has
decked out the apartment in neo-punk style, with posters of Sid Vicious
and so on. But you'll have to hurry to see it... Click here to read more
Labels:
Arts and Culture,
Marseille
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment