{"id":24246,"date":"2020-11-10T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/inspirations\/?p=24246"},"modified":"2020-11-10T15:46:47","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T15:46:47","slug":"francois-catrouxs-rustic-province-home-is-a-dream-come-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/inspirations\/trends\/interior-designers\/francois-catrouxs-rustic-province-home-is-a-dream-come-true\/","title":{"rendered":"Fran\u00e7ois Catroux\u2019s Rustic Province Home Is A Dream Come True"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A tribute to Fran\u00e7ois Catroux and his amazing life work!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fran\u00e7ois Catroux<\/strong><\/span><\/em>\u00a0was by far one of the big names of\u00a0French Interior Design. Unfortunately, the worldwide designer passed away last Sunday, in Paris. Today, we\u2019re taking a look at his rustic Province home and exploring the incredible interior design<\/strong> that we knew him so dearly by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SEE ALSO: <\/strong>You Can\u2019t Miss The Instagram Live With Studiopepe & AD Italia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fran\u00e7ois Catroux<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u201cdid things that were truly modernistic before anybody else did,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0the Marquise de Ravenel told\u00a0Vanity Fai<\/em>r. The French interior decorator died in Paris, at the age of 83, but the mark he left on the design world will never the erased.\u00a0\u201cHe used materials like stainless steel, plastic, and bronze that were not fashionable then. He was very ahead of his time.\u201d<\/em>, Vanity Fair. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n \"fran\u00e7ois<\/a>\n\n\n\n

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The\u00a0interior designer<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0was known for displaying settings with the most amazing neutral and sophisticated tones, which you can easily find on his rustic Province home. He would be able to transform a standard room into a warm ad welcoming space that characterized his\u00a0unique signature style<\/em><\/strong>. His incredible ability to pull of design projects that would skip\u00a0modern and vintage elements<\/em><\/strong>, giving an authentic touch to all his creations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The designer would skip\u00a0modern and vintage elements<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0to add a more eclectic look to his ambiances, making them unique. As the self-taught designer told a newspaper reporter on a visit to New York City in 1970,\u00a0\u201cI am just resting and observing but of course careful observing is a kind of work.\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He always defended that escapes are essential, and with that in mind, he transformed a 16th-century stone house into a rustic design dream. With his wife, Betty Catroux, the former Yves Saint Laurent muse, he spent some of his most relaxing times there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n \"fran\u00e7ois<\/a>\n\n\n\n

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Catroux<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0designed the sofa and chairs, which are upholstered in a Bernard Thorp fabric, as well as the bookcase, which is flanked by artworks by Henri Matisse.\u00a0A few statement-making and monumental pieces pop, such as the polyhedron pendant in the living room, which the interior designer<\/a><\/strong> made out of oak, and a pair of exotic wood screens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The tripod side table and the pendant were also designed by Fran\u00e7ois, and the most interesting part is that he was always able to pull off an antique that would add value to his d\u00e9cors: the lion statue is from the 17th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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READ MORE:<\/strong> 5 Interior Design Studios You Must Follow In Barcelona<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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