Design Parade – villa Noailles

We are very proud to announce that the Villa Noailles is opening this year a permanent exhibition for the first time! “Charles and Marie-Laure de Noailles, une vie de mécènes” is the long-awaited opportunity to pay tribute to the Villa’s first inhabitants. Pieces of furnitures, photographies, art pieces and many other documents that have never been gathered since Marie-Laure and Charles left the Villa will contribute to this project.

The exhibit will be displayed throughout the initial parts of the building, in Charles and Marie-Laure’s bedrooms, living rooms, dining rooms… Recounting the great life of the couple, it will focus on their unique relationship and support of avant-garde artists during the interwar period.  You will be able to discover the life of these fascinating patrons of the art.

Leave your binoculars at home and come and spy on Charles and Marie-Laure right in their house !

Three years after winning the Grand prix at the villa Noailles, Sebastien Cordoléani is back in Hyères for a new exhibition. He will show the work he developed in Mexico entitled “Matières à penser” .

This two year project explores a topic which Sebastian cherishes: the use of locally sourced materials and craftmanships. In Mexico, he indeed discovered remarkable crafts and choose to focus on the Jipi technique used to make the renowned Panama straw hats.

Don’t forget yours to come and visit us in Hyères in the sunshine ! Sebastian’s work will be exhibited at the Tour des Templiers.

We are glad to announce  that Design Parade will open once again this year at Villa Noailles, Hyeres.

We hope to see many of you at the Villa Noailles on the 2^nd of July for the opening day of this great event  and also during the three days of  festival (on the 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th of July).

These three days are mainly composed by the young designers competition, different exhibitions and of course meetings with the designers and jury members. It will also be a unique opportunity to exchange in a festive atmosphere. Don’t hesitate to come to discover Mallet Stevens’ architecture,  have a walk in the Villa’s gardens and naturally  take part in the Design Parade festival!