Eileen Gray’s renovated E-1027 villa reopens in Côte d’Azur villa renovation design
Eileen Gray’s iconic residence, E-1027, completes extensive renovation and throws open its doors in France’s Côte d’Azurby Eileen Gray, has just reopened its doors following extensive restoration works. The two-storey house, which was completed in 1929, is a testimony to the vision, flair and expertise of the Irish furniture designer and architect.
The villa is further defined by a sense of personal attachment and artistic conflict. The most symbolic is its name, E-1027 . ‘E’ stands for ‘Eileen’, followed by ‘10’ for ‘J’ , then ‘2’ for ‘B’ and finally ‘7’ for the ‘G’ in ‘Gray’. Jean Badovici was a Romanian architect, Gray’s then-partner and the owner of the villa. According to Gray, he collaborated with her on the site’s general plan.came and stayed there on Badovici’s invitation and started to paint some of its walls.
In 2004, a coalition of cultural organizations in the region launched a painstaking renovation of the house’s structure, which was made of reinforced concrete, hollow brick and rubble stone.
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