The Little Theater of Vincent Darre

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This handsome volume is a scrapbook bursting with creativity that presents twenty recent projects, inspiring encounters, and ephemeral decors created by designer Vincent Darre. Quirky and richly illustrated with original drawings and personal photographs, each page of this luxurious and joyful album is a poetic exploration, a trip to the heart of fantasy. From hand-rendered interiors for the Ritz Paris hotel, to haute couture shoots for Vogue and theatrical costume designs for Arielle Dombasle, all of the featured projects are original and extravagant exercises in style. Gifted with a wide appreciation for and knowledge of visual culture and a thoughtfully considered, erudite dandyism, Vincent Darre invites us to discover his singular universe that has defined his inimitable style in the world of decoration. With subtlety, he succeeds in making frivolity an art in its own right.

Vincent Darre, former fashion designer alongside Karl Lagerfeld at Fendi, is an interior designer inspired by baroque surrealism and driven by an exuberant energy. He breaks all the rules of interior and furniture design in his singular creations. Laurence Benaim is a fashion journalist and author; she wrote Fashion and Versailles, Paris: Capital of Guerlain, and Yves Saint Laurent. Isabelle Adjani, an actress and singer, has won five Cesar Awards. Amira Casar is an actress who starred in Call Me by Your Name. Arielle Dombasle is an American-born French singer, actress, director, and model. Eva Ionesco is an actress, film director, and screenwriter. Valerie Lemercier is an actress, screenwriter, director, and singer.

"[Now] the designer let his imagination run wild in a new tome, The Little Theater of Vincent Darre (Flammarion), which combines original drawings, photographs, and memorabilia, displayed scrapbook style, that gives an exuberant tour of 20 recent projects, from the art center Villa Noailles in Hyeres, France, to the Poltrona Frau shop on Rue du Bac.Theater stages, costumes, and party settings all become larger than life when viewed through Darre's eccentric lens. Adding context to the visual joie de vivre are insider stories on how each of the projects came to be, from the chance meetings to long-standing friendships that lead to collaborations with Cointreau, Vogue Paris, and the Biennale des Antiquaires, a celebrated French antiques fair." -GALERIE MAGAZINE "This handsome oversized volume is a lavishly whimsical scrapbook bursting with creativity that presents twenty recent projects, inspiring encounters, and ephemeral decor created by the French theatrical designer." -SOCIETY TEXAS "Peek inside the mind of Vincent Darre in this whimsical collection of the French designer's illustrations and photos, from fancy-free drawings for Vogue to the charming interior renderings of the Ritz Paris. (Holiday Book Pick)" -ELLE DECOR