Category Archives: Directoire Style

Directoire-Deco: Henri Garelli

Posted June 3, 2015. Filed in 1920's-1930's Style, Art Deco, Classical Moderne, Directoire Style, Neoclassical, Salon Style

I want to share with you my favorite project of French-Italian architect and interior designer Henri Garelli that synthesizes three key architectural and decorative styles favored by the designer: 18th-century elegance, Neoclassicism, and 1930’s-style glamour. The World of Interiors published the Paris apartment of his client, a former confrére of President Mitterrand, in 2006 – […]

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Château Fourcas-Hosten: A Return to Glory

Posted April 16, 2015. Filed in Chateaux, Coorengel & Calvagrac, Directoire Style, French Country Houses, Louis XVI-Style

Château Fourcas-Hosten is a dream of a wine estate with a fairy-tale ending. Located in the Listrac appellation in the Médoc region of Bordeaux, it was conceived by Jean-Baptiste Hosten, a lawyer, in the 18th-century, its 116 acres planted with grapevines for as far as the eye could see. It was eventually ceded to the […]

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A Lasting Impression

Posted March 9, 2015. Filed in Cool Classicism, Directoire Style, Frédéric Méchiche, French Style

If not for a photo of the somewhat humble and rustic facade of this charming house in a Swiss village one might assume from the photos below that the rooms contained within belong to a château in the French countryside. An admitted nature-phobe, Frédéric Méchiche has no interest in bringing the natural splendor of the outdoors […]

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