"Palace of the proletariat": Jean Paul Gaultier opens the doors of his sumptuous Parisian studio
The public will have the rare opportunity to visit one of Paris' most extraordinary private buildings over the next three days when Jean Paul Gaultier opens the doors to his illustrious fashion house.
< p class="dcr-18sg7f2">The seven-story establishment at 325 rue Saint Martin, which houses the designer's studio, is hosting an "immersive" exhibition as part of this year's Paris Photo fair .Shots created by student photographers from the Ecole Supérieure d'Art et de Design de Lausanne (ECAL) - interpreting Gaultier's Scandal perfume in a mixture of art and advertising - have been transformed into monumental fabric prints and huge floor pillows for the event, titled Under Your Smell.
The exhibit will also preview of the elegant Belle Epoque building which is the headquarters of Gaultier's fashion house and on which he imprinted his style unique.
325 rue Saint Martin was first known as the Palais du Prolétariat after it was commissioned in 1912 by a 200,000 member society called the Future of the Proletariat (ADP) and has since been a ribbon factory, boxing gym and nightclub called Le Palace. data-spacefinder-role="richLink" data-spacefinder-type="model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement" class="dcr-1mfia18"/>
The building, in a neighborhood old-fashioned in the northern Marais, a stone's throw from the prostitutes of Saint Denis, is imposing with its three high arched windows and decorative ironwork, topped with fierce carved faces intended to drive away evil spirits.
Gaultier acquired it in 2004, two years after it served as headquarters for socialist Lionel Jospin's disastrous presidential campaign (he was knocked out in the second round by Jean-Marie Le Pen, causing a political storm ).
The designer asked his interior designers to do it in black, gray and white. Beyond the platinum entrance hall, at the top of the monumental staircase that leads to the first floor with its rococo moldings, lion's head and ADP coat of arms, he installs a blue neon "Gaultier" sign. above red swinging doors in an old-fashioned cinema style.
Here, the huge gallery ballroom, with its large skylights and vaulted ceiling, was perfect for its parades. The rest of the time it served as a vast store.
The public will have the rare opportunity to visit one of Paris' most extraordinary private buildings over the next three days when Jean Paul Gaultier opens the doors to his illustrious fashion house.
< p class="dcr-18sg7f2">The seven-story establishment at 325 rue Saint Martin, which houses the designer's studio, is hosting an "immersive" exhibition as part of this year's Paris Photo fair .Shots created by student photographers from the Ecole Supérieure d'Art et de Design de Lausanne (ECAL) - interpreting Gaultier's Scandal perfume in a mixture of art and advertising - have been transformed into monumental fabric prints and huge floor pillows for the event, titled Under Your Smell.
The exhibit will also preview of the elegant Belle Epoque building which is the headquarters of Gaultier's fashion house and on which he imprinted his style unique.
325 rue Saint Martin was first known as the Palais du Prolétariat after it was commissioned in 1912 by a 200,000 member society called the Future of the Proletariat (ADP) and has since been a ribbon factory, boxing gym and nightclub called Le Palace. data-spacefinder-role="richLink" data-spacefinder-type="model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement" class="dcr-1mfia18"/>
The building, in a neighborhood old-fashioned in the northern Marais, a stone's throw from the prostitutes of Saint Denis, is imposing with its three high arched windows and decorative ironwork, topped with fierce carved faces intended to drive away evil spirits.
Gaultier acquired it in 2004, two years after it served as headquarters for socialist Lionel Jospin's disastrous presidential campaign (he was knocked out in the second round by Jean-Marie Le Pen, causing a political storm ).
The designer asked his interior designers to do it in black, gray and white. Beyond the platinum entrance hall, at the top of the monumental staircase that leads to the first floor with its rococo moldings, lion's head and ADP coat of arms, he installs a blue neon "Gaultier" sign. above red swinging doors in an old-fashioned cinema style.
Here, the huge gallery ballroom, with its large skylights and vaulted ceiling, was perfect for its parades. The rest of the time it served as a vast store.
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