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Recycled/Upcycled art @ Foundation Villa Datris

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This foundation is based in a small village in the Provence, mostly known for its many vintage and antiques stores. Kind of like Hudson NY, but in the South of France.

This foundation has an outpost in Paris at Isle sur la Sorgue which focuses on contemporary sculptures. This year’s expo is about recycling and upcycling. All artists have worked with recycled materials without incorporating any newly purchased materials.

I truly enjoyed my visit and was so inspired by the level of creativity. There is some really great inspiration here.

CPR

fondationvilladatris.fr

ISLE SUR LA SORGUE, France

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Isole, 2019. Straws on blue plexiglass by Francesca Pasquali
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Bastien Joussaume. All made from broom sticks.
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Entirely made from bottle caps and electronics parts. Referencing and critiquing the tons of waste shipped off to African wastelands.
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Cabana made entirely from recycled fabrics.
, Recycled/Upcycled art @ Foundation Villa Datris
It is no secret that Paris has been the capital of fashion since the seventeenth century. The city has been the playground for prestigious designers and couture brands like Chanel, Dior, and Saint Laurent. Today the Parisian style is not only an aesthetic choice but a philosophy. It embraces elegance, timelessness, and slow responsible fashion. The focus is on the cut and the quality of the materials. No fluff or excessiveness with a less is more approach. And what better way to understand Parisian fashion than to visit a museum dedicated to it.

For more than 70 years, the house has been crafting magical couture pieces in their atelier at 30 Avenue Montaigne in Paris. Christian Dior has made this location a legendary address since the first collection in 1947. Behind its new flagship, the House of Dior inaugurates a permanent exhibition in an extraordinary gallery, independently of its boutique. Mr. Dior wanted to be an architect; the building and the museum pay him a beautiful tribute today.

The staging is astonishing. A circular staircase at the entrance showcases 452 dresses and 1,422 accessories, all 3D printed. Bags, shoes, perfumes, and small objects: so many testimonies of the Dior style materialized to elaborate this Diorama.