Eileen Gray

Eileen Gray was born in Ireland and studied drawing and the technique of oriental lacquer in London and Paris where she exhibited her works for the first time in 1913.
Surrounded by members of the 'Union des Artistes Modernes' such as Pierre Chareau and René Herbst, her work was noticed by the architects Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier and Mallet-Stevens.
She worked in association with Evelyn Wyld, great artist in weaving art. Together they realized marvelous carpets with designs close to De Stijl or Russian Constructivism.
In 1924, encouraged by the architect Jean Badovici, founder of the magazine 'Architecture Vivante', Ei-leen Gray undertook studies in architecture which resulted in the creation of the house E-1027 at Roque-brune. Her life's work is defined by luxurious and meticulously finished objects in a rigorously functional style.