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The surreal appeal of Hotel Exquis

28 January 2016

Francesca Tagliabue

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The Hotel Exquis, located in the 11th arrondissement, is a parallel world in Paris. The interior was created by the designer Julie Gauthron, and plays on daring pairings and the reuse of vintage furniture. The Exquis has been defined by its owners as a “surreal hotel”, and reflects the passion of this artistic movement in its casual approach and automatic creation; its stylistic freedom is its strong point. The 42 rooms are divided into eight different categories, including “intimate”, “timeless”, “unusual” and “original”, and present spectacular uses of vintage pieces, including sewing machine tables as desks, and television stands as sink bases. The furniture was purchased at the Saint Ouen flea market, in the northern part of Paris, much of which are one-of-a-kind pieces. What really catches the eye in each room, however, is the artwork from the Surrealist school of cadavre exquis, made by couples of street artists and creatives.

La facciata dell’Hôtel Exquise a Parigi, nell’11 arrondissement.
L’Honesty Bar all’interno dell’Hôtel Exquise.
Anche le zone conversazione sono risolte con pezzi unici vintage mixati ad arredi contemporanei in maniera creativa.
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Uno dei collage “squisiti” realizzati da due o più artisti in maniera collaborativa.
La scala che conduce alle camere. Moquette e carte da parati sono tutte diverse tra loro e accostate all’insegna della libera creatività di stampo surrealista.
Una camera “intimiste”. I mobili che sorreggono i lavabi da appoggio sono vecchi supporti per televisori acquistati in un mercatino delle pulci.
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Ogni stanza presenta soluzioni particolari che prevedono l’accostamento di finiture differenti a creare contrasti stilistici.
Una camera “insolite”. Tutte le stanze presentano arredi e finiture differenti, ma sono accomunate dalla scelta di lasciare a vista parte degli impianti elettrici.
Uno dei collage “squisiti” realizzati da due o più artisti in maniera collaborativa
In tutte le camere sono presenti collage creati da street artist con la tecnica surrealista del cadavre exquis.

WHERE: 71 rue de Charonne, 75011 Paris, France

The Hotel Exquis, located in the 11th arrondissement, is a parallel worls in Paris. The interior was created by the designer Julie Gauthron, and plays on daring pairings and the reuse of vintage furniture. The Exquis has been defined by its owners as a “surreal hotel”, and reflects the passion of this artistic movement in its casual approach and automatic creation; its stylistic freedom is its strong point. The 42 rooms are divided into eight different categories, including “intimate”, “timeless”, “unusual” and “original”, and present spectacular uses of vintage pieces, including sewing machine tables as desks, and television stands as sink bases. The furniture was purchased at the Saint Ouen flea market, in the northern part of Paris, much of which are one-of-a

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