leaving my body – I mean to say ‘life’ here with not much to do… What brings me back to the table, as they say?
La Maison Flottante, of course.
-please notice there are no pictures here of the amazing Dwelling which flies in the face of everything I do.
Commissioned by Centre National de l’Estampe et de l’Art Imprimé, they who are the National Center of Print Art (CNEAI), La Maison Flottante is a dwelling for an artist in residence program. An artist in residence program, on a houseboat, in the most beautiful city in the world, designed by two of my favorite geniuses Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec in collaboration with architects new to my heart Jean-Marie Finot and Denis Daversin.
Somethi
ng I learned today: there is a distinction, held by Denis Daversin, of being called ‘naval architect.’ A lover of houseboats my entire life, yet I never knew there was such a title as this.
Something I learned last month? Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec are bored. Thanks, Icon Magazine.
If you would like to put me in a box and mail me there, the address is:
Ile des Impressionnistes, 78400 Chatou, France
Uhhh …Oueh.
‘Moored to the impressionists’ island in Chatou, the house softly sways to the rhythm of the Seine’s swirls.’
- Mi Modern Architecture
Would I lie to you about such a thing?
