Furniture that ransals your interior
People spend more time than ever, in a setting which they undoubtedly start to get tired.No question for the moment to invite friends or loved ones to change their minds.What if an eccentric piece of furniture or accessory was enough to wake up a decor?The new bruises Gallery believes that she has found the indicated parts, gathered in her first exhibition, a houseless house.
Publié le 1er nov. 2020
Simon ChabotLa Presse
Founders of the eco-responsible clothing brand Eden Power Corp, Isaac Larose and Florence Provencher-Proulx can spend hours searching in classified ads, visiting ice cream or making contacts to find exceptional furniture.It looks a lot like a passion.
Over time, they have accumulated beautiful treasures.The idea came to them during the confinement to open a gallery specializing in decorative arts, functional sculptures and artisanal furniture which would be the ideal setting to show their most beautiful finds.La Bruises Gallery opened its doors on Friday with an exhibition of around fifty pieces.
The exhibition is really our personal favorites, the pieces that we would like to bring together in our dream house.We spend so much time inside, it feels good to surround ourselves with dynamic furniture.
Florence Provencher-Proulx
Works by Yves de la Tour d'Auvergne
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Among these pieces of choice that would not go unnoticed in your living room, note the two armchairs and the sofa designed by the French sculptor Yves de la Tour d'Auvergne, made famous by the monumental works he made for collectors in1970s.The artist born in 1927 also worked much the folding of paper, a practice which seems to have inspired this furniture made in 1982.
"There are rarely parts of Yves de la Tour d'Auvergne in Montreal," says Isaac Larose.This set was bought in Switzerland before being moved here by its owner.»»
Other pieces that can (de) do the decor alone, a fairly burst rustic set with five chairs, a table, a dresser and a coat of coating, which could be the work of a Quebec lumberjack at least lit from the 1970s.
Everything is for sale
The gallery owners also invited artists to create a dozen contemporary works specially for the exhibition.Sylvie Cauchon, for example, made eight animal ceramic sculptures."I discovered his work a little by chance, in a neighborhood exhibition," says Isaac Larose, to realize that our best friends had his pieces.We started to publish photos on Instagram, and we quickly made some sales in London and elsewhere in Europe.»»
Anything that is part of the exhibition is also for sale.As is.That is to say, for the furniture from the couple's collection, with some traces of wear and tear. En anglais, « bruises»» signifie ecchymoses."The name of the gallery is a reminder to the brands left on these objects, to their experience," says Florence Provencher-Proulx.In store, furniture is generally restored, but we did not want to camouflage these traces of life.You will see furniture as they have been found.»»
The exhibition A house without a friend continues until November 15 in Bruises Gallery, at 6964, rue Marconi, in Montreal.The gallery is open to the public on weekends and by appointment during the week.
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