{"id":4333,"date":"2020-02-02T14:51:54","date_gmt":"2020-02-02T21:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=4333"},"modified":"2020-02-02T14:54:49","modified_gmt":"2020-02-02T21:54:49","slug":"art-nouveau-villa-majorelle-reopens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=4333","title":{"rendered":"Art Nouveau Villa Majorelle reopens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;m a big fan of the dreamy, ethereal feel of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Art Nouveau (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Art_Nouveau\" target=\"_blank\">art nouveau<\/a>. I saw a lot of great works in Prague (especially the grand <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Municipal_House\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Municipal House (opens in a new tab)\">Municipal House<\/a> that miraculously survived decades of Soviet occupation) done by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Alphonse Mucha (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alphonse_Mucha\" target=\"_blank\">Alphonse Mucha<\/a> and became captivated by the style.<br><br>While not one of the grandest examples, the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Villa Majorelle (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Villa_Majorelle\" target=\"_blank\">Villa Majorelle<\/a> is an iconic art nouveau building designed by architect Henri Sauvage for the furniture designer Louis Majorelle. Located in Nancy, France, it was designed around 1902. The historic monument recently underwent exterior renovation. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Now the interior renovations have just been completed (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/architecture\/villa-majorelle-art-nouveau-nancy-reopens-after-restoration-01-17-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\">Now the interior renovations have just been completed<\/a>, and looks like they did a great job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.designboom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/villa-majorelle-nancy-france-designboom-2.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-656060\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.designboom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/villa-majorelle-nancy-france-designboom-1.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"villa majorelle, the iconic home of art nouveau in nancy, reopens its doors after restoration\" class=\"wp-image-656059\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.designboom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/villa-majorelle-nancy-france-designboom-3.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"villa majorelle, the iconic home of art nouveau in nancy, reopens its doors after restoration\" class=\"wp-image-656061\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.designboom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/villa-majorelle-nancy-france-designboom-4.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"villa majorelle, the iconic home of art nouveau in nancy, reopens its doors after restoration\" class=\"wp-image-656067\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m a big fan of the dreamy, ethereal feel of art nouveau. I saw a lot of great works in Prague (especially the grand Municipal House that miraculously survived decades of Soviet occupation) done by Alphonse Mucha and became captivated by the style. While not one of the grandest examples, the Villa Majorelle is an iconic art nouveau building designed by architect Henri Sauvage for the furniture designer Louis Majorelle. Located in Nancy, France, it was designed around 1902. 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