Collection by Tiffany Chu

Apartment Decorated by Gaultier

Stepping into the freshly decorated apartment by Jean-Paul Gaultier at Trocadero in Paris, I felt as if I had been transported into a quixotic dream, complete with a choppy journey through a triage of disparate scenes. In a grey area where expression and aesthetic surely override function and utility, it is nevertheless intriguing to experience the continuously blurring boundaries where fashion and architecture meet.

Although the furniture is still evident, the absence of color renders this blanched corner with a phantom-like, three-dimensional surrealist effect.
Although the furniture is still evident, the absence of color renders this blanched corner with a phantom-like, three-dimensional surrealist effect.
"Il s'est glisse sur les murs comme il se love sur les corps...' —the fabric slips off the walls in the same way that it curls around the body.
"Il s'est glisse sur les murs comme il se love sur les corps...' —the fabric slips off the walls in the same way that it curls around the body.
Gaultier likens Paris to a jungle in the second room—with an overwhelming amount of ivy, lichen, and other greenery invading all crevices between mirrored structures and furniture.
Gaultier likens Paris to a jungle in the second room—with an overwhelming amount of ivy, lichen, and other greenery invading all crevices between mirrored structures and furniture.
According to Gaultier, "My imagination comes from the cinema...I love the idea that nature is capable of trumping concrete."
According to Gaultier, "My imagination comes from the cinema...I love the idea that nature is capable of trumping concrete."
Gaultier's third chamber is reminiscent of his classic feminine themes manifested in corset, lace, and powdered pinks sliced with daring accents of black.
Gaultier's third chamber is reminiscent of his classic feminine themes manifested in corset, lace, and powdered pinks sliced with daring accents of black.
In a 2,700-square-foot apartment previously owned by French architect Jacques Carlu, Gaultier is the third fashion designer given the opportunity to re-envision it. Jacques Carlu was the architect of the Palais de Chaillot in the 1930s, across from the Eiffel Tower, where the 

<a href="http://www.citechaillot.fr/">Cite de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine</a>,

and a slew of other museums now occupy.  Before Gaultier, the apartment had been transformed into a classy white party by Martin Margiela in 2009 and a Baroque wonderland by Christian Lacroix in 2008.
In a 2,700-square-foot apartment previously owned by French architect Jacques Carlu, Gaultier is the third fashion designer given the opportunity to re-envision it. Jacques Carlu was the architect of the Palais de Chaillot in the 1930s, across from the Eiffel Tower, where the <a href="www.citechaillot.fr/">C... de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine</a>, and a slew of other museums now occupy. Before Gaultier, the apartment had been transformed into a classy white party by Martin Margiela in 2009 and a Baroque wonderland by Christian Lacroix in 2008.
Previously owned by French architect Jacques Carlu, the Jean-Paul Gaultier–designed apartment at Trocadero in Paris is a journey through a multitude of surreal scenes with dizzying lines, furniture protruding from the walls, and a jungle of plants. On the terrace, mirror tiles and protrusions create a fractured landscape.
Previously owned by French architect Jacques Carlu, the Jean-Paul Gaultier–designed apartment at Trocadero in Paris is a journey through a multitude of surreal scenes with dizzying lines, furniture protruding from the walls, and a jungle of plants. On the terrace, mirror tiles and protrusions create a fractured landscape.
In collaboration with Roche Bobois and French Elle Decoration, Gaultier's showcase of this suite seems like a perfectly timed gateway between two realms of design. Word on the street is that fashion's enfant terrible will be launching a home furnishings line in the near future.
In collaboration with Roche Bobois and French Elle Decoration, Gaultier's showcase of this suite seems like a perfectly timed gateway between two realms of design. Word on the street is that fashion's enfant terrible will be launching a home furnishings line in the near future.