Monday, April 7, 2014

Inspirations from Design Archives #1: Rudolf Nureyev Paris Apartment

Rudolf Nureyev (1938-1993) was a dancer and  director of Paris Opera Ballet as well as the Chief of Choreography. Nureyev apartment was located  at 23 Quai Voltaire in Paris with a great view of  the Seine and the Louvre .

Nureyev born in Russia defected to the West in 1961 and his Paris apartment was an eclectic blend of the best neoclassical elements from Russian, French, and Italian decorative arts. His Paris apartment were he spent most of his time was designed by Emilio Carcano,  who trained under  Lila de Noboli.

Beside the Paris apartment, Nureyev had six other homes, which includes a villa above Monte Carlo, London house , an apartment in the Dakota building in New York, a ranch in Virginia, homes on Saint Barthélemy’s in the Caribbean and off Italy on the Galli Islands.

Nureyev Paris apartment was featured in the Architectural Digest of September 1985 were some of these pictures first appeared.







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