Maison Darré

Vincent Darré photographed by Olivier Zahm

interview by OLIVIER ZAHM

Maison Darré, 32 rue du Mont-Thabor, 75001 Paris

MAISON DARRÉ, auricular-oracular

After twenty years of free-lancing as a fashion designer for famous French and Italian labels, Vincent Darré finally opened a small, glamourous and intimate boutique under his own name. It has nothing to do with fashion! It’s a place where you’ll find the most surprisingly unique home furnishings — beds, desks, carpets, mirrors, wallpaper, and more. I talked to him the day before the opening of Maison Darré, which he calls his laboratory.

OLIVIER ZAHM — What’s your new collection about?
VINCENT DARRE — The bed, for starters, is me. It’s called “Le désossé” (The Deboned). The idea is based on the dadaist dances I do at the end of a night. It’s a green chair and a small desk with feet shaped like…