Villa Noailles
Villa designed by Robert Mallet-Stevens for the patrons Charles and Marie-Laure de Noailles, this art centre is focused on fashion, design, architecture and photography and holds a permanent exhibition on the history of the place.
Villa designed by Robert Mallet-Stevens for the patrons Charles and Marie-Laure de Noailles, this art centre is focused on fashion, design, architecture and photography and holds a permanent exhibition on the history of the place.
Programme
Design Parade Toulon - 7th international interior design festival
Venue: Hôtel des Arts, Toulon
Ten year after its older festival, launched in 2016, with as godfather Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Design Parade Toulon follows the same goals. Devoted to interior design, it is the first competition and festival of its kind in France. In 2019, the Centre Pompidou signs a plurianual agreement with the Métropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée to show the national collections of design in Toulon and is joined in 2023 by the MAD, the CNAP and the Mobiler national…
Grand Prix Design Parade Toulon Van Cleef & Arpels : Clément Rosenberg
Prix Design Merchandising Chanel : Anaïs Hervé et Arthur Ristor
Prix Mobilier National : Marisol Santana et Emily Chakhtakhtinsky
Mention spéciale du jury : Mathieu Tran Nguyen
Prix du public de la ville de Toulon : Théophile Chatelais et Hadrien Krief
Second Nature : for a sustainable design
For the first time, the Centre national des arts plastiques (Cnap), the Mobilier National and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs join the Centre Pompidou for an exceptional partnership to present the national design collections in Toulon. Based on a selection of artworks from the collections of the four institutions, in collaboration with the villa Noailles, the exhibition “Second Nature. For a sustainable design” [Seconde nature. Pour un design durable] brings together, as part of the Toulon Design Parade Festival, some 50 designers through 150 artworks, exploring the paths to sustainable design to better understand the plurality of approaches.
Love, the Sea, Women, Aline Asmar d'Amman
Venue: Hôtel des Arts, Toulon
Born in Lebanon, Aline Asmar d’Amman is the architect, interior designer and founder behind Culture in Architecture, a design studio based in Beirut and in Paris, committed to bridging cultures while balancing the past and the present. Approaching each project with an evocative and narrative force, Aline Asmar d’Amman constructs an intricate dialogue between the raw and the precious, heritage and modernity, poetry and materiality.
A literary journey through a poetic materiality, “Love, Women and the Sea” evokes the power of words on our imagination in an interior architecture under influence. Embodied by the feelings of freedom and sensuality summoned by the waves of the Mediterranean, the space unfurls like a collection of pages to be turned, capturing in dedicated alcoves the echoes of our restless quests for beauty.
Architectures, Karl Lagerfeld and Aline Asmar d’Amman
Venue: Hôtel des Arts, Toulon
‘Architectures’ is an art collection of functional sculptures designed by Karl Lagerfeld, developed in collaboration with Aline Asmar d’Amman for Carpenters Workshop Gallery.
Inspired by Antiquity, referred to as the origin of beauty, culture and modernity by the designer, the pieces evoke a contemporary architectural landscape with Greek origins. The ensemble of gueridons, tables, lamps, consoles, fountains and mirrors materialize the perfect balance of classical foundations with a present-day vibe, like a modern mythology.
Résonances artistiques, Alexandre Benjamin Navet, Arthur Hoffner et Van Cleef & Arpels
Venue: Ancien Evêché, Toulon
The fine jewellery house Van Cleef & Arpels, a partner of Design Parade Toulon since 2016, gives carte blanche to two artists it met during the festival and with whom it collaborated on many occasions: Alexandre Benjamin Navet, winner of the 2017 Design Parade Toulon Grand Prix, and Arthur Hoffner, winner of the Design Parade Hyères Prix du Public in the same year. On the first floor of the former bishop’s palace [ancien évêché], the visitor is immersed in their mischievous and colourful worlds,
Photographs, objects, films, models, painted volume vases and sketches are brought together in this four-handed exhibition, plunging you back into this creative effervescence, taking you behind the scenes of event installations at the crossroads of art, design, and interior architecture.
38e Festival international de mode, de photographie et d’accessoires
Exhibitions will be open to the public until the end of January 2024. The festival is founded and directed by Jean-Pierre Blanc, and chaired by Pascale Mussard. Since 1986, the festival has promoted and supported young international fashion design, since 1997 a competition has been open to emerging photographers, and since 2016 a competition has distinguished new accessory designers. It is recognized as the world's oldest fashion competition for young professionals.
Several prizes are awarded to the competing designers, thanks to endowments from the festival's partners, who are committed to supporting them over the long term. Practical assistance is provided as soon as candidates are selected, and then over a two-year period, covering a wide range of areas: financing, production, crafts, materials, publishing, legal, press, exhibition, workshop and residency.
Eternal : Time is water flowing through the palm. Chiron Duong
Winner of the "American Vintage Photography Award" at the 37th International Festival of Fashion, Photography and Accessories, Chiron Duong presents his work at the Villa Noailles.
For this exclusive series, the Vietnamese photographer has chosen two locations. A forest in the north of his native country, on the one hand, and a place in the heart of Hô-Chi-Minh that he particularly loves, on the other. Captured sometimes in color, sometimes in black-and-white, these 18 shots are a breath of fresh air.
Access
Villa Noailles, in Hyères
Clos Saint-Bernard
Art center, museum, artists' residence
47 Montée Noailles
+33 (0)4 98 08 01 98
villanoailles.com
Winter hours (from September 4th to June)
Open from Wednesday to Sunday from 1pm to 6pm.
Closed on Mondays, Tuesdays and holidays.
Free guided tours from Wednesday to Sunday at 3pm without reservation, please arrive at the square 5 minutes before the start of the tour.
Free entrance
Summer opening hours (July to September 4)
Open Tuesday to Sunday from 2pm to 7pm. Nocturne on Thursday from 3 pm to 9 pm.
Closed on Mondays and holidays.
Free guided tours: Tuesday to Sunday at 2pm, 4pm and 6pm, Thursday at 3pm, 5pm and 7pm. Without reservation, please arrive at the square 5 minutes before the beginning of the visit.
Free entrance
Villa Noailles "outside the walls" in Toulon
Hôtel des Arts
Métropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée
236 Boulevard Général Leclerc
83000 Toulon
Tuesday to Saturday from 11am to 6pm
Closed on Mondays and holidays
Free entrance
Ancien Evêché
69 Cours Lafayette 83000 Toulon
Tuesday to Sunday from 11am to 6pm
Closed on Mondays and public holidays
Free entrance
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PLACES TO DISCOVER
• The farmers’ market of local producers : every Tuesday in downtown Hyères.
• The Saint Paul collegiate : church built in 1182 and classified as a Historical Monument.
• Parcours des Arts et du Patrimoine : about 40 galleries, craftspeople workshops and boutiques in the pedestrian streets of the old town.
PLACES TO STAY
• La Reine Jane : a family hotel with 14 bedrooms decorated by 14 designers. Aperitif on the rooftop and pleasant, generous restaurant, ideal with friends.
• Le Provençal*** : an institution of the Giens Peninsula: sea view, legendary seawater pool, friendly welcome.
• Lido Beach : hotel located in edge of beach with sight on the roadstead of Hyères.
PLACES TO EAT
• La Rascasse : the gourmet restaurant of the hotel Le Provença overlooks the sea and the Hyères islands with its outside terrace.
• Le Pothuau : provençal seafood specialities. Bouillabaisse, provençal bourride, fish soup and seafood paella… Reservation required.
• La Langouste : snack in the villa Noailles’ garden.
• Le Marais Plage : mediterranean cuisine to enjoy in front of the sea.
• Chez Lulu : traditional Italian cuisine and Le Frigo de Lulu for the Italian delicatessen and snack.
• Le Denti : fish eatery, 100% sea and local. Ideally located on a terrace downtown.
• La Brasserie : the traditional bistro of the hôtel Le Provençal.
• Don Pappazino : delicious pizzas.
