FUTURISTIC MODERN DESIGN | STANDING THE TEST OF TIME
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Luxurious bath, "Palais Bulles" in Theoule-sur-Mer, France -- Designed by fashion designer Pierre Cardin and architect Antti Lovag, ca. 1970s.
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“Palais Bulles” was an inspired collaboration between fashion designer Pierre Cardin (it was to be his home) and the Finnish architect Antti Lovag. Nestled in the stunning red rock face, this masterpiece of modern design was built utilizing entirely curved surfaces. The network of anti-seismic, self-sustaining bubbles extend over almost 5,000 square feet, and are dramatically perched 2,000 feet above the beautiful blue Mediterranean Sea. The views, they say, are absolutely unbelievable.
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“Palais Bulles”, or The Bubble Palace, sits atop a hillside in Theoule-sur-Mer on the French Riviera, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The futuristic mansion, comprised of rounded rooms with rotating floors, was designed by Pierre Cardin and architect Antti Lovag in 1968.
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Bedroom suite of "Palais Bulles" in Theoule-sur-Mer on the French Riviera -- Designed by fashion designer Pierre Cardin and architect Antti Lovag, ca. 1970s.
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A futuristic rounded bedroom in the Bubble Palace is decorated in soft blues. The futuristic mansion sits atop a hillside in Theoule-sur-Mer on the French Riviera, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, ca. 1970s.
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A painting by Jerome Tisserand adorns the rounded ceiling of one the rooms in French fashion designer Pierre Cardin's "Palais Bulles", or The Bubble Palace, ca. 1970s.
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Futuristic living space, Le Palais Bulles -- Designed by fashion designer Pierre Cardin and architect Antti Lovag, ca. 1970s.
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The exterior of Le Palais Bulles or Bubble Palace, designed by fashion designer Pierre Cardin and architect Antti Lovag, ca. 1970s.
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The Bubble Palace, sits atop a hillside in Theoule-sur-Mer on the French Riviera, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The futuristic mansion, comprised of rounded rooms with rotating floors, was designed by Pierre Cardin and architect Antti Lovag, ca. 1970s.
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Outside Le Palais Bulles, high above the Mediterranean Sea on the French Riviera, ca. 1970s.
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View of the outside through the rounded openings of Le Palais Bulles, ca. 1970s.
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Outside living space, Le Palais Bulles, ca. 1970s.
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Unique designs I must say! Outside the box is what I love to see in the world of design.
Char Charles
There is NOTHING boxy about this pad.
Hi,
Pierre Cardin was not the initiator of this project. Antti Lovag worked on this project for a rich stockbroker-type from Paris back in the 60s.
It was later bought by Pierre Cardin. He took what existed and added his twist (mostly paint on the wall & furniture).
Axel
As much as I love futurism, I wouldn’t want to live with it. Living in Le Palais Bulles would be hell on earth. It’s anti-human in its circular obession. I can’t imagine being able to relax, much less sleep, in the master bedroom–or anywhere else in that place.
Having said that, I’d love to visit–but I would look at with the same sort of sick fascination that some people have for looking at car crashes.
Which is not to criticize the decision to post about it–I always enjoy what I see here.
Trust me, I couldn’t live there either. It’s a wonderful curiosity, though.
Best,
JP
I don’t know if I could live in the house, but I’ll gladly take every stick of furniture in the place.
Even the beanbag “chairs”?
i’d love to do a walkthrough. that view alone is incredible.
holy SHIT that’s amazing. my jaw dropped. You have such a great blog.
I hate when people use the cliché “outside the box”. Especially when referring to design of any kind, let alone something that uses bubbles and circles.