Pierre Frey and Jean-Denis Malcles first crossed paths in 1941 at the “salon des artistes décorateurs” of which Malcles was jury committee member. Always hunting for new ideas, Pierre Frey had embarked on a journey to transform upholstery, replacing plain fabrics and classic designs with drawings bursting with color and fantasy.
The imaginative world of Malcles corresponded exactly to that mindset and Pierre Frey purchased 20 drawings from him between 1941 and 1954. Many beautiful fabrics emerged from their collaboration including “Fouilli de Fleurs”, a Maison Pierre Frey bestseller remaining nearly 60 years in the collection.
"It's wonderful. I describe my play to him in detail. He provides me the model. It is perfect. It is as if he were in my dreams". This quote perfectly sums up Jean-Denis Malcles’ ability to take us elsewhere, in an enchanted world," said Jean Anouilh.
In September, the Paris showroom will be transformed into an art gallery to present the work of Jean-Denis Malcles, renowned stage designer and illustrator, who also expressed his talent through posters, book illustrations, paintings, costume design. Throughout some 50 works presented, the contours of the Malcles style emerge: an innate sense of color, a fondness for entertainers, illusion and fantasy.
The Maison Pierre Frey, since its creation, is enamored with artists, their talent, their sensitivity and in addition to editing their drawings, wishes to put them in the spotlight. For information about Pierre Frey's enchating collections, visit the DDB showroom, suite 1611.
Photo: Original drawing of the fabric “Déjeuner sur l’herbe”, created in 1944 by Jean-Denis Malcles for Pierre Frey and available in a limited edition on the occasion of the exhibition.
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