La Villa de Mlle B

Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine / IFA

Under the guidance of Fiona Meadows, ten female architects designed Mademoiselle B’s “ideal house.”

Each architect was responsible for one room of the villa in a 1/6th scale model: Urban Cottage, Lunch Box, Treasure Island, Secret Garden, not to mention Pet Land, etc.

Gaëlle was in charge of the Blablabla Lounge. She created a playful universe based on the premise that yes, Barbie is a woman who contemplates her condition and that lightness often conceals profound depths. In this gynoecium, where discussions and confessions take place, kitsch competes with illusion, fantasy with plastic, and chic with humor.

Program
Scenography / Design and Fabrication of the Blabla Lounge

Place
La Villa de Mlle B
Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine / IFA, Paris

Schedule
Temporary Exhibition at the Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine, Paris
From October 11, 2007 to January 27, 2008

Exhibition Curator
Fiona Meadows

Exhibition partner
Mattel France

Invited architects
Dominique Jakob, Anne-Françoise Jumeau et Emanuelle Marin-Trottin, Isabel Heraoult, Gaelle Hamonic, Florence Lipsky, Karine Herman, Raphaelle Hondelatte, Archi Media Girls, Sophie Delhay