A couple years ago I sat in on a lecture discussing the life and work of Eileen Gray, an Irish architect (and famous furniture designer) who for many years was forgotten by the design community. e1027 was a house built by Gray on the French Riviera in 1929. Inspired by Le Corbusier and the Modernist Movement, Gray's work is beautifully simple and contemporary. For decades this house has been slowly decaying by the sea but thankfully the French Government stepped in and made it a French National Cultural Monument. Restoration is expected to be complete in December.
Image sources:
http://e1027.org/
http://blog.ounodesign.com/2008/12/24/eileen-gray-e1027-house/
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