Tréca Paris Brings Us the Art of Sleep

This Paris Design week, Tréca Paris joins forces with three major Paris designers to create three dreamlike installations.

Founded in 1935 in Alsace, Tréca is rooted in the French tradition of handmade bedding. Dedicated to French manufacturing and solely manmade production, Tréca create unique pieces tailored to individual purposes. Their personal and bespoke approach to design focuses not simply on beds but the bedroom environment as a whole. That’s exactly what their installations for Paris Design Week are all about. Through detailed craftsmanship they showcase the most important art of all: the art of living.

Tréca joins three exceptional Designers, transforming three unique spaces: Le Grand Palais, Le Bon Marché and L’Hôtel des Possibles, into three unmissable installations. Here Tréca beds meet interior design and birth the bedrooms of dreams.

Paris Design Week takes place from the 10th to the 19th of September. Bringing together both established and budding Designers in a celebration of creativity. This years locations boast an increasing number of the Capitals’ heritage venues, whilst also introducing several major new adresses, redefining Paris’ place on the map of design.

Tréca Paris X Uchronia, Le Grand Bouquet at the Grand Palais

The installation begins outside with an inflatable entrance into the Grand Palais. This reimagined gateway blurs the distinction between exterior and interior space. It invites the visitor to cross the threshold between reality and imagination. The fantastical entrance acts as a portal into another dimension, therefore setting the scene for the otherworldly installation that follows.

In the core of the Palais, the Rotonde d’Antin, The Grand Bouquet unfurls its’ petals to absorb the light from the iconic glass roof. Inspired by the floral mosaics tiles of the Palais, the Bouquet appears to sprout from the floor on which it stands. Curved bulbous petals mimic the spherical architecture of the building, and so the flowers seem to germinate from the very Palais itself.

The Best Part

At first glance the installation appears, as the name suggests, a magnificent Grand Bouquet, however, upon closer inspection you’ll find five circular beds, nestled like fallen petals under the stem of the sculpture.

Made in France at the Tréca Paris ateliers, these rotund beds mimic the shape of the Marguerite flower, dear to Julie Sebban, founder of Uchronia. Organic forms are woven into the bedding: quilts are upholstered in Lyonnais silks designed by Prelle, whilst the pillows reflect the shape of flowers in bloom. From the architectural flowers above to the floral quilting of the beds below, the installation offers an idyllic setting for dream-filled sleep. Then lying on the Tréca mattress and gazing at the canopy of blossoms overhead, like a fairy resting on a petal, you might just find yourself drifting off to sleep at the Grand Palais.

An Emblem of Joy and Cultural Heritage

After four years of renovations, the Palais has reopened as a vibrant hub of culture and design, bringing international visitors together to rejoice in the beauty of creativity. The Rotonde d’Antin and the Central Nave invite visitors to explore the buildings architecture, with several spaces open free of charge to the public. From live performances to major exhibitions, the Palais offers itself as a meeting place to celebrate the arts.

The installation now stands amongst it, like a a celebratory bouquet christening the restored Palais. Imagined using the craftsmanship of the Maisons le19M with the support of CHANEL, a major patron of Le Grand Palais the spirit of the building is reflected in Le Grand Bouquet. Grounded in the rich history of the iconic space, the sculpture seeks to root within the observer optimism as durable as the Tréca bed and as withstanding as the Palais itself.

When and Where?

You can see the Tréca X Uchronia’s Le Grand Bouquet yourself from the 10th to the 19th September as part of Paris Design Week. Only in bloom for 9 days, don’t miss this enchanting installation.

Address:

Le Grand Palais, Avenue du Général Eisenhower
Square Jean Perrin
75008 – Paris

Tréca Paris X Maison Kyka, L’Hôtel des Possibles

For this next installation Tréca, alongside interior design agency Maison Kyka take over the brand new address: L’Hôtel des Possibles in Paris’s Odéon district. Whilst the process of renovation, traditionally consists of a ‘before’ and an ‘after’ this installation explores the moment before renewal. When a space remains malleable to all of its’ capabilities of transformation. Through this installation Maison Kyka share their vision for transforming interior spaces.

The experience takes place over five floors, each an ode to a different part of the transformation process. As the visitor ascends the building they progress from the possibility of bare space to a fully furnished room. Moving from a place of potential to potential realised. Each room harnesses different techniques of light, furniture, architecture and colour in order to illustrate the evolutionary effects of design.

A journey to full potential

The journey begins at the ground floor of the Hotêl, presently stepping through sheer white curtains we cross the border from reality to potentiality.

The second floor showcases the demolition phase. The empty space is stripped of furniture, foregrounding raw architecture. Kyka offers us a blank canvas from which beauty will emerge.

Next comes the third floor, where design begins to surface. Whilst still in the embryonic phase, the room shows us the ideation phase of decoration. A blueprint,rather than the finished creation. The walls are covered with the architects sketches, their intentions for the space. A promise of what’s to come.

Subsequently, the fourth floor offers revelation, further solidifying Kyka’s artistic vision. The once bare surfaces are adorned with materials, furnished in inviting colours and textures. Armchairs welcome the weary visitor and you’ll find yourself wanting to rest here a while before climbing to the fifth and final floor.

But worth the climb it is. As the Hôtel roof peaks so too does the installation reach its pinacle. The building blocks of design hinted throughout the exhibition culminate now at the summit of the Hôtel. Furniture, colour and lighting fuse together hence creating a seamless lived in space. Previously rooms adorning art now the final room presents the art of living. Tréca Paris provides the centre piece, the furnished double bed is crucial in achieving the habitable atmosphere of the room. Furthermore, the bedding brings together the natural motifs of the wallpaper and curtains, allowing an atmosphere of tranquility and serenity to permeate the room. Finally, after the long ascent up the stairs, the bed offers an invitation to pause, unwind, and enjoy a moment of well-earned rest.

When and Where?

Open from the 10th- 14th September, 11:00- 19:00.

Adress
65 rue Monsieur le Prince
75006 – Paris

Tréca Paris X Super Japon, Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche

Last but certainly not least Tréca contributes a presentation for Paris Design Week as part of the Super Japon exhibition. Inspired by the Japanese art of living, which prioritises mindfulness and simplicity, the space is serene. Inspired by the traditional Futons of Japan, the Tréca bed is accordingly designed around their ‘Glissade’ headboard. The oversized crown of the frame reinforces grounding and prioritises horizontality.

Upholstered by Schumacher the bed frame blends shades of blue in a non-linear pattern. The fabric of interrupted lines reflects a sense of Wabi Sabi, to find beauty in imperfections. The fragmented motif echoes techniques of Kintsugi, the Japanese tradition of mending pottery cracks with golden glue to transform something broken into something beautiful.

When and Where

Open to visitors from the 29th of August- 18th October

Adress:
Le Bon Marché
24 Rue de Sèvres
75007 Paris