After finding repeat success through their considered collaborations with brands such as Tekla and Nike, Parisian fashion label Jacquemus have embarked on their first bona fide furniture capsule with the Italian firm Exteta โ known for its luxe, โhigh-performingโ chairs and sofas.
The partnership, which breaks new ground for Jacquemus, honours the work of Gaetana โGaeโ Aulenti: one of the few prominent female architects working in Italy during the post-WWII period; who is best known for transforming distinguished public structures (e.g. the Palazzo Grassi) into world-class exhibition spaces.
Simon Porte Jacquemus (Jacquemusโ namesake founder & designer) is himself known for designing clothes that crib from diverse influences. With a predilection for the arts and architecture, this interior design-focused capsule feels like a natural broadening of the Jacquemus universe โ a link that is strengthened by Simon Porteโs personal enthusiasm for vintage Gae Aulenti chairs.
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โIโm a great fan of designer chairs and have been collecting Gae Aulentiโs [versions] for many years,โ Jacquemus says, โever since I saw them in the movie La Piscineโ. โI wanted to add a Jacquemus touch to the chair, with a yellow striped fabric inspired by 80s beach mattresses and umbrellas.โ
True to form, the centrepieces in the Jacquemus + Exteta capsule consist of the aforementioned โLocus Solusโ armchair, in addition to more conventional 4-legged dining chairs (available in either a yellow striped or beige fabric upholstery).
For design geeks who are really looking to make a splash, thereโs even a EU$5,940 (approx. AU$9,773) sun lounger โ the largest possible canvas for Jacquemusโ white-red-striped-yellow colourway that was developed exclusively for this capsule.
Continuing in the brandโs customary exploration of bucolic Provencal style; Jacquemus has also supported the revival of these Gae Solenti designs with various โobjetsโ that have been hand-curated by Simon Porte.
Some of the more *ahem* interesting inclusions are honest-to-god leather plates โ at EU$320 a pop, no less โ and original portrait taken by Lucien Clergue โ one of the designerโs favourite photographers of the 1970s.
