Dress the Parc: Monsieur Christian Lacroix and ege

The story of Dutch hotel Parc Broekhuizen goes back to the 15th century. However, today’s decoration is inspired from the Louis XVI style especially popular in the late 17th century and carefully rebuild from well-preserved old photographs of ceilings, panelling, ornaments, sculptures and impressive murals painted on the walls in the grand lounge.

The scene is set for a sensuous hotel stay as interior architect Judith Van Mourik has incorporated the historical feeling in every single detail of the décor, always keeping in mind the estate’s history, its monumental buildings and the gorgeous play of light inside. Classic oak and brass elements are combined with modern designer furniture and decorations as well as natural materials like marble.

The décor elements are matched to reinforce each other and create a certain tension between classic and contemporary design expressions. For the third floor suites, Judith Van Mourik specified the Papillons and Nuages carpet designs from the Atelier by Monsieur Christian Lacroix collection. “I have always loved Monsieur Christian Lacroix - his fashion is amazing and so is his artworks and drawings. The historical profile of this property matches perfectly with the nineteen-century fashion with birds and butterflies so the carpet design decision was easily made,” explains the architect.

A long-lived friendship
The design friendship between Monsieur Christian Lacroix and ege started 13 years ago when Monsieur Christian Lacroix discovered the design possibilities of ege: “I was entering a limitless world and I soon perceived the carpet as a way of communicating… like words, like music. A carpet is like make-up too, it changes the surface. It makes the room larger, wider or smaller. It underlines what you want to express. It is the make-up of music.”

About the Atelier by Monsieur Christian Lacroix collection
The Atelier by Monsieur Christian Lacroix collection features 16 designs build around the three design themes Textile, Mineral and Gravure. The Textile designs are created from Monsieur Christian Lacroix’s personal archive of ethnic and folk fabrics. With Mineral, the beauty of beach stones, chaussé stones and quarry tiles is added to the collection while the Gravure designs feature fantasy engraving motifs inspired by monuments from Monsieur Christian Lacroix’s home town Arles, 1900 century fashion with birds and butterflies as well as mountain landscapes in Provence.