The softness of Brutalism is this oxymoron which best defines the meaning of the eponymous movement as described by Le Corbusier: “May our concrete so harsh reveal that, beneath them, our sensibilities are fine. ". The selection of the spring hanging from 1831 Art Gallery is inspired by this movement from which it takes the purity and power of the structures, while modernizing it through the use of more delicate materials. The concrete gives way to the noble essences of the wooden sculptures by Eleanor Lakelin, to the smoothness of the materials by Aude Herlédan, to the geometric rhythm of the folded stainless steel of the "Aspa" table by designer Pedro Ramirez or the finesse of the decorations. Monika Debus porcelain powder.
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