Jacques Grange, born in 1944, is a French interior designer.

Biography

After completing his training at the École Boulle and the École Camondo, Grange made a career as a decorator in France and abroad from the 1970s. His main customers included Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé, for whom he decorated the Château Gabriel, in Benerville-sur-Mer. The residence was previously owned by the publisher of Marcel Proust. As Saint Laurent was an admirer of Proust, Grange modelled the house around the themes of his great novel, In Search of Lost Time.

Jacques Grange

His usual customers include Isabelle Adjani, Princess Caroline of Monaco, Alain Ducasse, François Pinault, Robert Agostinelli, Valentino and Karl Lagerfeld. In New York City, he provided the decoration of jewelry shop of Paloma Picasso, of the Mark Hotel on Madison Avenue, and of the Barbizon Hotel.

Jacques Grange

His style is characterized by a harmony between traditional and contemporary tastes, with an assortment of styles that follows the line of Madeleine Castaing, who taught him the art of decoration.

Jacques Grange

In 1980, Grange acquired Colette's apartment, at the Palais-Royal in Paris. He rearranged it in order to make it his residence while respecting the spirit of the place.

Bibliography

Pierre Passebon, Jacques Grange, Éditions du Regard, 2008

See also

François-Marie Banier

Footnotes

External links

Les objets de Jacques Grange, Les Échos, March 23, 2007

ELLE

1944 births

Living people

French interior designers

École Camondo alumni