Christian Liaigre, who fashioned homes for the likes of Karl Lagerfeld and Calvin Klein, has passed away at the age of 77.
The French creative and founder of design studio Liaigre died on Wednesday 2 September. As an interior designer, he was revered for his restrained aesthetic approach.
Employing clean lines and natural materials throughout each of his projects, Liaigre’s style was seen as particularly unusual when he emerged in the 1980s.
“Christian Liaigre preferred to let his designs speak for themselves,” said Liaigre’s studio in a statement.
“He created furniture and objects that reflected his dedication to beauty, a search for balance, an accuracy for proportions and perfection in the detail,” added the studio.
“His luxurious no-frill designs impressed a demanding international clientele on a quest for authenticity.”
為卡爾·拉格斐（Karl Lagerfeld）和卡爾文·克萊因（Calvin Klein）等人設計房屋的克里斯蒂安·利亞格（Christian Liaigre）享年77歲。
法國創意人兼設計工作室Liaigre的創始人於9月2日星期三去世。 作為室內設計師，他因其內斂的美學手法而受到崇敬。
Liaigre在他的每個項目中均採用整潔的線條和天然材料，在1980年代出現時，Liaigre的風格就顯得格外與眾不同。
Liaigre的工作室在一份聲明中說：“ Christian Liaigre更願意讓自己的設計說話。”
工作室補充說：“他創造的家具和物品反映出他對美的奉獻，對平衡的追求，對比例的準確性和完美的體現。”
“他豪華的簡潔設計給追求真實性的苛刻的國際客戶留下了深刻的印象。”
Liaigre had few public-facing projects｜Liaigre很少有面向公眾的項目
Born in 1943 in the French coastal city of La Rochelle, Liaigre started developing his knowledge of the design sphere when he enrolled in art school Beaux-Arts de Paris at age 17, before going on to study at L’ecole des Arts Décoratifs.
Liaigre established his eponymous studio in 1985 and opened the doors to his first showroom on Rue de Varenne in Paris’ seventh arrondissement.
Initially, the late designer only made furnishings but soon went on to develop entire interiors for residences, holiday homes, offices, as well as the cabins of jets and yachts.
His rare public projects – such as the 1990 overhaul of Paris’ Hotel Montalembert, and 1997 revamp of New York’s Mercer Hotel – meant that Liaigre was known on both sides of the Atlantic, yet he largely preferred to work with a roster of private clients.
“Surrounded by the best craftsmen, he imagined and delivered spaces that expressed simplicity, sincerity, a modern and timeless style, alongside a natural attention to wellbeing,” said his studio.
Liaigre eventually stepped down from his studio in 2016, handing over the position of creative director to long-term collaborator Frauke Meyer.
Liaigre於1943年出生於法國沿海城市拉羅謝爾（La Rochelle），他17歲就讀於巴黎美術學院（Beaux-Arts de Pariss）的美術學校後，便開始了對設計領域的了解，隨後前往裝飾藝術學院（L’ecole des ArtsDécoratifs）學習。
利亞格（Liaigre）於1985年成立了自己的同名工作室，並在巴黎第七區的瓦雷納街（Rue de Varenne）開設了他的第一個陳列室。
最初，已故的設計師僅製作家具，但不久便為住宅，度假屋，辦公室以及噴氣機和遊艇的機艙開發整個室內設計。
他罕見的公共項目-例如1990年對巴黎的Montalembert酒店進行了大修，以及1997年對紐約的Mercer Hotel進行了改建-意味著Liaigre在大西洋兩岸都廣為人知，但他更喜歡與私人客戶一起工作。
他的工作室說：“他被最優秀的工匠包圍，想像並交付了空間，這些空間表達了樸素，真誠，現代和永恆的風格，以及對幸福的自然關注。”
Liaigre最終於2016年從他的工作室辭職，將創意總監的職位移交給長期合作者Frauke Meyer。
“His taste and style was unmatched”｜“他的口味和風格無與倫比”
When studio Liaigre announced their founder’s death over Instagram, tributes poured in from notable industry figures. Designer Ronan Bouroullec recalled meeting Liaigre at L’ecole des Arts Décoratifs and him showing interest in one of Bouroullec’s early furniture models.
“He was so gentle, so simple and nice with me. Someone formidable,” Bouroullec wrote in a comment.
Hotelier Ian Schrager also commented, “there is only Christian [Liaigre] and no one else”.
“The world is less without him. To me, he was the best and most talented designer in the world.” Schrager continued. “His taste and style was unmatched and his refined simplicity and elegance stood above everybody else.”
Belgian architect Vincent Van Duysen additionally took to Instagram to celebrate the life of Liaigre, revealing he had been a fan of the late designer’s work since the end of the 1980s: “Since then, he’s been a great source of inspiration to me, not only as a creative mind but also as an overall stylish yet humble human being.”
Liaigre continued to design luxury homes in countries around the world after its founder retired in 2016.
當工作室Liaigre在Instagram上宣布其創始人的去世時，業界知名人士紛紛致敬。設計師Ronan Bouroullec回想起在L’ecole des ArtsDécoratifs與Liaigre的會面，他對Bouroullec的早期家具模型之一表現出興趣。
Bouroullec在評論中寫道：“他對我是如此溫柔，如此簡單且友善。”
Hotelier Ian Schrager也評論說：“只有基督徒[Liaigre]，沒有其他人”。
“沒有他，世界就更少了。對我來說，他是世界上最優秀，最有才華的設計師。”施拉格繼續。 “他的品味和風格無與倫比，他精緻的簡約和優雅高於其他所有人。”
比利時建築師文森特·範·杜森（Vincent Van Duysen）另外在Instagram上慶祝利亞格（Liaigre）的生活，並透露他自1980年代末以來就一直是這位已故設計師的作品的粉絲：“從那時起，他一直是我的一大靈感來源，不僅既具有創造力，又具有整體時尚但又謙虛的人。”
Liaigre的創始人於2016年退休後，他繼續在世界各國設計豪華住宅。
FROM:https://www.dezeen.com/2020/09/08/christian-liaigre-obituary-interior-design/
