In 1926, a young American architect and his lover, an ex-officer in the British Army, moved to the south of France and built a white, flat-roofed Modernist masterpiece that rested on the rocks below the Esterel, with views across the Mediterranean. They called it Le Trident. From the moment it was built, it captivated Riviera society. Noel Coward called it "impossibly beautiful" and its guest book became filled with the Riviera beau monde.As commissions for more villas flooded in, Barry Dierks and Eric Sawyer became the "darlings of the Riviera." Over the years, Dierks would design and build more than 70 of the Riviera's most recognisable villas for clients: ranging from Somerset Maugham's Villa Mauresque and Jack Warner's Villa Aujourd'hui to the Marquess of Cholmondeley's Manoir Eden Roc and Maxine Elliott's Chateau de l'Horizon.__Riviera Dreaming__tells the dazzling story of the lives, loves, and adventures that played out behind the walls of these stunning houses and provides an unparalleled portrait of life on the Cote d'Azur at the height of the Jazz Age.

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Riviera dreaming : love and war on the Côte d'Azur

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Emerson, Maureen

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Taylor & Francis Ltd

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

London, Ashland, June 2018

London, England, 2018

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-234) and index.

In 1925 Barry Dierks, a young American architect, and his partner, an ex-Colonel in the British Army, built their dream home on windswept peninsula in the French Riviera. A modernist masterpiece, it captivated Riviera society from the moment it was built and established Dierks’ reputation as the most in-demand architect on the Cote d’Azur – as well as one of its most adored socialites. Over the course of 40 years, Dierks designed and built more than 70 of the Riviera’s most celebrated houses: from Somerset Maugham’s Villa Mauresque and Jack Warner’s Villa Aujourd’hui to the Marquess of Cholmondeley’s Villa Le Roc and Maxine Elliott’s Château de l’Horizon, later the home of Rita Hayworth and Aly Khan. Riviera Dreaming tells the dazzling story of the lives, loves and adventures that played out behind the walls of these glamorous houses and provides and unparalleled portrait of life on the Cote d’Azur at the height of the Jazz Age.
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Review "A compelling account of life on the French Riviera from 1920 onwards, Riviera Dreaming charts the work of renowned architect of the Art Deco era, Barry Dierks. This well-written book is packed with history and glamorous insider stories of the rich and famous, contrasted with the hardships of local residents living under German occupation during WWII. Meticulously researched by long-term resident Maureen Emerson it makes a riveting read; perfect summer holiday reading. Bet you won't be able to put it down." (Mary S Lovell, (The Mitford Girls))
"Through the work of Barry Dierks and Eric Sawyer, as architect and gardener, Maureen Emerson has created a fascinating account of the South of France in times of glorious peace and hideous war, telling the stories of those who made their homes there. She evokes a particular generation in this wonderful book." (Hugo Vickers)
"...a brilliant book..."
(Tatler 2018-05-24)
"Ever wanted to know the stories behind some of the most famous houses on the Côte d'Azur? ..This book is a compelling and fascinating account of the glamourous life on the Côte d'Azur in the 1930s."
(Sophie Gardener-Roberts, Complete France 2018-07-02)
"... an effervescent cocktail of a read: one part biography to two parts social history, topped off with a splash of scandal."
(Country Life Magazine)
About the Author
Maureen Emerson lived in Provence for 20 years, where she worked as a local co-ordinator for CBS and NBC at media festivals in Cannes. During her years in Provence, Emerson became enthralled with the stories of those expatriates who lived on the Riviera in the 1920s and 1930s and how the Second World War affected their lives. Her first book on the Riviera, Escape to Provence , was published in 2008.
Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)
Architecture
Artists; Architects; Photographers
Social History
Biography & Autobiography
History
Front cover 1
Title 4
Copyright 5
Contents 8
List of Plates 10
Acknowledgements 12
Part One Lights and Music 14
1 Le Trident – 1925 Barry and Eric 16
2 La Mauresque – 1926 Somerset Maugham 32
3 The Glamorous Years 46
4 The Casa Estella – 1931 Beatrice Mai Cartwright 61
5 Le Château de l’Horizon – 1932 Maxine Elliott 74
6 Villa La Reine Jeanne – 1933 Paul-Louis Weiller 92
7 Villa Le Roc – 1934 George Cholmondeley 101
8 Le Moulin – 1935 Eric Cipriani Dunstan 112
9 The Villa Aujourd’hui – 1938 Jack Warner 133
Part Two All Change 146
10 Méfiance 148
11 The American Train – Barry 164
12 Waiting for Melpomene – Eric 177
13 La Domaine du Sault – Isabel Pell 189
14 The Champagne Campaign 203
15 The Hotel Martinez 212
16 All Change 216
Notes 230
Bibliography 239
Index 248

In 1926, a young American architect and his lover, an ex-officer in the British Army, moved to the south of France and built a white, flat-roofed Modernist masterpiece that rested on the rocks below the Esterel, with views across the Mediterranean. They called it Le Trident. From the moment it was built, it captivated Riviera society. Noel Coward called it "impossibly beautiful" and its guest book became filled with the Riviera beau monde.
As commissions for more villas flooded in, Barry Dierks and Eric Sawyer became the "darlings of the Riviera." Over the years, Dierks would design and build more than 70 of the Riviera's most recognisable villas for clients: ranging from Somerset Maugham's Villa Mauresque and Jack Warner's Villa Aujourd'hui to the Marquess of Cholmondeley's Manoir Eden Roc and Maxine Elliott's Chateau de l'Horizon.
Riviera Dreaming tells the dazzling story of the lives, loves, and adventures that played out behind the walls of these stunning houses and provides an unparalleled portrait of life on the Cote d'Azur at the height of the Jazz Age.

In 1926 Barry Dierks, a young American architect, arrived in Paris and fell in love with France... With his partner, an ex-officer in the British Army, he built a white, flat-roofed Modernist masterpiece that rested on the rocks below the Esterel, with views across the Mediterranean. They called it Le Trident. From the moment it was built, it captivated the Riviera. As commissions for more villas flooded in, Barry Dierks and Eric Sawyer,'those two charmers', flourished at the heart of Riviera society. Over the years, Dierks would design and build over 70 of the Riviera's most recognisable villas for clients ranging from Somerset Maugham's Villa Mauresque and Jack Warner's Villa Aujourd'hui to the Marquess of Cholmondeley's Villa Le Roc, and Maxine Elliott's Chateau de l'Horizon, later the home of Aly Khan and Rita Hayworth. Riviera Dreaming tells the dazzling story of the lives, loves and adventures that played out behind the walls of these glamorous houses and provides an unparalleled portrait of life on the Cote d'Azur at the height of the Jazz Age.

"In 1926 Barry Dierks, a young American architect, arrived in Paris and fell in love with France. With his partner, an ex-officer in the British Army, he built a white, flat-roofed Modernist masterpiece that rested on the rocks below the Esterel, with views across the Mediterranean. They called it Le Trident. From the moment it was built, it captivated Riviera society. As commissions for more villas flooded in, Barry Dierks and Eric Sawyer, 'those two charmers', flourished at the heart of Riviera society. Over the years, Dierks would design and build over 70 of the Riviera's most recognisable villas for clients ranging from Somerset Maugham's Villa Mauresque and Jack Warner's Villa Aujourd'hui to the Marquess of Cholmondeley's Villa Le Roc, and Maxine Elliott's Château de l'Horizon, later the home of Aly Khan and Rita Hayworth"-- Provided by publisher

Annotation In 1926 Barry Dierks, a young American architect, arrived in Paris and fell in love with France. With his partner, an ex-officer in the British Army, he built a white, flat-roofed Modernist masterpiece that rested on the rocks below the Esterel, with views across the Mediterranean. They called it Le Trident. From the moment it was built, it captivated Riviera society. As commissions for more villas flooded in, Barry Dierks and Eric Sawyer, 'those two charmers', flourished at the heart of Riviera society. Over the years, Dierks would design and build over 70 of the Riviera's most recognisable villas for clients ranging from Somerset Maugham's Villa Mauresque and Jack Warner's Villa Aujourd'hui to the Marquess of Cholmondeley's Villa Le Roc, and Maxine Elliott's Chteau de l'Horizon, later the home of Aly Khan and Rita Hayworth

2018-08-24