The astounding thing about this room is that Eugene Beaudouin had the walls and ceiling covered with white birch bark giving the room an alternate name and creating the effect shown below.
The Black Hunger
10 hours ago
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Birch Room, French Embassy, Ottawa
The astounding thing about this room is that Eugene Beaudouin had the walls and ceiling covered with white birch bark giving the room an alternate name and creating the effect shown below.
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I've always heard about this famous room decorated with birch bark, and am so happy to see the beautiful images. I particularly like the corner detail shot, so I have an idea of how the bark is placed, cut, and set.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment. The whole embassy is an amazing place and this is just a small room within it. I feel very priviledged to have got to see it.
ReplyDeleteMay I ask how you were able to visit? Is it on a day in fall when French buildings are open to the public?
ReplyDeleteIt was part of a tour to Ottawa that followed the World Congress on Art Deco in Montreal, 2009.
ReplyDeletehttp://artdecomontreal.com/congress/en/