Help! Art Nouveau in Dublin?
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Hello I’m flummouxed. I need to find a location for a publicity photoshoot, for an upcoming procuction in the Abbey (Importance of being Earnest). Does anyone know of a hotel/cafe in Dublin City centre which would approximate French Art Nouveau?… I know we have Cafe en Seine etc but it just doesn’t cut the mustard.. I need something reasonably authentic. All I’m looking to do is position a table and chair in front of something like a window or entrance. I’d appreciate any suggestions!
Bruxelles – the exterior is more victorian, but the lettering is a bit nouveau – and Brussels itself was the home of the Art Nouveau!
Checked Bruxelles out…. intreresting tilework! hmm Lettering is right but the interior is still victorian all the same…. Is there no Art nouveau at all in Dublin?
PS Harry Clarke window in Bewleys is fine but does anyone know of a similar window that actually gets daylight?…. and that goes down to somewhere near ground level?
Ta!
The Fleet room in Bewelys on Fleet St is possibly a slightly staid version of what you are looking for it is however possibly more Edwardian than a full French/Austrian Nouveau interior.
Not to distract from the thread but is the production scheduled for the Gate Theatre. Going to see Mrs Windermeres fan but would love to see The Importance of Being Earnest again..
@roskav wrote:
Hello I’m flummouxed. I need to find a location for a publicity photoshoot, for an upcoming procuction in the Abbey (Importance of being Earnest). Does anyone know of a hotel/cafe in Dublin City centre which would approximate French Art Nouveau?… I know we have Cafe en Seine etc but it just doesn’t cut the mustard.. I need something reasonably authentic. All I’m looking to do is position a table and chair in front of something like a window or entrance. I’d appreciate any suggestions!
In a sort of funny irony (in the context of Loos ‘Ornament and Crime’ perspective) there are now sketches of the original ornate staircase of the dining hall adorning the walls of the Kartner Bar replica in Trinity. Obscure, but very interesting little bar all the same.
It might be a bit stripped down for what you are looking for though Roskav.
Thanks Daniel … I’ve never been to the Loos bar… your suggestion has made me want to check it out. Where in Trinity is it exactly and how do you get in?…. Also Wynn’s Hotel, when you consider how it looks outside, potentially would be ideal… Have you ever been inside though? The best part is the (v small) lobby. The two main public areas have been decorated similarly to a lot of family run country hotels … you know with terra-cotta carpet and v light timber bar …. with the odd bit of brass thrown in…. Think of that hotel in Ballinasloe … Hayden’s is it? I’ll check out the bar today if I can… Thanks!…. Also thanks to the other suggestors…. Davy Byrnes isn’t really close though…and I think Bewley’s off Fleet St is now closed.. also not really Art Nouveau… but lovely for taking portraits allright… Beautiful light coming down off one side with some yellow light too though the stained glass.
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@roskav wrote:
Thanks Daniel … I’ve never been to the Loos bar… your suggestion has made me want to check it out. Where in Trinity is it exactly and how do you get in?
You would need to probably contact the Buildings Office in there. It is above the Dining Hall and I think it is restricted to Trinity staff and Fellows of the college.
Actually … hadn’t seen an image of it in years… here’s one of the original…. not remotely Nouveau…. teeny bit of Deco.
There was also an article in the Irish Arts Review about the restoration of the Dining Hall which included a piece about it. ‘Trinity College Dining Hall (Restoration)’ Reihill A. Vol 3 no 1 (1986) 26
@roskav wrote:
Actually … hadn’t seen an image of it in years… here’s one of the original…. not remotely Nouveau…. teeny bit of Deco.
That is why I said that I thought it would be a little to stripped down for what you wanted earlier.
Best of luck with it.
Phil
Yeah you have to be staff or a guest of staff to get into that bar. It’s quite surprising when you enter it at first; it just seems really odd to enter a real/full bar through a door in an ornate corniced corridoor containing large oil paintings of aristocracy, plush carpets and chandeliers. It feels like it was designed for for alcho staff who want a bit of solitude while imbibing in contrast to the nearby senior common room – a massive open ornate room taking up most of the width of the dining hall building with a gentleman’s club feel and bottles of brandy, etc. sitting on sideboards for self service and large comfy chairs for perusing newspapers, etc.
Rather sinister Notjim…. not sure how to answer that one! I’m looking at getting some nice wallpaper and a potted plant at this stage… or a cheap filght to Brussels or Paris.
What is the decor of the Fado restaurant on Dawson Street?
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