Collection: Sonia Delaunay

(Hradyzk 1885 - Paris 1979)

Sonia Delaunay was a nonconformist and multifaceted woman who revolutionized the history of art, fashion, and culture in the 20th century. A fully fledged artist who defied easy categorization, her work went far beyond painting, driven by a constant need to bring art into every aspect of everyday life.
Together with her husband, Robert Delaunay, she theorized the artistic movement known as Orphic Cubism or Orphism, which placed color at the heart of artistic exploration: complementary colors placed side by side illuminate one another, creating a sense of movement and making it possible to represent what is known as the “third dimension”—time.
Her exploration of colors and forms found expression in graphic design, decoration, furnishings, and above all, fashion. She took Orphism beyond the canvas, creating theatrical costumes and collaborating with Coco Chanel, Jacques Heim, and Jeanne Lanvin. She also dressed famous actresses such as Greta Garbo and Gloria Swanson. At the Atelier Simultané in Paris, her art expanded into fabrics, tapestries, interior design, and clothing in perfect creative harmony: in her garments, abstract art became something tangible and entirely accessible to a wider, more diverse audience. Her other creations included mosaics, stained glass, wallpaper, books, hats, umbrellas, and even car interiors.