French artists Lisa Bravi and Romain Joly created Mistralou, a tactile, fabric-driven reading room inspired by the local Mistral wind in Toulon. Crafted with luxurious materials and trompe l’oeil effects, the installation transforms an old bishop’s palace into a serene space blending design, texture, and imagination.
MISTRALOU
Aug 24, 2025
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In the heart of Toulon, French artists Lisa Bravi and Romain Joly invite visitors into Mistralou—a dreamy, wind-kissed reading room presented at the Design Parade. Inspired by the local Mistral wind, this soft, tactile installation is crafted primarily from fabric, employing clever trompe-l’œil effects to mimic bookshelves and furnishings.
The space gently sways as if the breeze has come to play, with velvet windows, quilted walls, and textile alcoves that stir the senses. Collaborating with skilled French craftsmen, the duo utilised luxurious materials from renowned houses such as Pierre Frey and Lelièvre, as well as bespoke sisal flooring from Codimat. Mistralou transforms an old bishop’s palace into a peaceful sanctuary where design, texture, and imagination meet.
在法國土倫的設計雙年展中，藝術家 Lisa Bravi 和 Romain Joly 打造了一個夢幻般的閱讀空間 —— Mistralou，靈感來自地中海的 密史特拉風（Mistral）。這個充滿觸感的裝置幾乎完全由布料製成，利用視覺錯覺技法呈現書架與家具。
空間如同輕風吹拂，絲絨窗戶、絎縫牆面和織品壁龕共同營造出細膩氛圍。兩位設計師與法國頂尖工匠合作，選用 Pierre Frey 和 Lelièvre 的高級布料，並與 Codimat 一同打造特製的黃麻地板。Mistralou 將古老主教宮改造成一個讓人沉浸於設計與想像的寧靜角落。
Lisa Bravi and Romain Joly
Lisa Bravi and Romain Joly operate at the intersection of textile art and immersive scenography. Bravi focuses on domestic environments, fabrics, and subtle forms, while Joly incorporates spatial design and storytelling to highlight the materiality. Their collaborative installations often feel both intimate and vast, as demonstrated when they transformed a Provençal villa's reading room with quilted-velvet walls, flowing curtains, button-covered furniture, and a hint of the mistral wind.
Their design language explores the tension between stillness and movement, history and craft, materiality and fleeting moment. Each piece acts as poetic fabric-based architecture, inviting viewers to experience a space moulded by air, texture, and light. They are renowned for merging design, installation, and craft in innovative and unexpected ways.
Lisa Bravi 與 Romain Joly 的創作介於紡織藝術與沉浸式場景設計之間。 Bravi 聚焦於居家空間、織品與微妙的造型，而 Joly 則藉由空間設計與敘事，將這些材質賦予場域意義。他們的裝置作品既親密又廣闊——如他們在一座普羅旺斯別墅的閱覽室中，用絎縫天鵝絨牆面、起伏窗簾、紐扣家具及微風般的密斯特拉爾（mistral）風，營造了一片流動中的靜止。
其設計語言遊走於靜與動、歷史與工藝、材質與瞬間之間。每一件作品彷彿是一種織物構成的詩意建築，邀請觀者進入一個由空氣、肌理與光影塑造的空間。他們因將設計、裝置與工藝出人意料地融合而備受矚目。
Designers: Lisa Bravi @lisabravi and Romain Joly @romainjolyy
https://villanoailles.com/en/artists/romain-joly-lisa-bravi
Program: Design Parade Toulon
All images by Lisa Bravi & Romain Joly
