Moonage Chalet
Retro fashion meets vintage sporting references in this seasonal mountain retreat. Eclectic vintage designs—Giovanni Banci, Jean Perzel, Jean Royère—with painterly post-conceptual foils—à la Wade Guyton—synthesize tactile contemporary materials for a twist on the historic alpine chalet.
![The Moonage Chalet](https://chromasf.com/media/pages/work/moonage-chalet/f0cb4c0f46-1630957369/the-moonage-chalet_02.jpg)
Location
Lake Tahoe
Year
2023
Area
5500 ft2 / 510 m2
Chroma Project Origins
Mining historical and contemporary references, we draw on our expertise in art, design, and culture to achieve an aesthetic narrative that aligns formal interests—exciting materiality, generative forms, innovative techniques—with inimitable attitude and ultimate comfort.
![Left: Cordova jumpsuit with Stella McCartney sunglasses and De Grisogono earrings. Photo by Jon Wetherell. Center: Jean Perzel sconces, France, c. 1930s. Courtesy Rewire Gallery. Right: Wade Guyton, “Untitled,” 2018. Epson UltraChrome HDX inkjet print on linen. 84 x 69 in. (213.4 × 175.3 cm). Collection of Eleanor Heyman Propp. © Wade Guyton. The Moonage Chalet](https://chromasf.com/media/pages/work/moonage-chalet/34438b2ed3-1630957369/the-moonage-chalet_03.jpg)
![Gucci Pre-Fall 2017 campaign. Photo by Glen Luchford. The Moonage Chalet](https://chromasf.com/media/pages/work/moonage-chalet/44e89cde65-1630957369/the-moonage-chalet_04.jpg)
![Chroma furniture plan Alt Text](https://chromasf.com/media/pages/work/moonage-chalet/07093abf99-1636578121/the-moonage-chalet-plan.jpg)
![Above: Table lamps by Giovanni Banci. Center: Technicolor Summer lipstick by Byredo. Below: Church of San Giovanni Battista by Mario Botta. The Moonage Chalet](https://chromasf.com/media/pages/work/moonage-chalet/8341763617-1630957369/the-moonage-chalet_05.jpg)
![Low sideboard by Jean Royère, c. 1960 The Moonage Chalet](https://chromasf.com/media/pages/work/moonage-chalet/303511043c-1630957370/the-moonage-chalet_06.jpg)
![Chroma rendering The Moonage Chalet](https://chromasf.com/media/pages/work/moonage-chalet/8a928c6d7d-1630957370/the-moonage-chalet_07.jpg)
![Hôtel du Golf by Charlotte Perriand, c. 1970–74 The Moonage Chalet](https://chromasf.com/media/pages/work/moonage-chalet/3d8c0402bc-1630957370/the-moonage-chalet_08.jpg)
![Above: Gucci Spring/Summer 2018 runway show. Below: Reversible chair by Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler for Forma Moveis, Brazil, 1955. The Moonage Chalet](https://chromasf.com/media/pages/work/moonage-chalet/53d9f801e3-1630957370/the-moonage-chalet_09.jpg)
![Chroma rendering The Moonage Chalet](https://chromasf.com/media/pages/work/moonage-chalet/39784307c6-1630957370/the-moonage-chalet_10.jpg)
![Above: Cosmic Eye patch by Wildflower + Co. Center: Balenciaga Fall/Winter 21 collection. Below: Armchairs by Jean-Paul Barray, c. 1970. The Moonage Chalet](https://chromasf.com/media/pages/work/moonage-chalet/91217a33d7-1630957370/the-moonage-chalet_11.jpg)
![Home of Pierre Paulin, Paris, France The Moonage Chalet](https://chromasf.com/media/pages/work/moonage-chalet/8899ce57b6-1630957370/the-moonage-chalet_12.jpg)