© Andrée Putman, Photo Jean-Baptiste Huynh The model of French elegance, the Queen of the checkerboard, the icon of French chic, Andrée Putman made her mark in the world of decoration with a unique aesthetic approach. From 3rd to 23rd May, join us to explore the magnificently installations which express Putman’s iconic style of restraint and fantasy. This major retrospective pays tribute to the acclaimed French designer who sadly passed away last year. Known as La Reine du damier (The Queen of the checkerboard), she left an extensive body of work over four decades, an astonishing heritage to discover in two separate venues: LANDMARK, the epitome of top-tier luxury shopping in Central and the newly revitalized POLICE MARRIED QUARTERS (PMQ) in Soho, during May and June 2014. While the LANDMARK features unique installations greeting which express her iconic style of restraint and fantasy, her philosophy and rigorous perfection, PMQ presents the history of Putman’s Studio that captures the endless creativity of this Grande Dame of French design. Discover your style at LANDMARK Guess which iconic item from Hong Kong’s first-ever “Andrée Putman, Ambassador of Style” exhibition at LANDMARK is being showcased on LANDMARK’s Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/landmark.hk and submit a photo of your guess as a comment. Ask your friends to like your guess for a chance to win an item from the brand shown in the photo plus a HK$4,000 Mandarin Oriental voucher. Three lucky winners will be selected, one each week from 5th May to 25th May. LANDMARK A model of French elegance - the first exhibition is a large panorama featuring exclusive installations mirroring the Putman style. Andrée Putman’s tailored silhouette is like no other, and her voice, language, looks and benevolence are known from Paris to China. Ms. Putman (1952-2013) was an exceptional woman who initiated a sensitive and rigorous production, with the constant desire to enhance everyday life. Internationally acclaimed and awarded, the Parisian designer instilled her style of restraint and fantasy into public spaces, hotels, shops, museums, ministerial offices, office headquarters and private residences. Ms. Putman, the icon of French chic, made her mark in the world of decoration with a unique aesthetic approach that reconciled rich and poor materials. During the 3 weeks time, visitors to the LANDMARK can explore these magnificent and finessed installations and interact with myriad authentic furniture and objects that belonged to the designer; products from Louis Vuitton, Christofle to Baccarat, and her purview crisscrossed retail, residential, luxury, accessories, commercial buildings, hotels, fabrics, carpets, graphics, even perfume - all tied together throughout space by Putman’s unique trademark use of black and white checkerboard floor tiles. PMQ Curious and energetic, innovative and creative, and a career that has embraced everything from interior architecture to design, Ms. Putman left her inimitable mark on each and every one of her creations. The exhibition held in the newly revitalized PMQ offers a portrayal of the French designer most renowned for rescuing lost modernist furniture and giving it a new lease of life. It is one of the first retrospective of such a scale dedicated to a design studio in Hong Kong.