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This house in Chartres made from broken glass and ceramics is called La Maison Picassiette — literally the house of a million pieces. It is one of the most unusual folk‑art sites in France, entirely covered in mosaics made from broken glass, crockery, porcelain, and found objects.
🌟 What La Maison Picassiette is
- A naïve art masterpiece created by Raymond Isidore, a modest municipal worker from Chartres.
- Built and decorated between 1930 and 1964, using millions of fragments he collected from rubbish heaps and fields.
- Every surface — walls, floors, furniture, garden structures — is covered in mosaics.
- The name Picassiette comes from pique-assiette (“plate stealer”), a nickname locals gave him because he gathered discarded ceramics.
🧭 Why it’s famous
- It’s considered one of the most iconic examples of outsider art in France.
- The mosaics mix religious symbols, landscapes, animals, and dreamlike scenes, all created by a self‑taught artist.
- The site includes the house, garden, chapel-like structures, and a mosaic courtyard.
📍 Location
Chartres, Centre-Val de Loire, France
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