In 2011, Caroline Jollès, who is very involved with the Quai Branly Museum, created Cercle Design 20/21, a club of contemporary design patrons at the Museum of Decorative Arts (MAD) in Paris. She looks back on a decade of acquisitions.
How did the idea of creating a design patrons’ circle come about? Through experience and connections. As soon as the Quai Branly Museum opened in 2006, I became active in the société des Amis (Society of Friends) as a member of its Board of Trustees. Three years later, my husband Georges and I took an active part in the creation of the Cercle Lévi-Strauss. Meanwhile, Pierre Bergé asked me to establish and lead the patrons’ circle of his three institutions in Marrakesh: the Yves Saint Laurent Museum, the Museum of Berber Arts and the Majorelle Garden. I relied on my work experience in the field of corporate communications together with the networks I’d created back then, which helped me a lot with the approach. I was trained in law but I also studied at the École du Louvre. I’m passionate about design and co-authored a book on Mathieu Matégot (1910-2001) with gallerist Philippe Jousse. Lastly, as a collector and patron, I’ve always been close…
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