La Corniche des Chapeaux

💡 4 things to know

1. Six hats, two metres wideDocuments d’Artistes lists six structures of resin, fibreglass, paint, metal and concrete, each 2 × 2 × 1.6 metres. Source Reported
2. Shade as street furnitureIt came out of Centre Design Marseille’s call “Habiller/habiter la ville, phase 3 – L’ombre : mobilier urbain” and was first exhibited as a project at the Maison de l’Architecture from 12 June to 8 July 2006. Source Reported
3. Hats on the cornicheThe hats were installed on Corniche J.F. Kennedy above the Plage du Prophète on 6 and 7 June 2007; Centre Design Marseille’s programme lists the two designers under the name “les refusés”. Source Source Source Reported
4. A very long benchThe hats shaded the Corniche’s concrete bench, which dates from 1965, runs for nearly 3 km and is often described as the longest bench in the world. Source Source Reported

📍 Where it is

🗓️ Sightings

1. 20076 Jun

   Installed on the Corniche (6–7 June)

Green stamps mark dated photographs; amber stamps mark records or reports; red stamps mark loss. Publication dates are not camera dates.

✅ The facts

Artists

Benedetto Bufalino and Victor Vieillard Source Source Source Checked

Title

La Corniche des Chapeaux (French; “The Corniche of Hats”) Source Source Checked

Dates

6–7 June 2007, according to Victor Vieillard Source Reported

Year

2007 Source Source Source Checked

Producer

Centre Design Marseille Source Source Checked

Materials

Resin, fibreglass, paint, metal and concrete Source Reported

Size

Six structures, each 2 × 2 × 1.6 m Source Source Reported

Location

Corniche J.F. Kennedy above the Plage du Prophète, Marseille Source Source Source Checked

Status today

An event installation; removal date not recorded Source Unconfirmed

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