Dar Bibin: A Blue & White Guest House in Djerba, Tunisia

Isabelle et Gérard Planchon gave up their respective legal and architecture practices in Belgium and opened an incredible guest house on the island of Djerba in Tunisia — the largest island of of North Africa. Using ONLY white and blue colored decor, the home is furnished with designs by Verner Panton, Philippe Starck, Ferruccio Laviani, Jasper Morrison, Frank Gehry, and Richard Hutten. The result is a minimalist, though charming, combination of modern design and Djerbian architecture. Click through to take a mini-tour of the blue and white house...

The house is located in the village of Erriadh, which is 15 minutes from the international airport of Djerba-Zarzis. The village is known as a place where Jews lived since the VIth Century B.C., after the destruction of the Salomon Temple in Jerusalem.

Visit the guest house website: Dar Bibine.
Click here to see more photos of the Djerba house from Cote Maison magazine.

(Images: Henri Del Olmo; Dar Bibine)

Comments (5)

Absolutely lovely! I was in Djerba as part of a tour of Tunisia in October. This design style is popular in Sidi Bou Said, in the north of the country. Tunisia is a spectacular country with Middle Eastern, French and Mediterranean influences. I highly recommend it as a vacation spot for those who want to go off the beaten path.

posted by SF_chickadee on July 10th 2009 at 1:58pm
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I don't want to seem like I'm shamelessly advertising, but seeing these pictures reminds me so much of a good friend's book of poetry about Djerba that was recently published. She (who grew up around DC) describes the scenery and architecture of the island beautifully.

The pics above remind me a lot also of the coastal cities of Asilah and Essaouira in Morocco.

posted by lotusmoss on July 10th 2009 at 2:03pm
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So inspiring....

posted by krojahn on July 11th 2009 at 3:42pm
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I love this color...ever since I saw this post I've been scouring the net for either curtains or fabric like this, and haven't found it- does anyone know where I could find this?

Thanks so much!

posted by Pisca17 on July 14th 2009 at 2:16pm
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aha love the blue toothbrush!
that blue is pretty much gorgeous

posted by citychic on September 2nd 2009 at 6:34pm
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