This is a short documentary about Eileen Gray, a designer from the 1920s through the 1970s. The video highlights her unique ability to question traditional design methods to create something new, incorporating lacquer into her designs and combining it with metal-like structures. It explores her career progression from furniture to interior design and architecture, influenced by technological and social changes after World War I. The documentary also discusses the challenges she faced in a male-dominated industry and the story behind her famous E1027 villa, including its desecration by Le Corbusier.