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Hubert Le Gall, Circus and Bestiary

Hubert Le Gall, Circus and Bestiary

Having spent nearly three years for the creation of majestic  scenographies and private orders, Hubert Le Gall decided to create in 2012 for the Avant Scène Gallery on the Circus theme. Pieces of furniture, magic mirrors and decorative objects respond to each other in the tone of humor to propose a mischievous and poetic reinterpretation of the bestiary, dear to the creator. A monograph devoted to his work will be published at the end of...

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Hôtel de la Marine, to be visited in 2015

Hôtel de la Marine, to be visited in 2015

The hôtel de la Marine (1757 and 1774), also known as the hôtel du Garde-Meuble, is located on place de la Concorde in Paris. This beautiful XVIIIth century building led by Jacques-Germain Soufflot  will be transformed in a museum and open to the public in 2015. It houses a chapel, a library, workshops, stables and many apartments, including those of the intendant of the Garde-Meuble. When the Government was forced to join Louis XVI in...

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French Innovation and Savoir-faire

French Innovation and Savoir-faire

Great design! Beautifully shaped in black and silver, three pedals chrome, … an extraordinary piano! This is the first time that the Peugeot Design Lab worked for a client outside the automobile manufacturer: the Pleyel pianos luxury company. Made of carbon fiber and wood, with one big foot, this musical instrument has the great originality to have a mechanism lowered. The lid of the piano is at the keyboard level, which allows the...

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Newly Restored Hotel, so French!

Newly Restored Hotel, so French!

Newly restored: the Hotel Montalembert is the first 5 star Boutique hotel on the Left Bank, located in the glamorous Saint Germain des Prés. An essential feature within the Carré Rive Gauche and few steps away from Orsay and Louvre Museums. To discover. Beautiful.

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Iconic Chairs in Interior design

Iconic Chairs in Interior design

Bibendum chair The rotund Bibendum armchair was inspired by the tubular steel experiments of Marcel Breuer at the Bauhaus and the name of the chair originates from the character created by Michelin to sell the tires. It was created in the late 1910s for an apartment of Madame Mathieu Lévy, a highly successful milliner, in Rue de Lota in Paris. Eileen Gray, Irish designer and pioneer of the Modern movement in architecture, was commissioned...

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Joys of winter: Chalet Béranger

Joys of winter: Chalet Béranger

Is winter your favorite season? Do you like skiing and spending time in snow-filled mountains? Even if you answered both questions “no”, you wouldn’t resist going to the French Alps if you were the owner of Chalet Béranger, the most recent project of talented French interior architect and designer Noé Duchaufour Lawrance. Just completed in December 2011, this three-storey log cabin is located in St. Martin de Belleville, a village...

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Maison & Objet 2012 Report – French Novelties

Maison & Objet 2012 Report – French Novelties

Maison&Objet in Paris is the first big design trade show of the year, taking place in January, and as such seen as one of the major influencers on new trends and tendencies. In search of new talents, we focused on the new French exhibitors at Maison& Objet, who might be the driving forces of the “French lifestyle” in the future. Here they are: Cyrille Morin impressed us with his glass art creations that carry a doze of poetic...

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Hubert Le Gall, aTalent which goes beyond furniture

Hubert Le Gall, aTalent which goes beyond furniture

Hubert le Gall is a French designer, decorator, and sculptor, originally from Lyon but now living in Paris in a bright atelier at the base of Montmartre that once belonged to the artist Pierre Bonnard. He started his career in an insurance company, after studying management and accounting, but soon became aware of his creative potential that he demonstrated by becoming a painter. After selling portraits for some time, he decided to turn to...

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Art Deco – Exceptional Pieces to Discover or Rediscover

Art Deco – Exceptional Pieces to Discover or Rediscover

The Gourdon Collection: exceptional Art Deco pieces sold end of March 2011 by Christies in Paris. Admirers of Art Deco will certainly memorize the exclusive sale that took place in the end of March 2011 in Parisian Palais de Tokyo, when Christie’s auctioned the fine collection of Chateau de Gourdon. This sale caught a lot of attention and was compared to the sale of the collection of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge in February...

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The World’s Largest Art and Design Fair in Paris, Now!

The World’s Largest Art and Design Fair in Paris, Now!

With its various editions (Paris, London, New York*), the PAD (Pavilion of Art and Design) is one of the world’s largest art and design fairs. The one taking place in Paris this WE is absolutely gorgeous. If you like interior design and decorative arts, run to the Esplanade des Feuillants, Tuileries, Paris 1st District. Every day from 11am to 8pm until Sunday April 3rd. DESIGN The PAD is undoubtedly the world’s largest design fair with...

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