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Two weeks ago, there was an installation imitating the Northern Lights at Palais Royal in Paris to celebrate the Swedish week. Thousands of coulorful LED illuminated this mytical garden in the center of the city. Beauty for the eyes in the middle of this cold winter!

#Installation #northern lights #Swedish #Sweden

~When Street Fashion meets Home Decoration~

The French Designer Jose Lévy collaborated with the local supermarket Monoprix to create a complete collection of street wear for all the family: women, mens and children can shine wearing the "New Years Eve Reykjavik Fireworks" inspired collection, but also the objects he created for the home: plates, dishes, trays, candles, cushions notebooks, etc. In total, more than 100 objects are camouflaged with the same Firework pattern.

I personally find that it's too obvious: end of the year, fireworks, collection launched exactly before Christmas, and i don't really like the pattern for every object (except some of them): for exemple the doormat has exactly the same pattern than the baby's pijama. Strange. But happy that finally in France things like this are happening. We just have to take a look of what our English neighbours are doing since years. Bravo la France!

#Design #LauraGarciouz #HomeDecor #JoseLevy #Monoprix #Fashion #StreetFashion

A few weeks ago was inaugurated Ibaji, one of the restaurants that are part of the enormous gastronomic Parisian project "La Jeune Rue". This tiny little but adorable restaurant is specialised in Corean food; very selected (because of its "tinytude attitude" (yes, this word doesn't exist, but i loooove to invent words) is only able to receive the 23rd first lucky guests who are able to have a table there.

The chef? Sukwon Yong (ok, my article wasn't focused on the food, but it's always interesting to know the name of the Chef!)

The Designer of the restaurant? The italian international recognised architect Paola Navone who was challenged to decorate and set up the minuscule interior of Ibaji.

What i like the most was the massive (and patient) work of the tiles intentionally "broken"and hazardous disposed, that covers literally floor, walls, roof and also the facade.

The majestic chandeliers are composed by a succession of plastic and coloured baskets, and also the colander that we use to not lose the spaguetti, and funnels and other kind of ustensiles we use in the kitchen. Smart hein?

What i like the less: the facade sort Sephora's graphic style, but let's just don't compare and forget it.

#LaJeuneRue #Design #PaolaNavone #Ibaji #InteriorArchitecture #InteriorDesign

19/10/2014

This week end was the "Puces du Design" which is one of the Flea Markets i like the most in Paris and i visit it every autumn since some years ago now. I love to hang around Vintage objects and furniture, but also to discuss with the vendors who have always a good story to tell about the objects they sell. In most of my visits i have basically bought coulourful Murano glass ashtrays from the 70's because they remind me one that my grandmother has at her house when i was a child and i loved to admire it for hours, it colours and luminous reflections. This year unfortunately i didn't find any i like. Or maybe yes, (the red one heart shaped but shhhhhhuut, don't say anything ;) but the women didn't want to make a reduction so i just let drop it.

#pucesdudesign #fleamarket #design #vintage #objects #60's #70's

18/10/2014

I visited the exhibition about Niki de Saint Phalle's work at the Grand Palais. So much to say about her particular "Therapeutic Art", an extraordinary evolution of her technique and principally a style marked by contrasts, influenced by her past and hard times she lived. A style that struggles between the role of the women in our society, the feminism and maternity, and also the violence and cruelty of the human being.

#nikidesaintphalle #art #paris #grandpalais

#nikidesaintphalle #art #grandpalais #paris

28/05/2014

Last week i had the opportunity to visit for the first time in my life the Clerkenwell Design Week 2014 that finished last thursday.

I was happy to see some amazing Design Furniture and objects i had already seen on websites or Pinterest. For exemple, the incredible and original chairs of the Campana Brothers edited by Edra.

Here's my selection of some favourite objects and furniture i saw there.

Unfortunately i didn't always wrote the author of some of them, and the quality of my phone is not the best..but we do what we can ;)

#Design #furniture #ClerkenwellDesignWeek #Clerkenwell #London #objects #InteriorDesign #Architecture #Material

21/05/2014

If you are in London this week, you should go to Sloane Square and visit the Chelsea Flower Show window floral decorations from the different retailers. Here's a selection of my favourite window displays.There’s beautiful Flower Design to admire and smell :)

#ChelseaFlowerShow #Scenography #Design #Window #Windowdisplay #Flower #Colours #London

21/05/2014

If you are in London this week, you should go to Sloane Square and visit the Chelsea Flower Show window floral decorations from the different retailers. There's beautiful Flower Design to admire and smell :)

#ChelseaFlowerShow #Flower #Chelsea #SloaneSquare #Window #Scenography #Decoration #VisualMerchandising #London

I have always loved Vintage Flea Markets since i was a child. My mother loved to bring me with her to the famous flea market that used to be in the parking of the Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá when i was about 6 years old. Since that period of my life, i became a fan of vintage and old objects. I can spent hours and hours observing all the jungle of different things and imagining the story behind each one. I usually go alone, because nobody has the patience to stay with me for hours "en train de dénicher" (trying to find) the rare pearl.

Anyway, walking trough the streets of London, i discovered a little but magical place on the north, on Archway Road, and managed by an adorable Monsieur, Mister Noel Lynch which i discovered writing this article that he has a very interesting political background.

This tiny but surprising shop, The Green Room, considered as "London's most unusual charity shop" is full of an incredible collection of various objects, from an admirably selection of books, to the most astonishing necklace or beautiful antique ring. I had to be very carefully because in every single square cm there's an object and i was too afraid to break something just moving on the little free space remaining. As an Interior Architect, i was really surprised about the incredible layout of the shop; maybe Mr. Lynch was really good at Tetris in the 80's ;)

For finishing, i was really happy to found an exactly colourful Venetian crystal ashtray from the 60's that my grand mother had at her house and i loved it when i was a little girl.

You can find marvellous treasures and books here.

PS: The shop works principally by donations

#Vintage #London #TheGreenRoom #Books #ArchwayRoad #Donations #Old #Antique

11/05/2014

~~GREEN LONDON~~

One of my favourite things visiting this amazing city is the abundant vegetation. Everywhere, there's plenty of beautiful green leafy trees, and there's a special interest to put a green fresh touch: outside as a vertical vegetal facade, or in interiors, for exemple this amazing upside down growing plant-lamp i saw on a bar at Shoreditch, or this shining plexiglas chair at the entrance of the fabulous Design concept store The Shop at Blue Bird.

Refresh yourself.

#London #Green #Vegetation #Tree #Design #Plant #Vertical #verticalgarden #concept

4/05/2014

Design Museum visit: Designs of the Year 2014

Design addicted Fashion Addicted:

- The Brazilian Designer Ronaldo Fraga surprised me with his coloured origami crafted panels that composes the dress.

- Prada S/S14: loved the graphic print mixed with beautiful sequins embroidery.

- Rick Owens: the american minimalist Fashion Designer surprises me with this amazing details that reminds me some architectural details as ventilation ducts.

#Fashion #Design #Colors #DesignMuseum #Prada #Owens #RickOwens #Brazil