Emily Henson is launching her new book ‘LIFE UNSTYLED’ and that’s great news. I was seduced by her previous books (Modern Rustic & Bohemian Modern). In that new book as she quotes: « I get to totally indulge my unending passion for beautifully imperfect interiors. With the magnificent Debi Treloar behind the camera, I have curated,…
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BONNARD’s FAMILY PARISIAN APPARTENT…
Located at the heart of Paris (10e), it was designed by Italian Architect Antonio Virga for the Bonnard Family. It’s a mixture of vintage industrial style with modern elegance. There is a definite sense of charm and character in this home. Industrial pieces of furniture were mixed with family pieces passed down through generations and…
TAKE A BIKE, TAKE A BAG…
Souvent à vélo, toujours avec un gros sac … j’ai croisé le chemin de Tienyse 36 poses et je suis sous le charme non seulement de la collection de grands sacs et cabas mais surtout de la besace à poser sur le porte-bagage de mon vélo. L’accessoire naturellement indispensable pour moi. Finis le sac dangereusement…
SEDDON HOUSE, MODERN HOME IN AUSTRALIA
From the street, Seddon House looks like a modern take on the other single storey cottages in the neighbourhood. But things get interesting quickly… From disused inner-city carpark to compact family, Seddon House by Melbourne based studio OSK Architects is a lesson in building exceptional homes in unusual and challenging places. OSK Architects designed the…
MIX&MATCH MASTERS…
Mixing & matching patterns, textiles, colors and styles is a very creative job. Only few succeed to get a stunning result. Some are just awesome and to me they are gifted. Shall we visit some of these creative people I admire for their talents? Martyn Thompson‘s photographic career was set in motion some 30 years…
HOUSE TOUR AT SECRET MAISON – ÎLE DE RÉ…
Un univers emplit de douceur, de spontanéité et de naturel. La maison et le show-room attenant de Secret Maison a fait l’objet d’un très beau reportage dans Côté Ouest cet été. Bienvenue à Ars-en-ré sur l’Île de Ré. Merci au magazine CÔTÉ OUEST (Août/Septembre 2016 – N°125) Par Cécile Vaiarelli – Photos Bernard Touillon Secret…
DAILY DELIGHTS… DESIGN
Collection by Wiid Design Gervasoni, Collections Brass, Nuvola & Wind Neolivingstones by Smarin Rugs, light & basket by Moonbasket The Mold by Atelier Liu Hsuantzu Wire woven hanging lamps by Blanc d’Ivoire Ray mirrors & Hank hanging lights by LLOT LLOV Follow my daily finds on 2B&Co. Facebook page Enjoy xx&x Have a creative week…
VISUAL IMPACTS…
Wall&decò was born from an intuition of Christian Benini, founder and creative director of the brand, originally advertising photographer: in reproducing huge green leaves as wall background sheets for his sets, did not imagine that those reproductions would have changed his life. The suggestive graphics used as backdrops for photographic assignments immediately attracted the attention…
PEPE HEYKOOP…FROM WASTE TO WONDER
Pepe Heykoop (1984) studied at the Design Academy Eindhoven, graduated in 2008. Studio Pepe Heykoop was founded in 2009, while his collaboration with Tiny Miracles started in 2010. The work of Dutch designer Pepe Heykoop straddles two worlds—the collectible pieces made in his Amsterdam studio, and the retail products made with women in a slum…
MAISON & OBJET, PARIS O2-O6/O9 #4
On continue notre visite du salon ? (suite des billets #1 , #2 et #3) (English texts below) Honoré : Esprit simple et naturel pour une ligne de mobilier en fer et bois, lampes, coussins, couvertures, linge de lit, objets déco. ECLECTIC – HALL 1 – B26 POP CORN : a fait le meilleur assemblage de cet autre design…
MAISON & OBJET, PARIS O2-O6/O9 #3
On continue notre visite du salon ? (suite des billets #1 et #2) (English texts below) ENOstudio : est un éditeur d’objets du quotidien , beaux et utiles , signés par quelques-uns des plus talentueux designers actuels. ENOstudio souhaite rendre accessible au plus grand nombre des objets qui répondent avec pertinence, fonctionnalité et poésie, à l’évolution contemporaine…
PIET HEIN EEK … MAISON & OBJET, PARIS, O2-O6/O9 #2
… Suite de mon post d’hier. FOCUS SUR PIET HEIN EEK (English texts below) Piet Hein Eek : Le travail du Néerlandais concepteur PIET HEIN EEK incarne les concepts de transformation et de réinvention. Son modus operandi est une réponse à la production de masse, et à la conformité de la conception. Ils sont à Paris pour la toute…
MAISON & OBJET, PARIS O2-O6/O9
Maison & Objet à Paris… ça commence aujourd’hui. En tant qu’acheteuse, agent, communicante et curieuse passionnée, avant tout par les savoir-faire et les traditions, j’ai arpenté les halls, les allées pendant des années à la recherche de talents, peu importe leur notoriété. L’ADN de 2B&Co. c’est une mélange de coeur et de raison. Les marques,…
THE COOLEST DESIGN CREATIVE COLLECTIVE IN CALIFORNIA…
Roman Alonso, former professional communication passed by Barneys in New York, is the origin of Design City of the training, a collective of designers based in Los Angeles multiplying the hottest projects. Commune Design, the coolest creative collective of California, born in 2004 in a Los Angeles sushi restaurant during a dinner attended Roman Alonso,…
SMOKE, FIRE & BLAST
FIRE Shou Sugi Ban technique Architects, designers, artists have captured techniques with endless variations. They burn more or less, scratch more or less, which provides a range of blacks. The surface becomes hard by carbonizing, opaque and soft as the skin if it is rid of all the burnt wood residues. It becomes hydrophobic through…
I DO IT MYSELF, YOU DIY…
Hello Folks, I have been in a lazy mood recently, shall I say in a saving energy mode? I have been on real vacation, you know the kind you had when student for 2 months now. And that’s really good to offer this kind of time to oneself once in a while. So fit, in…
PARADISE MADE OF LIGHT & GREEN IN BUENOS AIRES…
While editing some of my billions curated images I came across that fantastic house in Argentina. Probably one of my top 20 in the world… Mercedes Hernáez lovingly refers to her home on the outskirts of Buenos Aires as a garden with a roof. Indeed, the open and transparent space seems to blur its limits,…
PAOLA NAVONE, A STUNNING MILANESE HOME…
I am like this… no news for ages & suddenly 3 posts in a day! Well I am this way 🙂 Weather today has been pretty dull, so let’s say that the automatic water is pouring outside and I won’t have to water the flowers & lawn…so plenty of time to curate my emails &…
HOUSE TOUR IN THE MOST INSPIRING PLACE… Andrea Falkner Campi’s home in Umbrian, Italy
Aloha Folks, We all have seen these past years a photo of this awesome home. Vogue Living has made a complete house tour of it for our great pleasure. take a tour, soooo inspiring. A restored factory in a small Umbrian town in Italy maintains its grand scale while providing the intimate comforts of home….
SALVAGED INTERIORS, BASICS TO WABI-SABI AESTHETIC CONCEPT
Hello Folks, I wrote a post about Wabi-Sabi aesthetic concept last October (to read here) introducing the work of Axel Vervoordt at the Greenwich Hotel in Brooklyn. To go further, shall we have a look at what Wabi spirit really is? The concept depicts the imperfect beauty of craftsmanship and nature in the interiors. Japanese philosophy…
WOOD, DARK WOOD & RUSTIC…
Dark wood, rustic style are timeless & priceless. Textures and materials are displayed and show off. The space keeps its own soul and can be changed easily to say your mood. Add a light curtain here, a plant there, even a massive bouquet makes a strong statement inside. Search your family attic, renew the antique furniture….
BACK TO COTTON…
I had a new experience lately in bed … well, not really new! I swap my usual washed linen beddings for cotton ones. And tell you what, I really enjoyed it. I have been sleeping into washed linen sheets for more than 10 years; I love the comfort of linen but I tell you that…
UNE HISTOIRE DE TEXTILES
Martine Persault, plasticienne de talent imagine ses collages textiles à partir de textiles chinés et réinventés. Elle a lancé il y a un peu plus d’un an sa marque MP Créations à Bordeaux. J’aime la subtilité et la finesse de ses créations qui habillent la maison différemment. Chaque pièce est une oeuvre en soi. Les kakémonos…
BLUE LOVES MINIS
It is Wednesday, it is mini’s day… I came across that gorgeous home tour via The Socialite Family, near Amsterdam where live Tessa & her family. I was seduce by the use of blue in the kid room and the fabulous shower room. Have a look below and read the full story here. Inspiring, isn’t…
SLOW LIFE, SLOW DECO BY LUA NORD
Hello Folks, I came across Lua Nord Spanish online shop while surfing on the web this morning and I couldn’t wait to speak about this slow shop any longer… I found that brilliant light system called Lamp it. Whatever it is you wanna hang and make a light out of it, this is the solution….
NATURAL THINGS FOR HOME
via Marie Claire Maison Hello Folks, I have just gathered some good products & fine designs to get a natural decor at home. Photo by Pia Ulin via A house in the hills Marigold flower weaved rug by Armadillo & Co. A brown velvet sofa at the Greenwich Hotel, NYC Interior of Postdam Bunker Antivilla…
LATEST INSPIRATIONS…
Hello Folks, How’s February is going for you? I don’t like the winter months. They always depressed me. I stayed home working and enjoying a slow life with lazy days, walks on the beach and forest, trying my best to get the light entering my home, cut fresh flowers, dried herbs and branches in nature…
COOL THINGS FOR KIDS…
Hello Folks, it is Wednesday today, time for a catch up on Kids stuffs. I hope you will enjoy as much as me. Hans J. Wegner (1914-2007) , a master of Danish design (designer of the famous ‘Wishbone chair’ CH24) , draw in 1944 a collection of furniture for children , consisting of a chair…
A TOUCH OF GOLD…
Gold… I am not thinking here about the bling gold but more of the light touch of gold which reveals and sublimates the natural textures and materials at home. A touch here and there will add some refined and delicate feelings about your interior. All the golden materials will do; copper, brass, gold paint. Have…
KITCHENOLOGY….
What about this kitchenology? Absolutely in love with this kitchen concept by Boffi. They worked with Elisa Ossino Studio on the concept and styling of these gorgeous kitchen sets. Natural materials only to righteous and compacts designs. The Open kitchen hits aesthetic and practicality. Read the catalogue here – Images by Tomasso Sartorio
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