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Home Away From Home: Sarah Jessica Parker's Favorite Hotel
In a Q&A in the October issue of Metropolitan Home, Sarah Jessica Parker revealed that her favorite hotel is The George V in Paris. And I can't really fault her for the choice. The hotel, an eight-story landmark 1928 building, offers 245 guest rooms, nearly one-quarter of which are suites.
Home Away From Home: Hôtel Duc du St. Simon
You can stay in a modern, white-walled, Kartell'd hotel in any city in the world. But if Paris is your getaway, why not surround yourself with quintessential French style? Hôtel Duc du St.
Colette Commissions Lisa Fontanarosa Collection Wire Art
You may not know your Left Bank from your Right Bank, or have ever stepped foot on French soil, but you've probably heard of Colette, the fashion and design temple of Paris. The preeminent concept boutique hails art-loving hipsters from near and far, and regularly organizes exhibitions with both up-and-coming and established artists — including my beloved interiors photographer Todd Selby. Colette's latest exposition is MeWeCycle, a project curated by Karta Healy featuring a collection of designers’ work, based on their love of the bicycle and creative recycling.
Love It or Hate It? Martin the Mule Secretary Desk
French company Ibride recently gave a sneak preview of this new design, Martin, a contemporary mule-shaped secretary, at the Maison & Objet trade show in Paris. Not only does Martin's body serve as convenient storage for books and papers, but it incorporates lighting and Ethernet cords into the design, using them as a "reins" for the mule. I find it hilarious and whimsical, but obviously it's not for everyone, or every home.Source
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Love It or Hate It? Post-It Art
This pixel-esque Post-It wall art, See You, was designed by Bénédicte Bailly and is currently on exhibition at the Maison & Objet design trade show in Paris. I love this innovative use of an affordable, everyday item; it's not only creative, but visually striking and cheerful. What do you think?Source
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Christian Lacroix Says Adieu to His Painfully Chic Paris Pad
I have died and gone to real estate heaven. Haute couturier Christian Lacroix has put his 2,150-square-foot apartment in the tragically hip and fashion-centric Marais district of Paris on the market for nearly $2.6 million. I couldn't help but snoop around for photos, and I almost wish I hadn't: the pad has the unrivaled style of a Carrie Bradshaw ensemble and is plush with original Parisian details such as gilded moldings and French doors opening onto petite balconies.
Coveted Crib: Marc Jacobs's Paris Apartment
Los Angeles-based interior designer Paul Fortune took the design of Marc Jacobs's Paris digs into his own hands — an intimidating task, I must say. Fortune's distinct style highlights, rather than competes with, Jacobs's extensive art collection and the apartment's traditional French architecture. Check out this slideshow for a tour!
Cool Idea: Le Petit Paris
Gerard Brion took up the challenge of building a miniature model of Paris 15 years ago. With 18,000 hours of painstaking work logged, he has crafted a miniature city, known as Le Petit Paris, in his garden in Vaissaic in the South of France out of salvaged items like old concrete blocks, baby food jars and soup tins. 150,000 visitors a year experience over 40 Paris monuments, such as the Champs Elysées, Montmartre, the Seine River, and the Eiffel Tower on a 1:130 scale set in a French-style garden planted with 400 bonzais.
Home Away From Home: Hôtel du Petit Moulin
When your Vera Wang wedding dress comes off, you and your hubby can ditch your designer duds for designer digs and check your newly married selves into the Christian Lacroix-designed Hôtel du Petit Moulin in Paris. Housed in Paris's oldest bakery, dating back to 1900, the hotel, which has preserved its typical French boulangerie façade, is in Paris's trendy, fashion-centric Marais district — in other words, it's the hippest hotel since sliced bread. If a "haute-l" pun were ever appropriate, the time is now: The lodging looks to be one step off of the runway, filled with daring, devil-may-care creations, be it a heart-shaped Venetian mirror on glossy, scarlet-red tiles, a clash of rustic and Zen, or a vividly-hued Jacobsen Swan chair against old-fashioned toile de Jouy wallpaper.
Casa Quiz: La Nouvelle Tour Eiffel
I recently shared some interesting news with you about the Eiffel Tower, which many of you weren't too thrilled about. The Société d’Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel has decided to restructure the iconic Paris building.
Can you remember some of the details of my post?
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