Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Parking in Paris – How do the French do it?


Parking in Paris Patricia Gray | Interior Design ©

This is a street on the Left Bank in Paris in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. It is not unlike parking on other streets in Paris. I was continually amazed at how the French managed to park their cars so close together and then how they managed to get out of such a tight spot. Surprisingly I didn’t see a lot of damaged bumpers.

Parking in Paris Patricia Gray | Interior Design ©
Parking in Paris – how do the French do it?

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Monday, January 30, 2012

Highlights from Paris - Maison et Objet 2012

Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design ©

I have just returned from Paris where I attended Maison et Objet. Maison et Objet is Europe's biggest décor show where I got the first look at the products, colours, and styles that will set the trends for the world for 2012 in interior design. 

Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design ©

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The Spanish furniture Company Baltus regards the creation of a piece of furniture as a work of art. They create avant-garde pieces with simple geometric shapes in amazing lacquer finishes. Maison et Objet 2012

Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design ©
        A new line of bedding from Diane von Furstenberg. Maison et Objet 2012

Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design ©

Missioni - bright, colourful, and fun! Maison et Objet 2012

Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design ©

Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design ©

Ideel Contemporary Furniture incorporates salvaged antique teak ceiling beams and posts from Indian architecture into unique furniture pieces. Maison et Objet 2012 

Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © An coffee table from Fendi that is lit with battery powered LED lights. Maison et Objet 2012

Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design ©
A TV incorporated into a mirror in the Fendi showroom. Maison et Objet 2012

Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © Charlotte Moss and me at a presentation of her new line of fabrics for Fabricut. Maison et Objet 2012

Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design ©
A show stopping display by the Italian stone company, Antolini Luigi. The models were painted to blend into the slabs of granite and marble. Very evocative and very Italian! Maison et Objet 2012

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Lighting by the German Company Anthologie Quartett. Maison et Objet 2012

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I wish Kitchen Aid would offer sleek products like this for the North American market. Maison et Objet 2012

Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design ©

Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design © Hay Shop from Denmark – a climbing wall of towel rings. Maison et Objet 2012

Maison et Objet 2012 Patricia Gray | Interior Design ©  
Designed by the French designer David Turpin this contemporary styled Bluetooth handset has an integrated iPhone charging dock. Check out their web-site as they have some very innovative products. Native Union Maison et Objet 2012

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From Tokyo porcelain cups by Ken Noborumurata. Maison et Objet 2012

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