Alexander Mc Queen @ the V&A
Although no where close to being a fashionista, and looking a bit out of place amongst the most exuberant fashion crowd at this exhibition… But it was this years must see as I understood it from a friend who had been fascinated at the MET version back in 2011.. and didn’t shy away from seeing...
Salon Cote Sud 2015
This year’s edition had a strong accept on craftsmanship as witnessed by the main exhibits by the pond: Glassbolwing: Boqa, the company behind the Acapulco chair revival in France’s terraces Marius Fabre traditional « savon de Marseille » As this year was the 25th birthday of the magazine, there was an extensive collection of limited edition...
Punta Arenas
I am just throwing a little post about Punta Arenas as a tip. Most travellers skip this town to go straight to Puerto Natales, the door to the Torres del Paine National Park. It is a shame because Punta Arenas has this frontier town feeling and looks that is definitely worth a little visit. ...
Brooklyn
The decoration media attention on Brooklyn has been so strong lately, that it has been impossible to escape the curiosity of discovering this new mecca. This how we ended one December sunday morning, crossing under the river to explore Brooklyn flea, just a as we religiously used to do 20 years ago on 6th avenue.....
Salon Cote Sud 2014
The theme this year was « Toiles et Voiles » Although this scenography by Thomas Gentilini was kind of hidden at the back of the back of the garden… it is my favourite with it’s low tech gypsy feel, plenty of good ideas to gather for a summer camp in the garden at home! The fabric...
LX Factory
Like a good girl, I went through the Elle deco list of to-go places, starting with the uber buzzy LX factory, which ended up being partly closed on sunday, but happily had a flee market running all along the main street, to the happiness of my junk addict daughter, who follows (some) of her mothers’...
Happy holidays!
This years Christmas is under the sign of the olive tree… A sofa from a brocante in Provence, olive branches from our garden, a frame from Santiago’s flea market and a Mapuche bread container all come happily together for celebration, best wishes to you all!!!
Harrods
On London trip, having fun playing to be a tourist… so here are the unmissable Harrods pictures, with windows obviously very much intended for their asian clients: celebrating the year of the dragon
Merry Christmas from Marseille
Our Christmas decoration is on Chilean time zone: Chilean Ceramist Carmen Jerez creates this nativity and the « Tree of live » on the left is manufactured in the Araucania region. The summer Christmas tree.. I designed and edited this tree while living in Chile, were Christmas is in summer, and pine...
