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 […]
This is a long due post, since I viewed this exhibition back in May… and it is probably because of the thinking I’ve had to do before deciding what to write about this sacred monster, the brightest figure in my constellation of starchitects. I finally decided to just let his work talk, the message is
….. or how to transform a closed ….into an office: even the chair fits in, so it closes and makes it easy to hide away the mess!
I really love the unique selection of materials of Emery and Cie, as well as the style of Agnes Emery as a decorator, so here is a little post about this very poetic provider. Here, in my latest project, the master bedroom takes another dimension with « Mechants Oiseaux » wall paper, used as a bed
During a visit of our friend Chantal Royant , we had the privilege of hosting an exhibition of her artwork during a few days this summer: You can view the marvellous artwork of this glass sculptor in: http://www.chantalroyant.com/
Introducing guest-star blogger: my other half, flying winemaker and marathon traveler, who shares here some impresions of India… Taj Mahal… less than 200km from New Dehli, but 5 hours by car! On a 3-day business trip, I decided to hire a car for the day… Amazing what you can do with an iPhone, isn’t it?
Some pictures of Salon Cote Sud 2012:
keeps getting bigger and better, many interesting stands, noticeably Brocantes, manufactured goods, and landscape.
I know you might start to get bored with all those pictures of the desert, but bear with me, this is the last Atacama post: a 5h horseback ride through a Canyon and then up a cattle path, the one the cattle used to take to walk from Argentina to Calama and Antofagasta, that’s up
Awesome landscape wasn’t the only draw for this trip. It actually all started with a conversation about what to do next, i.e. after the Mont Ventoux climb, and the Alpes d’Huez etape (of the tour the France for those who don’t bike nor have a biking freak in the family). So my husband Christophe came
We discovered the Atacama desert in 94, during our honeymoon trip, and liked it so much, that this is our fourth visit. The fascination with the variety of light, texture and colors of the landscape, and it’s uniqueness remains intact, the roads keep getting better, the maps more precise, making exploring easier and safer
Those weren’t exactly your « tanning-by-the-beach-with-a-Margarita-in-your-hand-holiday » 1st day: visit to a copper mine in the middle of the desert The boss: my uncle Nano who manages the mine the mine: the « elevator »: …and this is half of our family going down @ 85m deep:
Sorry for my long silence, now back with lots’o’pictures and a travel diary to make up for it, so here it is: Chapter 1: TaltalPour me faire pardonne ma longue absence, voici un compte rendu de notre périple dans le nord du Chili. Chapitre 1: Taltal Para hacerme perdonar mi larga ausencia, nuestro diario de viaje
On a brisk and sunny day, a walk through Vaison’s medieval town, niched in the hill opposite the house
Très belle pièce de Macha Makeïef a La Criée, voir son interview ici: http://www.theatre-lacriee.com/spectacles/les-apaches-creation Mélange poétique et nostalgique de danse, music-hall et cinema dans un décor suranné et plein d’histoire et de petites histoires, a voir absolument! No need to speak French to see this play by macha Makeief: not to miss if
Short break in London: I can never help taking a shot of the power station.. Arrivée a Londres pour une petite escapade: je ne peux m’empêcher de photographier un de mes monument favoris Llegada a Londres, y la infaltable vista sobre la Battersea Power Station Dean Street Town House Londres
Second week-end of february might not sound like an obvious date for an outdoor furniture photo shoot, but thanks to the blessed Provencal skies, and my impatience…it just had to be done! So here they are: Outdoor/indoor furniture, MB design, stainless steel and Ipe. The outdoor lounge has seating fitted with washable linen covers
Shipped from Mei Line, Santiago, Chile: Vintage in the entrance and living room Vintage dans l’entrée et le salon Vintage en la entrada y el living MB design: Kitchen island/bar made of Lingue, a native wood from Chile equivalent to oakBar/ilot de cuisine en Lingue, bois natif