The Metropolitan Hotel, Miami, by Paola Navone
We thought of going back to THE Delano, but decided to try another sacred monster of design’s latest venture: a hotel redesigned by Paola Navone sounded like a passport to a blissful stay, and so it was..
Project: library
Before: In the context of the renovation of a guest bedroom/library/tv room, this design is playing hide-and-seek: the niches allow for art book and sculpture display, while the doors enclose less decorative books, and the tv instalation. The doors hiding the tv (behind the stool on the 2nd picture) are fitted with 180d hinges...
John Pawson at Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich
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...
A secret office: before-after
….. 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!
Emery and Cie
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...
Salon Cote Sud 2012: « Sous le signe d’Helios »
Some pictures of Salon Cote Sud 2012:
keeps getting bigger and better, many interesting stands, noticeably Brocantes, manufactured goods, and landscape.
London calling
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...
Mei Line, Town
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...
Mei Line, Country
The story starts at the back of a container… but please admire the corporate pick-up, it is a hit in the streets of Santiago! Finally, and after an acrobatic move from Santiago, Mei Line’s furniture is in place: a mix of original restored furniture from the 50’s to 70’s and pieces...
Modenus
Many thanks Tim Bogan for featuring my work in the Before-After section of Modenus: http://www.modenus.com/blog/interiordesign/before-and-after-meilin-bristiels-french-farmhouse-renovation#more-11609 it was nice to brag…..and even better to read the comments, thanks!!
Polished Concrete, Marius Aurenti
Marius Aurenti ofrece una variedad de acabado texturados para muros y pisos, tanto en interior como exterior. Fueron los pioneron en ofrecer la tecnica del « efecto hormigon pulido » (por falta de mejor traduccion), efectivamente una mescla de cemento y de resina que se aplica en capa de 2 mm. Le show room de Marius...