Video // Ruutu by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec for Iittala.French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have created a set of diamond-shaped coloured vases for Finnish design brand Iittala. 'Ruutu' is a collection of 10 vases available in five sizes and seven watercolour tones, which can be fitted...
Ancient Monastery in Anjou, France Transformed Into a Magnificent Hotel & Restaurant.Paris-based design duo Patrick Jouin & Sanjit Manku of Jouin Manku have redesigned the interior of an old Saint-Lazare monastery in France, transforming it into a rather tremendous hotel and a restaurant. Keeping the layers of a 1000 years...
Gallery Post // Charlotte Perriand’s 1934 Miami Beach House by Louis Vuitton.Charlotte Perriand's Miami beach house was designed in 1934. Eight Decades later Louis Vuitton built it for a Design Miami 2013 satellite...
Paris Loft Apartment on Rue Voltaire by Grégoire De Lafforest.French interior architect Grégoire De Lafforest is the man to blame for this beautiful Paris loft. What I really love about this home are the countless elements of surprise and a unique one-off aesthetic. Every corner of every room is...
Element-s // Multidisciplinary Design Agency in Paris.Element-s is a multidisciplinary design agency in Paris founded by Manuel Bonnemazou & Agnes Cambus. Today I wanted to share a selection of my favourite projects from their portfolio. Their work exudes a certain French elegance, honesty...
Monsieur Bleu by Joseph Dirand at Palais de Tokyo // Paris, France.With an enviable location in the new wing of the Palais de Tokyo, perched on the quays of the Seine just across from the Eiffel Tower, Monsieur Bleu is set to become the City of Light's new place to be seen. Designed by French architect...
French Folds.UK Restaurant & Bar Design Awards are on for another year (eagle-eyes amongst you would have notice that I blogged about one of the entries already this week). While I'm not here to talk about these awards in general (you can do your own...
Design Free Thursday | Edible Pantone Swatches by Emilie de Griottes.Extreme love alert! Food designer Emilie de Griottes, created a series of desert tarts for French culinary magazine Fricote. Emilie recreated Pantone colour swatches using various fruit placed on tart bases with ends iced in white showing...
Baccarat Highlights | Milan 2011.In a highly publicised and much talked about event, French crystal house Baccarat presented an exhibition which featured reinterpretations of classic chandeliers by eight internationally renowned designers - Philippe Starck, Michele De...
