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Entries in France (21)

Thursday
Jun142012

Hotel Week on Design2Share - Let's Visit the Shangri-La in Paris

Irwin Weiner ASID - It's our unofficial "Summer Vacation - Explore International Hotels" Week on Design2Share, and today's featured video focuses on the amazing and lovingly redesigned Shangri-La Hotel in Paris. If you're looking for historical pedigree, this hotel has it in spades: it was the home of Napoleon's grandnephew, Prince Roland Bonaparte. The 1896 building is adjacent to the Trocadéro and has views to all our favorite Paris sites (the Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, Louvre, Montmartre, and the River Seine). The building was restored by architect Richard Martinet and Pierre-Yves Rochon did a masterful job of the interior design.



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Are you wondering what Paris has to offer the design-savvy traveler? Click here to watch a design video featuring the Paris Flea Markets.
Monday
Jun112012

Art Gone Wild in Marseille Hotel Suites

Irwin Weiner ASID - I've often said that artwork makes a room special - but the Hotel Au Vieux Panier in Marseille, France turned over their room decor to top artists who produced unique creations and turned "hotel style" on its head. Design2Share readers have often heard me criticize high-end luxury hotels for promoting a bland, homogenized look that's seeped into residential interior design.
When I tell a client that their house looks like a hotel, she will be pleased at first, until I tell her that it all looks like they're staging the home for resale (read: your house is devoid of charm and personality). Well, this French hotel takes the stuffings right out of my hotel style beef. Each room is loaded with intensity and artistic angst. You wouldn't want to live day in and day out in these rooms, but you'd certainly love a short stay in this homage to artistic expression.
Enjoy today's featured video on the making of the Panic Room, a graffiti-covered jewel by Talousse-based artist Tilt.



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Click here to watch videos and read our decorating essay on Art Matters.
Monday
Nov142011

Shelving It In Style with Drugeot Labo Storage Systems

Irwin Weiner ASID - I'm on my handmade high horse once again. I admire furniture that speaks fluent handmade. With French design and manufacturing firm Drugeot Labo, I've found some wonderful storage resources that are flexible and bespoke looking, thanks to the designs of Pierre Rochepeau. Pictured above: Kao Shelving Triple, Kao Shelving Single, Bric à Brac Shelving, and 3 Mats Shelving.

Also look to Drugeot Labo for innovative coffee and end tables, like the lovely whirling dirvish Toupie side tables (above), beautiful top-like creations crafted from limewood and steel. But back to shelving systems - I'm also in love with Bibliofleur, a whimsical take on bookshelves supported by modern white flower bases (see photos below).

 



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Monday
Aug292011

Which New IMM Global Furnishings Do You Love?


Irwin Weiner ASID - It's great for American homeowners and interior designers to see what vendors in the rest of the world are producing in the way of furnishings, home textiles, and accessories. The International Furnishing Show in Cologne, Germany never disappoints when it comes to giving us inspiration and an eye for design trends. The following Lifestyle TV video is excellent; it provides us with many web addresses for vendors - some are old favorites (like Ligne Roset, maker of the Ploum Sofa, above) and many are new discoveries. As the IMM says, "Create. Furnish. Live."