LE PETIT CABINET DE CURIOSITES

HERITAGE

The man I wanted to introduce to you is :

Patrick Frey !

I love the fact that his factory , his passion ,his work have something to do with HERITAGE and family !!!I'm a BIG ( Huge) Fan

So He and one of his son Vincent did me the honour of answering of some of my  questions

 

 

From time inmemorial , fabrics have been  a currency, an evocation of a trip and above all an invitation for a trip . Through several questions , we will travel with you .

MA : Could you quote  a country and associate it with a fabric from your large collection

Patrick Frey : France and our french flowered patterns

Vincent Frey : the next collection of Boussac in january 2009 and Brazil SUPRISE

 

MA: Let’s go on with our trip , associate a smell and a pattern

PF : fleur de troene ( privet flowers), the perfumed candle and flowered fabrics

VF : Fig tree of Sicily , my favorite candles' perfume with a supple and faded fabric : Shabby

 

MA:a city or a place and a pattern

PF: New York City and all the whole new collection

VF : south of France and the Beauvoir collection from Braquenié

 

MA : a matter  and a fabric

PF:all the new fire resistant fibres in the Pierre Frey's collection with the fabrics

Papyrus, Tulipa, Citrus, Kiwi, Rosa, Colibri  etc 

in Fadini Borghi's collection with the fabric Palmarola,

in Boussac's with Vision

VF: a piece of massive oak and our fabric " Shanghai" , plain, heavy, tough and gorgeous with a touch of silk

 

MA: a souvenir and a fabric

PF: each trip , each walk are many ideas for fabrics ...

VF the flowered curtains of my dad's house when I was a kid

 

MA :And at last, a movie and a fabric

PF around the world in 80 days of Jules Vernes

VF " la gloire de mon père " and our whole collection

 

 

couch of Sigmund Freu in his cabinet

 

 MA : my last question is  if you had to remodel the cabinet of Dr Freud , which is an entire trip to a new world ; which ambiance would you recommend , which colours would you suggest , et which fabrics would you advise ?

PF: at this time , I would have done the same .Nowadays , some colorful and brightful  colors , with "happy" and flowered patterns . A call of change through  the tropics

VF a surrounding may be a litlle more zen and "japanising" , some natural matters ( linen and cotton) and neutral colors . Our ecological fabrics : " PURE NATURE"

 

 LUCKY US THERE IS A SUCCESSION !!!

check out their blog for more news about Pierre Frey

Family story #2

I love family's story ....you know about it

here is another one , a story about heritage  (you can read more in Domino p27) a story about fabrics ,a story about french bon gout !!

It is Frey's family story and guess what since few month

they have a BLOG

 

a wonderland , a room decorated with Frey's fabrics , looking at and eating Ladurée's macarons

here it is

 

photos courtesy of freyquence blog

check out tomorrow for ....the surprise....who is this man ??

Attitude ...

I love women with attitude , glamour women

For me andalousians are this kind of women , even from the back , they say something

 

Can you hear her ?

 

look at her ? the way she holds her fan ....

That is a new find , I'm very happy about it , and I may keep it for me .
I love so much terracotta when you can see the marks of the fingers

You can imagine the artist who made it ...

For others women attitude you should also check some of my auctions on ebay

PS: New week , you should check my posts , everyday , there will be a surprise ! There is man I love and I would likee to introduce him to you ....Some of you may already know him ....

 

architecture

Today ,My shop is a palazzo ....

 

detail of a pillar

 

set of 4 wooden XIX th century pillars

I'm going to make a palazzo in my "petit cabinet de curiosités "....

 

 

 

SAVOIR FAIRE

my dad is my idol

 

inside pool and a plain circular wall ...before

and after a genius passed

I admire him because he has not only the ideas and the dreams and but he knows and he has the " savoir faire" to make it real

 

sorry for the quality of the pictures

fabric :red velvet from Lelievre

 

more pictures

 

artist in front of his art

 

After : tufted velvet wall

savoir vivre

here is another post about "savoir "

For me savoir vivre is for one part related to " recevoir " (welcoming)

so these few things will help

roses for each guest (details )

 silver plates ...for a nice table

marque place and menus ..... available in my show room

 

a nest

somewhere that we call a nest

 

different ceramics depicting birds and butterfly ...(in my kitchen )

CLAIR OBSCUR / twilight

L'ombre et la lumière

dark or light ?

a story of a queen ...a story of a necklace

Detail : necklace of Marie Antoinette : Marie ANTOINETTE A LA ROSE

HAPPY 14 TH OF JULY !!!!

Souvenirs de vacances

Last week end I was in Corsica , l'ile de beauté

here are some pictures I want to share with you

 

bougainvillier in my hotel terrace

 

corsica window

 

corsica cabanon

 

door

All this BEAUTY was surrounded by friends , laughing , love , food and wine ! Isn't it heaven ?

 

enjoy your week end as much as I did !!!!