LE PETIT CABINET DE CURIOSITES

summer is hot : kenzo is fresh

kenzo collection for home is available in our show room

FLOWERS # 2

 

FLOWERS ON ITALIAN FABRIC ..i LIKE IT

 

MISSONI...SUMMER 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in bed with Monsieur Frey

 

photo from Pierre frey's site

fabrics available in our show room

Need of coolness

It has been hot in Provence these last weeks

I need to see fresh fabrics and accessories.
It seems Monsieur Frey is my man

 

aquarius wallpaper from frey , available in our show room

  

outdoor collection of MAison Frey with Alberto Pinto

available chez nous

All the Pierre Frey collection is available in our corner Pierre Frey in Aubagne , Provence

 

How to turn old things into trend

How to turn an old XIX th century sofa + old linen sheet into a brand new  funky sofa ??

 

To restaure it : Find a good upholster ( lucky me I've got one very close to me ...)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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to turn white classic sheet : into a new fashion color fabric : use dye

 

 

Atelier Aussandon for pottery Ravel

Sorry for the quality of the pictures

faded colors

Time passed through

 

 

 

History but modernity

The post of Peak of chic about history inspired me this morning and made me want to share with you the modernity of the XVIII th century .
For us, XVIII th century mean faded colors , colors with powder, Marie Antoinette pastel colors such as her famous grey.
BUT we have to think that most of the colors have crossed the years and the centuries , so they are now faded and also all these prints and paintings were made with natural colors so they were brighten .

It was Designers Guild colors in the XVIII th centuries and before. The mix of the XVIII th century colors  were garish.

So they were "modern" before modernity and it seems we haven't invented anything ...about colors

 

begining of the XIX th century reproduction by Braquenié

 

 

 tassinari & chatel silk sample in our show room

Designers guild english document

 

 

For me these wallpapers look very modern

photos source : chateau de mézières museum

 

photo source : musée des arts decoratifs from la Victorienne's blog

From the first hour of humanity , artist , "decorators" used bright colors look at this reconstitution of an antic greek wall . For more info about bright colors in antique Greece , check this post

 

For more information about fabrics and history check out these sites :

Pierre Frey archives department editorial

the collection of fabrics museum in Lyons

Next post : may be about faded colors ...

 

Recamier with a florist fabric

 

méridienne with a kenzo fabric

How to enter garden into your home

fauteuil à la reine

Do you recognize it ? my original XVIII th century fauteuil à chassis ..

 

Now dressed with a suzani inspiration fabric from Rubelli