Category: Paris

Springtime in Paris

Paris in the spring, April 2014
Photo credit Sarah Boutinon Tharse for High End Weekly™
Yes, today is the 1st of May, and we’re well into spring. At least that’s what Id’ like to believe. Our french correspondent Sarah Boutinon-Tharse has chosen a series of photographs which are in short a study of the iconic monument that we know and love so well – Le tour d’eiffel. Warning, the following images will make you get on the phone and book your next flight to the city of lights.
Go #Jetsetter!

above photograph via Etsy
Photos by Sarah Boutinon Tharse for High End Weekly™
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Meet Sarah Boutinon-Tharse

Sarah Boutinon-Tharse in Versailles, 2013
It’s official! Sarah Boutinon Tharse is now High End Weekly’s correspondent in Paris. Although she’s been contributing to this blog for more than a year now, I thought it was time that you get acquainted with this chic Parisienne who happens to have a fierce passion for fencing. Sarah holds degrees in art history, architecture and fine landscaping. Earlier in her career, she worked in the Real Estate industry, but eventually moved to pursue what she’s always been great at, Architecture and Decoration. Here are a few of her favorite things.
Coco Chanel at Place Vendome, Paris
photo via Chanel News
Frank Rothko
Frank Horvat photographs. Above is a Frank Horvat
HB Collections Rome A (model with spaghetti), 1962
Her favorite architects? She’s inspired by the works of grande dame, Zaha Hadid, the legendary Frank Llyod Wright, Mies van der Rohe, and Tadao Ando.
Architect Spotlight: Zaha Hadid 
Photo via Joyce Rey
Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center by Zaha Hadid
Sarah Boutinon-Tharse adores the masterful strokes of past and living artists like Matisse, Magritte, Raoul Dufy, Botero, and Mark Rothko.
House designed by Tadao Ando
Photo via Dezeen
Belgian Surrealist René Magritte
René Magritte. The Empire of Light, II. 1950

Oh! Let’s not forget the inspiring works of Franck Horvat. Did I already mention that!?

Raoul Dufy, Regatta at Cowes, (1934), Washington D.C. National Gallery of Art
Mies van der Rohe
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim museum
And of course, fencing!

Paris goes Wild for Design

Maison Objet 2014

Our Parisian correspondent, Sarah Boutinon-Tharse reveals some of her top pics from Maison Objet 2014. Beautiful works by luxury brands like Daum, Rosenthal, Wonderglass, Missoni Home are signaling that now more than ever, people are still interested in glamor, but they also seek comfortable designs that are more relaxed, feel more modern, and definitely more relevant to their current lifestyles.

https://www.highendweekly.com/2014/01/the-paris-diary.html
Daum celebrates China’s Year Of The Horse
Mid-Twentieth Century Textile and wallpaper from Miss Print

 

 

 

 

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Images by Sarah Boutinon-Tharse for High High End Weekly™

Exploring The Grounds of A Modern Master

Musée Rodin dedicated to the works of the French sculptor, Auguste Rodin

Magnificently Rebellious

Once again, our french correspondent, Sarah Boutinon Tharse takes us to a place that all of us long to be – a splendid garden in central Paris. To be more exact, it’s the Musée Rodin located at 79 Rue de Varenne 75007 Paris, France. We highly recommend this particular museum whenever you visit the city of lights. It’s not as mainstream as The Louvre or Musée d’Orsay, but if you love sculptures, and beautifully manicured gardens, this is the one for you. Auguste Rodin was one of the original rebels in Paris. Why do we say that? “[He’s] original work departed from traditional themes of mythology and allegory, modeled the human body with realism, and celebrated individual character and physicality. [He] was sensitive to the controversy surrounding his work, but refused to change his style”. The museum boasts an impressive collection of 6,600 sculptures, 8,000 drawings, 8,000 old photographs and 7,000 objets d’art. And believe me, that is a lot to love!

































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Eileen Gray’s Extraordinary Exhibition at Centre Pompidou

The Eileen Gray Exhibit in Paris
Photo courtesy Sarah Boutinon-Tharse for High End Weekly™

The Modernist Legacy

The Eileen Gray exhibit opened in Paris at the Centre Pompidou on February 20th and is due to close on May 20th. If you are unable to make it, don’t worry, I basically have (almost) the entire exhibit here to show you. This is by far one of the most comprehensive show on the iconic Irish designer who lived in Paris for most of her life, and consequently was adopted by the French people. At the age of 76, with the help of local architect, Eileen Gray (1878 – 1976) embarked upon her last architectural project: the restoration and extension of a country house which she owned since 1939. In the heart of a vineyard, not far from the Chapelle Saite-Anne and just south of Saint Tropez, Lou Perou would be her last summer refuge.

Centre Pompidou, Paris

The sobriety of the site, the simplicity of the volumes, the rustic nature of the materials and the proximity to nature all appeal to the designer who wishes to construct a modest and discrete project. In a clearly vernacular style, the basic architecture established a discourse with the gardens and the layout of the terraces. Interior and exterior spaces intermingle and echo one another with simplicity and elegance!
Eileen Gray, six-panel screen, circa 1922 – 1925
Private Collection
Eileen Gray (1878 – 1976)
Eileen Gray, Lampadaire, circa 1925 (Standard Lamp)
Private Collection
Eileen Gray Rugs, Tapis, 1926-1929, Laine/Wool
Les Arts Decoratifs, musee des Arts decoratifs, Paris
Eileen Gray, Tapis circulaire, projet de tapis, circa 1920
Private Collection
Top Images: Rug Project, undated
Gouache on cardboard, Private Collection
Left: Meuble d’arhitecte, 1924
Sycomore, chrome-plated metal, Joe et Marie Donnelly
A 1920s black lacquer “Brick” screen, by Irish-born designer Eileen Gray
Above: Eileen Gray, Transat Lounge Chairs
Eileen Gray, Chair: Laminated wood, painted, with canvas, 1938
Private Collection
Eileen Gray, Panneau laque a double face, circa 1915 (Lacquered double-sided panel)
Mixed technique lacquer, wood one side, lacquered on the other side with a squared pattern
Galerie Doria, Paris
View from the top: Centre Pompidou overlooking Paris

Written by Sarah Boutinon-Tharse for High End Weekly™

Paris in the Springtime

Capucine Café de la Paix, 1950

The Art of Georges Dambier

One of the great things about photography, I think, is the fact that it places you in the “right here, right now” setting, no matter how long ago that setting was. It’s all about the scenes we are familiar with, places that we love to revisit. In this case, the place is Paris, and the photography is from Georges Dambier (1925-2011). During its cultural elevation – right at the end of the second world war, Dambier, then 20 years old, captured the city of lights, and all of its vibrant nightlife, glamorous celebrities, and the typical elegant Parisiens. After exploring all of his muses, and inspirations, with a penchant for graphic design and aesthetics, and his liking for refined mise-en-scene, he was lead towards the inevitable – fashion photography.
Karen Blanguernon Montmartre, Magazine Elle, 1959
Sophie Litvak bus stop, Magazine Elle, 1952
Sophie Litvak and little dog, Magazine Elle, 1952
Gunilla Parking
Marie Helene Arnaud the red fish, Magazine Elle, 1957
Simone d’Aillencourt MG Girl, 1957
Sophie Litvak Avenue Messine, Magazine Elle, 1953
Sophie Litvak sac à main
Catherine Hotel Palace Biarritz
Pin up Deauville
Catherine Surfboard Biarritz
Fille Colonne Morris Magazine Jardin des modes
Bettina Miro
Suzy Parker Tour Eiffel
Marie Helene Arnaud Cap d’Antibes Mirror
Suzy Parker with red tulips
Dorian Leigh Cheminée, Magazine Nouveau Fémina, 1954
Suzy Parker Casablanca Airport, Magazine Elle, 1953
Images credited to Peter Fetterman Gallery

Decorate your Home with some of The World’s Finest Linen

Feux de bangale by Patricia J. Kha
From Paris with Love
It’s often said that the devil is in the details. And looking at the embroidery of Patricia J. Kha, an experienced artist who follows a very tight and precise technical descriptions with accuracy and skillfulness, I tend to agree. Last month, I was given a private viewing of her collection, since I was linen shopping for a client’s guest bedroom. After seeing a single pillow case, I was struck by the way the design resembled a true work of art. The needle point was so fine, so detailed, that the motif bore a strong resemblance to a hand block fabric, but au contraire, it was hand made with love.


Patricia Kha’s work showed the necessary diligence required to execute the delicate work that is essential in haute couture. I was so pleased to have been introduced to her work, and she quickly became my go to source for rare and fine linen. To view more of her work, including her monogram pillows, visit: www.architecturalwatercolors.com/alphabet.html. Her fine line of home hand-embroidered linen is sold exclusively in the United States through Patricia Mentor: patriciajkhausa@gmail.com Tel: 917-664-1098.

Patricia J. Kha
“An Architectural Alphabet is an exhibition and book project from Patricia Kha which comprises 26 small-format watercolors incorporating the letters of the alphabet in architectural or garden-themed vignettes. Taking their inspiration from Ancien Régime France and the Grand Tour, the watercolors evoke the playfulness and exoticism that inspired the architects and garden designers of the period.”

Des jours et des nuits 
Custom sizes and colors available

First Look: Italian furniture maker, Promemoria, reveals their most fashionable line of furniture to date

AZIZA/ AZIZA LARGE 
Special edition
poltrona/ armchair 74x76xh76 cm – 291/8×2915/16xh2915/16
inches/ 91x82xh80 cm – 3513/16×325/16xh311/2 inches
Base in ancient beech, fabric “KUBUS” extra collection and new velvet
(melanzana 4 – DSR0300817)

Fresh out of Maison & Objet in Paris, this is Promemoria’s 2013 Furniture Collection. Geometric patterns of the days of yore ruled the scene, and stayed ahead of the trends, as Italian furniture company, Promemoria, revealed their most fashionable line of furniture to date.

Promemoria, Paris
FUTURE VOYAGER ATTO II
Cabinet 161x47xh85 cm – 616/16×188/16xh337/16 inches 
Base in ancient oak, covering in smooth moro leather and cashmere (extra collection)
GINEVRA 
Armchair 90x98xh81 cm – 357/16×389/16xh317/8 inches 
Ebony, covering in new crema 1 (DTPANNA), cushion in new cioccolato 6 (S1T10162032)

BATTISTA
Special edition 
Small table 62,5x47xh57 cm – 245/8×181/2xh227/16 inches 
Base in mate black, inlaid top in maple, oak and mahogany
BILOU BILOU LARGE
Special edition 
Chair 50×59,5xh92,5 cm – 1911/16×237/16xh367/16 inches 
Completely upholstered in Bilou Bilou velvet

SCARLETT 
Special edition 
Bedside table with castors 46x46xh50 cm – 181/8×181/8xh1911/16 inches/ 46x46xh68 cm –
181/8×181/8xh263/4 inches
Structure in bronze, removable tray in patchwork leather (smooth moro/ smooth avorio leather, glitter leather extra collection – smooth rosso/ smooth avorio leather, glitter leather extra collection)

Luxury Fabrics for Daily Comfort

Upholsery fabrics from Dedar. Couvertures et Tenues De Jour: Printed on cotton velvet using twenty four flat screens, the design shows elegantly bedecked horses parading at the racecourse. An adaptation of the omonimous Hermès scarf.

The Hermes Collection from Dedar

The 2011 debut of the Hermes collection from Dedar was very well-received and seemed to have produced some wonderful results for both parties. As Maison & Objet is kicking off today in Paris, I’m very interested in finding out what’s new for the Italian textile house in 2013 (look for the latest pictures from the fair on our Facebook and Instagram sites in the next few days). I sincerely hope you get inspired to decorate and refresh your interiors by choosing these gorgeous and wondrous textile patterns for your homes.


FABRICS & WALLPAPER

Op’H: This design from the Hermès archives, composed of vertically stacked Hs, has been a great inspiration to the house since the 1950s
Bibliotheque: Screen printed in 140cm wide, the design evokes Emile Hermès collection of equestrian books
Les Sangles: Girths, buckles and straps necessary for keeping horses blankets in place during horse races are here interpreted in a monochrome mix of black, grey and white, or in citrus colors
Equateur Impression Chaine: An iconic design by Robert Dallet created in 1988 subtly reproduced using the technique of warp printing
Right: As shown in an interior: Bibliotheque
Circuit: A contemporary interpretation of the iconic pattern Chaine d’Ancre.
The striated rings evoke motor racing tracks
Feuillage Imprime’: Taken from an original gouache by Raoul Dufy, these large palm
leaves intertwine on an abaca canvas
Fil D’Argent: The design composed of interlaced rings is inspired by the metalwork
used for horses harnesses
Herringbone: The herringbone design with a raised motif pays homage to the traditional fabric associated with the equestrian world of Hermès
Dedar’s Paris Showroom

OTHER FAVORITES from DEDAR
FALL 2012 COLLECTION

Ziggy: A small geometric pattern on a satin ground. An elegant contrast is created between the smooth ground and the linen relief yarn. Precious, versatile and hard-wearing also for upholstery.
Why from Dedar – A bold and glamorous pattern that is a motif of Japanese inspiration, updated by the chromatic contrast between its satin stitch embroidery and a satin ground. Soft and full-handed when used for drapes, but hard-wearing in upholstery applications.

Legendary Luxury Hotels to Fall in Love With

The Suite Life
Visit our Top 7 choices of the most glamorous places to stay this holiday season.
Signature Suite at Hôtel Metropole
The Bentley suite at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City
Bentley theme suite, St Regis, NY
The newly renovated Hotel Jerome, in Aspen Colorado has never looked better
English elegance at the Madarin Oriental, London
The lure and excitement of being in Tangier rises to the top at the Laurence of Morroco Hotel
One of the few places where great fashion ideas took shape: The Coco Chanel Suite at The Ritz, Paris
The Elton John Suite at The Ritz Hotel, Paris

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