Month: March 2011

Fil de Fer

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While tidying up my corner in the office, I came across a receipt from Fil de Fer, a gorgeous shop I visited last time I went to Copenhagen and thinking of it, I can’t thank enough my Danish Friend Charlotte for taking me around Copenhagen’s most gorgeous shops. I had the most wonderful weekend there. Copenhagen is small but I loved it! Fil de Fer (which is run by a French guy) was like a little corner of heaven and if I didn’t have to fly back to London, I would have left with a lot more vintage treasures, especially one of their gorgeous French vintage chandeliers, or maybe a gorgeous industrial locker….the shop is filled with stunning, sought-after French vintage pieces hand-picked by the owner and if you’re planning to go to Copenhagen in the near future, I can’t recommend you enough to go and visit this wonderful place. Fil de Fer, Store Kongensgade 83 A, 1264 Købehavn K, Tel: 33 32 32 46 Another shop I enjoyed browsing was Atelier September, that specializes …

I like this…

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I think the contrast I like the most when it comes to interiors is when sleek, contemporary designs like this gorgeous cluster light are enhanced against rustic, vintage, industrial materials. Via Casalil http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/UxVs

Exciting news

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This week has been particularly full of good news…First, my brother – le Photographe – who took this great photo of Corto, his French bulldog, had one of his shots published on a double-page spread (!) in Focus, a Dutch photography magazine (imagine the feeling when you first see your work published in a national mag!).Then a magazine contacted me to shoot our holidays home in France and Steve’s tree house.This morning, coming back from his run, Steve found a lovely, shabby white wardrobe which is just perfect for our newly painted lounge and on the work-front, I’ve been getting some really good CVs this week for these two positions. So now I’m really excited to meet everyone for the first round of interviews because I have big plans for BODIE and FOU and I can’t wait to get started with a cool, enthusiastic team to make them happen! (C) Francois Kong Cette semaine a ete particulierement pleine de bonnes nouvelles… Mon frere, le Photographe, qu a pris cette photo que j’adore de Corto, son …

Industrial office with wooden desk

Industrial office with wooden desk

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I love this workspace a lot. Filled with natural light, the textures of the wall left raw contrasts beautifully with the industrial metal lockers from Danish design company House Doctor DK. The red accents of the E metal letter and the metal stool adds an uplifting touch of colour while the vintage typewriter and stationary add warmth.

In Grazia

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Happy, happy, happy to see our Paris London map print in Grazia this month (click here for the coral version and there for more beautiful designs). http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/UxVs

Life….

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Last weekend, Steve was away for the weekend on a business ski trip so Mila and I had a girly weekend.. Mila: “Maman, I would like to be like you and have everything like you. I want a bag, a blackberry, glasses and some lipstick too“Me: “umm…”Mila: “I would like a bag like you!”Me: “But you have lots of bags already! I’ve given you a very nice pink one with a big flower on”Mila: “No, I want a bag like this” (pointing at my bag)Me: “Aahhh (it’s in the genes)….well I promise you, I will give you one when you are olderMila: “How old? Seven?”Sadly for my beautiful daughter, not matter how many bags I can get my hands on in the shop, I’m not the kind of mother who will spend £200 on a bag for a five-years old…or on a seven-years old for that matter…:-) I can’t wait for the Summer to arrive… via Hard to Explain Le weekend dernier, Steve etait au ski avec le travail (oui je sais..) alors Mila et …

My home in London

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My family moodboard is shaping up… I’m getting more prints enlarged next week including this one of my brother in Barcelona and one from Christophe (Elodie’s husband) pictured here. At the moment, I haven’t decided if I lose the black Japanese tape on the wall (the truth is that the masking tape keeps falling off the wall and it’s driving me nuts) and do something like this instead or maybe a mix.I don’t want to frame every single photo because I want to retain the informal vibe that our family home has and I like the white space between each photo so right now, I just let it sink. The two photos were taken by Francois and were my first attempt to interior photo stylism… Mon family moodboard commence a prendre forme…La semaine prochaine, je recupere d’autres agrandissements dont cette photo de mon frere a Barcelone et celle de Christophe (le marie d’Elodie) que j’ai utilise ici.Pour l’instant, je n’ai pas encore decide si je laisse tomber le rouleau de scotch japonais (la verite c’est …