Inveterate design dealers Michèle Van Hove and Nicolas Vanderbeck, the owners of celebrated Barcelona antiques gallery Fins de Siècles, started buying furniture and objects for their fantasy Catalan country house some 18 years before they found the house itself. The Belgian couple moved to Barcelona in 2002 and two years ... Read More »
French Rug revisited by Edition Bougainville, inspired from a Louis XN marquetry at the castle of Vaux le vicomte. By smoothing out patterns, we emphasize on the beauty of the silk and by shading the background, we give an extra depth to the rug. With surprising moiré effects, fresh shaded ... Read More »
Jennifer Wood’s special event decoration rental business is about stories. She wants people to be able to create stories and have the right decor to tell their own story when they are planning for a wedding or other celebration. When Wood was planning her own 2011 wedding, she searched the ... Read More »
ELLEDECOR.com: What questions do you need to ask a dealer? Ben Soleimani: The first thing I would ask is ‘What makes this rug special, unique, and one-of-a-kind?’ Beyond that, you may want to ask about the time period and what region it’s from. It will require some research if you ... Read More »
In the 1930s, Mumbai’s skyline was reshaped as a passion for the Art Decostyle cascaded around the world. Symmetrical lines, smooth curves and the trademark motifs of the “style moderne” came to dominate streetscapes. These elements also became visible in another, less-documented area: in the interior decor of the city’s ... Read More »
