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India Mahdavi for Hotel Thoumieux

It took several months of building work to complete the renovation of this fifteen-bedroom house and to install the specially commissioned furniture, with designs featuring a subtle combination of motifs, colors and warm materials. The hotel's interior was entrusted to the talented India Mahdavi, one of the most fashionable architects of the moment, widely acclaimed for her work at the Connaught in London, the Townhouse in Miami, the Germain in Paris and the Rivington in New York. With a number of inspired touches, the design duo M/M have for their part also continued the creative partnership first initiated at the "Brasserie Thoumieux."

What Jean-Francois Piege, former chef at le Crillon, and Thierry Costes have set out to do here is transpose the welcoming atmosphere of a traditional country house to an urban environment, while at the same time adding elements of comfort and modernity. The gastronomic restaurant "Jean-Francois Piege" was awarded two stars by the Michelin Guide in March 2011. Today, new heights have been attained as the Hotel Thoumieux opens its doors to the public.

Hotel Thoumieux

Restaurant "Jean-Francois Piege"

Photos © Vincent Leroux

Photos © Stephane de Bourgies

Rooms

© Stephane de Bourgies

Courtesy Hotel Thoumieux, Paris-France

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The fabulous World of Muriel Brandolini

A force of nature under normal circumstances Muriel Brandolini is ramping up into major high gear for fall. In conjunction with the launch of her book "The World of Muriel Brandolini" published by Rizzoli, Phillips de Pury & Company will present Brandolini's personal collection of furniture in a pioneering single-owner auction on October 21st, 2011, on view to the public from October 8th, with a reception and book signing to take place on the evening of October 18th.

The "Queen of Color", Brandolini will splash her signature style across Philips de Pury & Company's walls. On this occasion, she will create a series of rooms at 450 Park Avenue, inspired by the projects in her book and the pieces included in the sale. A devotee of eclecticism, Brandolini embraces many styles; works on offer will include 19th-century decorative arts, early 20th-century Viennese modernism, postwar Italian design, and limited edition works by contemporary masters Ron Arad, Martin Szekely and Pierre Charpin among others.

In addition, an 800 square foot pop-up store devoted to the designer's unique vision is currently on display at Barneys New York. Entirely designed by Brandolini, the shop features her limited edition of home furnishings and accessories hand-beaded in her native Vietnam, including an exclusive capsule collection of Taffin scented candles by bespoke jeweler and friend James de Givenchy.

Muriel Brandolini's exceptional taste and unconventional aesthetic have made her a celebrated international interior designer. Her multicultural background, which includes Vietnam, France, Martinique, and Venezuela, has influenced her unusual style, a mix of exoticism, elegance, and fantasy.

"I do not have a set of rules for how to decorate. My designs are unconventional: they have been called eclectic, flamboyant, bohemian, and hippie chic. Freedom of mind is what activates my creativity, and thrive on being able to dream without boundaries. When I imagine a room, I do not limit myself to what some might call practical or even possible. My only thought is to make it beautiful".
~~ Muriel Brandolini

Excerpts from the book © Rizzoli New York, 2011

Photo © Pieter Estersohn

© Oberto Gili

The World of Muriel Brandolini: Interiors

Rizzoli New York

Release date, October 2011

Courtesy Rizzoli New York

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Andree Putman: The Ambassador of French Style

The first retrospective in France of the work of the design diva Andree Putman, is currently on view at the Hotel de Ville, Paris. The exhibition features copies of furniture, and re-creations of rooms that she designed such as the famous bathrooms at the Morgans Hotel in New York, the interior refurbishment of Concorde and many other places.

Born in 1925, Andree Putman career spans more than 4 decades and she was designated "Above taste" by the German publication Süddeutsche Zeitung. In the 1980s, she rediscovered several major designers- Eileen Gray, Robert Mallet-Stevens, Mariano Fortuny- and launched the company Ecart International to manufacture and market these modern classics. At the same time, Mme. Putman invented the "Boutique Hotel" for Ian Schrager with Morgans in New York and then the Wasserturm in Cologne and Pershing Hall in Paris.

Eclectic projects have ranged from the Fine Arts Museum of Rouen to the CAPC in Bordeaux, from the movie sets for Peter Greenaway to the Concorde for Air France. Recent work in product design include an important silverware and jewelry collection with Christofle, a champagne cooler for Veuve Clicquot and an ultimate evolution of the legendary Steamer Bag from Louis Vuitton.

Simplicity, elegance and the use of black and white (her famous chequerboard designs were a huge success in 1984) is found in both old and recent works.

Andree Putman@Xavier Bejot-Tripod Agency