{Musings of a Modern Day Sybarite}
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Ok, ok… so “curule” is really a smarty-pants-make-everyone-feel-dumb way of saying “x-based” stool, but don’t discount the “humble” stool’s contribution to interior design. The curule is also known as a Savanarola chair or a Dante chair. Whatever you call it, it is a classic piece that can be always incorporated into any decorating style.
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Quand j’ai vu cette vidéo, il a été le coup de foudre.
Loosely translated, “when I saw this video it was love at first sight.”
The film focuses on Gabrielle Chanel’s late 20s — her work as a seamstress and cabaret singer to her life as a kept mistress of wealthy playboy Etienne Balsan and her fling with a British industrialist Arthur “Boy” Capel, all the while developing her signature style that became de rigeur for the modern woman of the 20th century.
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The above photo is from the Inspirations catalog I picked up at Maison et Objet. If you haven't figured it out yet, those are éclairs. Those amazing, sinfully delicious pastries that have been around since the 19th century. Notice that with some creativity and imagination, these traditional, classic pastries have been completely over-hauled, but they [...]
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