Deco crush globetrotter

Parisians, if you’re looking for some place to forget this August dull weather, we only have one advice: le Pavillon des Canaux. This place is not only a bar and a restaurant with an amazing decoration, but it’s also the place to meet! You can practise yoga, work in a co-working space dedicated to new technologies, or attend the shootings of Arte shows. A must-see, a must-go, a must-do: we absolutely LOVE it!

How does it work? It’s very simple, you can choose any room of the house to enjoy a cup of coffee, a glass of wine or a diner with your friends. Every room has its own decoration and is a small world in itself. Our guided tour:

The Coffice

A coworking space with good coffee, a good wifi connection and something which is quite rare: a wonderful decoration!

We fall for:

• The bright coral colour among the monochrome atmosphere;
• The pictures scotchtaped on the walls using coloured masking tape. 

We fall for:

• The large raw wooden table keeping a friendly and communal spirit;
• The large customized armchair and its surprising tints and patterns. 

We fall for:

• The graphic and coloured lamps;
• The DIY spirit.

The dining-room

We fall for:

• The combination of lime green and “duck blue”;
• The retro furniture.

The blue living-room known as “the explorer lounge”

We fall for:

• The motley mix of items and furniture;
• The mix of white, blue and gold. 

We fall for:

• The birdy wallpaper;
• The fake fur on the seat.

We fall for:

• The wallpaper just on a small part of the wall;
• The second-hand and retro furniture.

The Red Lounge

We fall for:

• The old-fashioned atmosphere which contrasts with the modern fluo color on the wall.

We fall for:

• The coloured lampshade framework used as ceiling lights (Watch here a DIY tutorial in English);
• The geometric wallpaper;
• The combination of colours: red and green

We keep in mind:

• The coloured ribbons holding the shelf;
• The same ribbons used as curtain loops.

Ground Floor Restroom

We fall for:

• This punchy green giving a life to the room;
• The checker board pattern on the floor.

We keep in mind:

• One section of the wall is kept white not to feel stifled;
• The yard lamp used as ceiling lights.

Staircase

We fall for:

• The geometric wallpaper on the risers;
• The pattern repeated at the bottom of the wall and looking like cement tiles. 

Bathroom

We fall for:

• The idea of having a drink in the bathtub;
• The bathtub “duck blue” color.

The "Duck Blue" Lounge 

We fall for:

• The combination of red and “duck blue”; 
• The neo-Baroque inspiration.

The Pink Room

We fall for:

• The romantic spirit;
• The two-coloured walls: powdered pink and taupe.

The Guest Room

We fall for:

• These colors ;
• The fake mouldings used as wall decoration.

Kitchen

We fall for:

• The retro decor;
• The combination of geometric patterns

And besides this amazing decoration, I want to underline the following points: the atmosphere is great, the waiters are perfect, the menu is wonderful and the food memorable. In short... go! >> Le Pavillon des Canaux, 39 quai de Loire, 19°. (M° Stalingrad). Map. Open everyday from 10AM to midnight. Tel: 01 42 57 58 70.

Pictures: @awayoflooking-leblog.fr.

art Deco crush

Like in Art or in Literature, Modern and Classic each have their supporter in Decoration. But unless the other arts, with decoration you can match both of them in one same room. Surprising results guaranteed...

Classic Interior and Modern Decor

‘Le Mobile’ by Xavier Veilhan, Château de Versailles, motorized painted steel mobile.

Furniture from Moustache, source

The Parisian apartment of Michael Coorengel and Jean-Pierre Calvagrac, source.

A holiday house in New York,
Designer: Inson Dubois Wood.

An ancient apartment in Italy.

(Warren Platner Armchairs)

An Haussmannian apartment with ultra-modern decoration, source.

(Embryo Chair)

Modern Interior and Classic Decor

A London loft which mix an industrial-style and ancient furniture

A Parisian loft and its neo-classic decoration, source

Louis XV sofa in a modern interior, source

English cabinet by designer Jaime Belew, source

  

A softer solution: just bring a touch of modernity to your ancient furniture...

  

Well, for or against that mix of styles?

art Deco crush Deco idea Walls & Floors

With his last movie, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson not only confirms that he’s a brilliant director but also reveals that he could have been a great interior designer! Colors, furniture, lights, disposition, all reveals that décor is important for esthetic reasons but also has a meaning of its own.

Explosive colors

Red and Purple

Mixing bright red and purple is a bold choice, yet it is the main color theme of the Grand Budapest hotel. From the elevator walls to the lobby rugs through staff uniforms, red and purple are the sign that you belong to this special hotel. The two main characters are indeed proudly wearing these colors, even outside of the hotel.

Not really well-known for being the best match, these two colors have first been associated by Yves Saint-Laurent, inspired by the mix and match of colors in Morocco. Maybe India (let’s remember Darjeeling Limited) was Wes Anderson’s inspiration for this masterful association of colors.

(with a touch of orange, like Yves Saint-Laurent in his time)

Orange and Green

Orange and green are two colors which echo themselves quite brutally as well. He uses these two colors, which were very fashionable during the Sixties, to show that time has changed. But the dull tones used (also in contrast with the bright red and purple of the 30’s) let show that the hotel is not what it used to be anymore.

Light pink, blue and green

These colors are often associated with a female world; linked to the young baker in the Grand Budapest Hotel, similar colors are present in the bathroom of Tenenbaums’ daughter in the Royal Tenenbaums.

Complementary colors

Wes Anderson uses a lot of other bright colors, and plays with strong and explosive combinations. He often associates so-called ‘complementary colors’, well-known among artists and physicists for their capacity to enhance one another.

Yellow and Blue

Yellow and Purple

Pink and Green

The way Wes Anderson uses colors is not only visually strong but it also gives a fresh look to interiorsthat are either too classical or a bit old-fashioned.

Lights

Like all good interior designer, Wes Anderson knows how to use light and lights to create a specific atmosphere.

A perfect symetry

Wes Anderson’s shots are often perfectly symmetrical, as this video demonstrates.

Symmetry reinforce the beauty of a scene while giving an impression of order and completeness.

Characters and Decors

Last but not least, if colors and decors are that thoroughly chosen by the director, it’s because they do not only serve an esthetic goal, they also reflect the characters who live in them and thus serve to introduce these characters and to understand them better. In the Royal Tenenbaums, characters are introduced through their bedrooms. In the Grand Budapest Hotel, the main character keeps wearing the old colors of the hotel even though the décor has changed, to signify that he, hasn’t changed.

(zebra wallpaper available at Salamandre)

Lessons to be learned? Don’t be afraid to DARE vivid colors and to furnish your home as YOU wish, remember, your home reveals a bit of who you are! J

link to the video of the making-ofof the Hotel Décor.