Private Paris homes only open their doors to the few.
This book shows us around 50 imaginatively conceived apartments and houses, the homes of prominent people such as Isabelle Adjani, Helena Christensen, and Christian and Françoise Lacroix.
How we live is who we are. These interiors are "mirrors of the soul", showing the true personalities of those who live in them. From baroque opulence to cool understatement to colourful exoticism, their style is unforced - these are homes that people live in, not museum pieces. They also document Parisian vogues - for the French Thirties and Forties, for the furniture of Jean-Michel Frank and Jean Royère, for Diego
Giacometti's stucco work, or the design features of the Vienna Secession.
What kind of place do Pierre et Gilles live in? Or Azze-dine Alaïa? Are the homes that star designer Philippe Starck creates full of pieces by Starck himself, or does he go for the colourful world of Russian Orthodox churches, or an Islamic feel? This book has over 400 illustrations to show us the fashions, styles and periods that Paris-ians prefer. From wicked fun to timeless classicism, everything in this unique book will be an inspiration.