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AT... CAROLINE GAYRAL'S, FOUNDER OF FRAGMENTS
Our apartment
I visited the apartment when my daughter was only ten days old, more than five years ago. We have moved after seven months of works. We completely redesigned the organization of the rooms but the apartment was exactly what we were looking for: in the heart of the 9th neighborhood, a beautiful view on a courtyard and a magnificent mansion, calm and being in the same time in the heart of Paris.
My neighborhood
When I left the 6th neighborhood I thought it won’t be better anywhere else and finally I prefer the 9th neighborhood. It is a neighborhood that resembles me and it’s also nice to live: there is a lot of small shops, bookstores, florists, good restaurants. And I'm next to Drouot, which used to be my dream!
My style
Very eclectic. But there is one important element for me - I must have a connection with the object: I am sentimental. So most of the things we have are related to a trip, a souvenir, to someone close to me.
I still have a weakness for the modern 1950s objects but I also love the Wabi Sabi or "cabinet of curiosity" elements. It's so difficult to choose a particular style!
One constant though: I like apartments full of objects. Minimalism is really not for me.
I even have a weakness for kitch (my husband does not share this passion with me!) I like not taking things too seriously.
Rooms where I spend the most of my time
My office and my kitchen which is a little bit my "observation post"!
My favorite moment
Breakfast with my family.
The color
I love being surrounded by colors. I could not live in a black&white apartment for example.
At home we chose warm tones, pink curtains to warm the atmosphere of rooms.
Living in Paris
I am very Parisian and definitely urban: I could also live in London, Milan or Los Angeles. Even my country house is in a city!
On my walls
Photos of Masao Yamomoto, le Promenheur artist who paints street scenes on cardboards, Pierre Boncompain and many family paintings. And then I go to Drouot, right next to my daughter's school. Often several times a week. I bought a lot of things like lithos of André Brasilier or old mirrors.
My Home Fragrances
Candles: Madeleine of Cire Trudon, Looselips from Byredo or Armenian paper.
A purchase I dream of
A color photograph of Jaques-Henri Lartigue or a collage of Matisse.
On my bookshelves
Novels, photos, my engagement souvenir from Tangier, handbags, candles, objects, opium pipes, boxes ... it's a big mess!
On my coffee table
A bouquet of flowers and a burning candle.
The thing that signs an interior
The paintings and carpets, two very decorative elements that bring character and soul.
Inspiration
By reading Milk magazine, passing time at galleries like Émilie Bonaventure's gallery, or exhibitions.
But also by watching movies, recently "Planetarium" with its very inspiring Art Deco world and the excellent series "The Knick" by Steven Soderbergh, my favorite since "Mad Men". I would have liked to be a deco director.
Discover the rest of my universe HERE
Pour l’atmosphère, la diversité des objets et l’excitation des enchères
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Irrésistible sélection d’objets artisanaux
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