Category Archives: Boho Chic

Elsa Schiaparelli at 22 Rue de Berri

Posted February 16, 2015. Filed in Boho Chic, Elsa Schiaparelli, French Eclecticism, Jansen, Jean-Michel Frank, Maison Jansen

In 1937 Elsa Schiaparelli moved into 22, rue de Berri in Paris’ 8th arrondissement, the third residence she would collaborate on decorating with Jean-Michel Frank, the father of the modern interior, as well as with the formidable firm Jansen. Less moderne and spare than her previous homes at rue Barbet-de-Jouy and the boulevard Saint-Germain (See […]

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Nouveau Classique

Posted July 22, 2014. Filed in Boho Chic, French Eclecticism, Haute Boheme, Pierre Passebon, The Collectors

When Florence Grinda, Director of Development of European Affairs at Sotheby’s, went looking for a  new Paris pied-a-terre she called upon her longtime friend Pierre Passebon, the famous antiquaire and art collector, who has collaborated on several of his own residences with interior designer Jacques Grange. Passebon found the apartment close to the Esplanade des […]

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