WE SENT our Holiday Wishes to subscribers before Christmas and shared a quick update of life lately on Christmas Eve. While this note was meant for Christmas Day itself, we think the warmth of the season still lingers enough for a day-late greeting.
ON THURSDAY we met up with an old friend who we hadn't seen in over ten years. He was in London for only two days and thought we might meet for a pint and catch up. We choose that little pub in Belgravia that I told you about before. It was so good to see him again and we had such a nice time over mid-afternoon drinks...
Things are rarely easy for the actor who choses to dabble in pop. For every Donald Glover, apparently able to flit at will between the film set and the recording studio, pausing only to bask in the superlatives that garland both sides of his work, there are umpteen Russell Crowes or Johnny Depps, their dreams of polymath stardom crushed by a reception that ranges from suspicion to bemusement to outright hostility.
This week’s At Home With features architectes d’intérieur, Charlotte de Tonnac et Hugo Sauzay, whose Paris apartment is in the 4ème arrondissement. We love their space, not for the classic chevron floors or juliet balconies, which are of course lovely, but because their home office situation is not unlike the one P & I enjoy at our place . . .
The minimal straight lines and sharp edges of modern interior design are giving way to curves, rounded corners, softer forms and sensual, sculptural shapes. Curvy and voluptuous furniture designs and proportions are back in style and ushering softer, more playful, even chubby shapes...
HAVE BEEN MEANING to tell you about the Paris apartment of heiress & jewellery designer Gaia REPOSSI for a while. Located in the...