In fact, eclecticism is one of the most difficult styles in design. Due to the lack of clear rules and frameworks, there is a very high probability of overdoing it with details and end up with a weird or tasteless interior. But from whom we can learn this style is the French – their architecture…
Simple, ordinary, restrained – this is definitely not about the interiors by French decorator Claude Cartier. She is known in her native Lyon and far beyond its borders for the extravagant, unlike anything design, in which art is closely intertwined with bold decorating techniques. And all this, as a rule, in magnificent French historical homes….
Claude Cartier is one of the most notable designers in France, runs a studio in Lyon for over 30 years and creates one-of-a-kind homes. Experiments with color and a modern take on classic French style are perhaps the main characteristics of her unique approach to design that brought her such fame. Her latest project, a…
This apartment of 55 sqm in Lyon is a rental home that is a good choice for short stays. The living room is combined with a kitchen, there are two bedrooms – in total, no more than 4 guests can stay here. Rental apartments are often designed neutral and restrained. However, here functionality was combined…
Almost all French designers, that we usually post here, live and work in Paris. But today we want to share about one of the most famous interior designers from Lyon, France’s third largest city. Claude Cartier started with two small furniture showrooms in her hometown, but very soon the visitors loved her expositions so much…
You can study modern French design by browsing pictures of this very beautiful and stylish apartment in Lyon. Tasty colors, necessarily classical elements in wall decor, modern furniture of exquisite and unique shapes, unusual lamps. It seems to be the perfect mix of old and new. Only the French know how to do this!
Architecturally, this Lyon apartment continues fine traditions of French design – the walls are decorated with characteristic moldings and stucco, there are also floral wallpapers. But here we have a quite unexpected color palette as the home is dominated by a variety of shades of green. The fact is that the building literally drowns in the greenery…
When we travel through old Europe, we want to plunge into the atmosphere of the old times, experience the charm of old architecture and beautiful narrow streets, nostalgize about the past. Modern hotels and guest houses are not always appropriate in such cities. Owners of this wonderful apartment in the heart of Lyon understand this…
French designer Christophe Collado owns a small vintage furniture store in Lyon, but you will not find lots of aged pieces of furniture or antique decor in his apartment. This is a fine example of a trendy modern design – black panels, modernized beams, minimalistic furniture. Christophe says that he did most of renovation works by…
Ideal rental apartment means everything is compact and comfy, but apart from that, it’s important that the interior has a sense of space, and the design is unique and memorable. This small loft in a 18th-century building in the heart of Lyon has it all. Instead of popular brick walls here we have walls of…
