Category: Miscellaneous & Interesting

Antique shopping in Paris: go with your gut

Learn how to choose beautiful Antiques in one of Europe’s top antique hunting destinations. For some, browsing the colourful French flea markets is about finding just the right, unique piece of furniture to adorn the home; for others it is an addictive game of poker, where knowledge is power and the stakes are high.

A Plan of Attack for the Urban Antique Hunter

Stepping into a Jack Spade store, you might wonder who the fabulous, well-traveled gent was who lived there. The clothing store pulls off a deft, eclectic, lived-in look: classic midcentury armchairs, salvaged-wood tables, a quirky collection of salt figurines amid the clothing. Read the full story here.

The Timeless Lure of Art Deco

WHEN the ballroom at Claridge’s hotel, one of London’s oldest Art Deco buildings, was in need of refurbishment not long ago, the powers that be called on Guy Oliver. Mr. Oliver, 42, is the managing director of the interior design firm Oliver Laws and an authority on the period. He did the interiors of Bryanston […]