How the SAM shaped French design
The Salon des Arts Ménagers – SAM for short – was France’s own “Ideal Homes” Exhibition. From 1926 to 1983, with a gap during WWII, it influenced popular French home design and aspirations like no other event.
Wish you were here… Chatou
Chatou antiques fair If you love antiques and you happen to be in Paris this weekend, you’re in luck: the Chatou antiques fair is in full swing. Thirty minutes from Paris, Chatou is fabulous for its sheer concentration of antiques, paintings and vintage collectables. Alongside traditional French finds, such as Medici vases, old linen, silverware…