Fashion house in the French city of Eculy - a project by designer Claude Cartier (Claude Cartier).
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The house has a total area of 400 square meters. meters located near Lyon, in a quiet provincial town of Eculi. The architectural project involved James Bansak. The interior design team is Claude Cartier. Energetic and enterprising, Claude Cartier is one of the most famous decorators in Lyon, with a solid track record and a deservedly high reputation. Lyon appreciates its taste, ability to create modern, elegant, fashionable interiors. In the fashionable district of Lyon, Auguste Comte, she successfully has two showrooms, where the furniture and accessories of carefully selected brands are represented. At first, she simply imagined and sold furniture, then she organized an interior agency in which architect Fabien Louvier and decorator Sabine Ge are working alongside Claude Cartier, as well as three loggers, a photographer and a PR specialist.

Customers are a young family with three young children. The hostess loves fashion, perfectly understands the trends, by the nature of the activity immersed in this industry. Therefore, it was she who formulated the wishes, with her Claude Cartier came up with the image of the interiors, discussed the details. With the participation of the customer, a palette of interiors was developed, in which her favorite pink color plays an important role. “We sought to create a modern home based on a classic code that should maintain style, but not suppress it. That is why we combined state-of-the-art furniture with old “French clichés”, such as velvet in upholstery and curtains, in some places we introduced hand-made embroidery and, of course, brass lamps. ” The interiors turned out to be "feminine", with a strong feeling of mid-century modern, the bedroom in spirit resembles the installation of The Happy Room, shown a year ago by Christina Celestino and Fendi in Miami. Of course, the vintage spirit was supported by DimoreStudio carpets and even Nigel Coates chairs with wicker backs and seats. Husband and children liked the new house, so everyone is happy with the result.

To make the interior sound not only fashionable, but also glamorous, the surest means is to add a light, unobtrusive shimmer of gold everywhere. Claude Cartier gilded some parts of the walls, cornices, mirrored frames and added a lot of items with brass details. Brass looks perfectly noble, so gold is not striking, but slightly adds festiveness and high prices.

The customer's favorite color is the leitmotif of the palette. He appears in a decorative panel in the dining room as a dirty shade of powder, sounds in color carpets, pink armchairs in the living room, a table made of rock crystal - the work of the incredibly popular Italian Christina Celestino in the bedroom, and a luxurious pink curtain in the hall. Claude Cartier performed an experienced colorist. All shades are different - pink in the project sounds either warmer or colder, but she has never resorted to a sharp, acidic shade. He would destroy her concept of a fashionable interior based on French classics.


The house is big, Claude Cartier thought about the beauty and variety of surfaces. In the living room, the wall with artistically carved classic profiles is painted in dark gray asphalt color. Kitchen and bathroom flaunt luxurious natural marble. One pillar in the kitchen is lined with black and shiny ceramic “metro” tiles, partially gilded walls are combined with wooden panels. The most effective technique is a geometric pattern, which is formed by black bold lines on the walls. Claude Cartier came up with this decor to link the interior with the facade - the outside is the same “grid” on the snow-white projections of the roof.









