Paris Interiors is the best of this series. Although the New York, London and especially the Berlin volumes feature specimens of impeccable but at times rather banal cool, in this volume there are some truly hardcore eccentrics among the Parisian artists, designers and other "creative types" who chose to exhibit their homes. For sure, there's nothing ordinary in this book, the apartment shared by Pierre & Gilles, which doubles as a museum of their stupendous collection of Elvis and Michael Jackson memorabilia, is worth the price alone!
Published by Taschen, 2007, hardcover, illustrated, English/French/German text, 319 pages, 25.5 cms x 32 cms x 3.5 cms, condition: as new.
Private Paris homes only open their doors to the few. This book shows us around 50 imaginatively conceived apartments and houses, the homes of prominent people such as Isabella Adjani, Helena Christensen and Christian and Francoise Lacroix. How we live is who we are. These interiors are ""mirrors of the soul,"" showing the true personalities of those who live in them. From baroque opulence to cool understatement to colourful exoticism, their style is unforced - these are homes that people live in, not museum pieces. They also document Parisian vogues - for the Frech Thirties and Forties, for the furniture of Jean-Michel Frank and Jean Royere, for Diego Giacometti's stucco work, or the design features of the Vienna Secession. This book documents a particularly energetic and fertile moment in one of the world's most beautiful cities. Paris Interiors brings together a selection of extraordinary apartments in the French capital, chosen purely for their individuality. From wicked fun to timeless classicism, everything in this unique book will be an inspiration.
The editor, Dr. Angelika Taschen, partner of the publisher, studied art history and German literature in Heidelberg, gaining her doctorate in 1986. Working for TASCHEN since 1987, she has published numerous titles on the themes of architecture, photography, design, and contemporary art.
