More Chinoiserie interiors with de Gournay wallpaper.

With the lovelly spring weather in Moscow and London I thought of posting some colourful and bright de Gournay projects.

Stone Easton Park Hotel and Bath

For Easter weekend my boyfriend took me to the beautiful Ston Easton Park hotel near Bath. Amazing experience, beautiful hotel with a beautiful surrounding site!

Royal Copenhagen - Christel Zodiac Figurines

As I was doing a research on various porcelain companies yesterday to see how they present various designs as an inspiration for the de Gournay website on porcelain, I came across some beautiful things. I love these zodiac figurines by Royal Coppenhagen. Unfortunately, Aquarius, my sign is not very exciting. I wish they made it in a from of a Lladro style mermaid (see image above.

In order: Capricorn, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Saggitar.. and of-course my Lladro Mermaid Aquarius.

de Gournay Porcelain: Mouraviev, Flora & Fauna, Pseudo Tobacco Leaf

These are my three favorite de Gournay porcelain designs. Mouraviev, Flora & Fauna and Pseudo Tobacco Leaf. De Gournay has 12 standard designs and each one can be tailored or even completely customised. 'Each de Gournay service is entirely made and decorated by hand using centuries old traditional Oriental porcelain techniques. Every piece in a service may be considered a work of art while the service viewed as a whole is a unique and all to rare expression of an ancient craft that has survived almost unchanged into the 21st Century.'

Ramses Restaurant, Madrid by Philippe Starck

One of my favorite designers is without any question Philippe Starck. Theatre, hyperbole, drama, hidden messages, philosophy, poetry and amazing aesthetics, his work and strong style have become easily recognizable even by those not familiar with the field of design. Above are images of projects which are to my taste some of the most successful ones. Although I am not the biggest fan of his product design, (the furniture would be certainly an exception), I think he is one of the best designers for commercial interiors. This first series is of a more recent project in Madrid: Ramses Restaurant. I love the industrial edge of the project, something we have seen a lot over the past years in projects such as the Shoreditch House and especially the writing of the wall, an element Starck has been applying a lot in his restaurant and hotel designs.

Images from: http://www.ramseslife.com/  and http://www.a212.com