A Classic and Modern Parisian Apartment

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtuzi7PTvJ8JE5Za5rFtu7Ddf8c8_Vj8-GJsDuENKJRG_fc0Fs9riTyWLXOvt73lygTtXEp0aDAs-uti9B7P-ByffxMk2BJQL1nXFCBvtNSGaXRQoMz9FPib_yn2L9IfHTlnQ-0NRPbIo5/s1600/classic+and+modern+paris+apartment+via+belle+vivir.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtuzi7PTvJ8JE5Za5rFtu7Ddf8c8_Vj8-GJsDuENKJRG_fc0Fs9riTyWLXOvt73lygTtXEp0aDAs-uti9B7P-ByffxMk2BJQL1nXFCBvtNSGaXRQoMz9FPib_yn2L9IfHTlnQ-0NRPbIo5/s1600/classic+and+modern+paris+apartment+via+belle+vivir.jpg" width="506" /></a></div>I love to see classic interior structures decorated with more modern furniture.  The contrast is beyond exited and chic.  This Parisian apartment is gracefully decorated between the classic and the modern.  The quintessential Parisian apartment with Haussmann Architectural Details to die for is furnished with fabulous furniture from different periods with common clean lines is design by <a href="http://www.doubleg.fr/en/">double g</a>.  The walls were kept white - who needs a color-splash when you have crown molding like this!<br />Remember this article I wrote about the "<a href="http://www.bellevivir.com/2014/02/the-new-modern-kitchen-design.html">New Modern Kitchen</a>" inspired by Joseph Dirand kitchen design.  A few weeks later The New York Times ran an article about Joseph Dirand's amazing design labeling it "<a href="http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/10/the-reinvention-of-minimalism/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0">The Reinvention of Minimalist</a>" A very similar thought.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A Classic and Modern Parisian Apartment

I love to see classic interior structures decorated with more modern furniture.  The contrast is beyond exited and chic.  This Parisian ap...

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Joseph Dirand at Home

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7gqUGxPcf2jNw4WsMuG1aUSSEBK7Mnjb0I9NiBEdBS3R8s5EZ-pEh3cacHHvseW56xnNveoIvVDYhqVZLWc81EmXT-VuXgDsZIdmIOcrmxmjbVjs8W_QgRs41z4IuqfPH4c2QNlZeFxSJ/s1600/joseph+dirand+living+room+in+paris.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7gqUGxPcf2jNw4WsMuG1aUSSEBK7Mnjb0I9NiBEdBS3R8s5EZ-pEh3cacHHvseW56xnNveoIvVDYhqVZLWc81EmXT-VuXgDsZIdmIOcrmxmjbVjs8W_QgRs41z4IuqfPH4c2QNlZeFxSJ/s1600/joseph+dirand+living+room+in+paris.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><a href="http://www.bellevivir.com/2014/02/joseph-dirand-interior-design-in-paris.html">Joseph Dirand</a>'s home in the Seventh Arrondissement in Paris was recently renovated by the sought-after Architect and the result is a minimalist apartment with perfectly restored traditional French details.  The furniture in Dirand's home is all form and substance.  In the living room, sofa and side chairs are Pierre Jeanneret, in the kitchen the family eats at a Ettore Sottsass table, in the bedroom an Oscar Niemeyer chair looks graciously at the bed.  As most French, Joseph Dirand relies on excellent craftsmanship to restore the neglected into its past glory.  For his home, Joseph decided on simple stucco walls, Versailles parquet floors and simple wall moldings inspired by 17th century Interior Architecture. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Joseph Dirand at Home

Joseph Dirand 's home in the Seventh Arrondissement in Paris was recently renovated by the sought-after Architect and the result is a ...

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Fabulous Commercial Spaces: Balmain, Paris Store by Joseph Dirand

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjComh3HsI9gS99flnGZ0cfMOyI-hBFilJPogSMPmh-dbLR9g45GhgwWNIrdp_fmWbNBM-0Ry7prQi98-2JHw72G7sBCFGEIOWBKpqaQmBR55O4Zq3klebPdF_oZV-3untJtpIVsV7bnKMK/s1600/marble+fireplace,+ornate+moldings+by+joseph+dirand+via+belle+vivir.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjComh3HsI9gS99flnGZ0cfMOyI-hBFilJPogSMPmh-dbLR9g45GhgwWNIrdp_fmWbNBM-0Ry7prQi98-2JHw72G7sBCFGEIOWBKpqaQmBR55O4Zq3klebPdF_oZV-3untJtpIVsV7bnKMK/s1600/marble+fireplace,+ornate+moldings+by+joseph+dirand+via+belle+vivir.jpg" width="496" /></a></div>One thing is to decorate homes where families live but a whole different thing is to translate a Fashion brand into a commercial space.  The fabulous Balmain store in Paris was designed by Architect <a href="http://www.bellevivir.com/2014/02/joseph-dirand-interior-design-in-paris.html" target="_blank">Joseph Dirand</a> and the space, besides being one that translates French perfect art craft in the best way possible is one that I'm sure will inspire its clients and make them feel like royals.  The store design is impeccable and once again Dirand's amazing Interior Design rests on pure architecture, symmetry, balance and neutral palette.  Immaculate architectural details as wooden parquet floors, ornate wall moldings, elaborate French door pediments are some of the exquisite decorating features in the Balmain store in Paris. <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT8Rr-QJixBLzg7dLzxqMfQEbjA-mYs-S5xvq04fHXjCEFo_-0sIb2zf7S_viH72yqPN0TMrcg8aovNns1NfHN1SlJ7DeXgN1EyTy9wehwpjqqjPUyF7Ohu0KvpYGKkpj9Z37PDnxULHjh/s1600/french+store+by+joseph+dirand.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT8Rr-QJixBLzg7dLzxqMfQEbjA-mYs-S5xvq04fHXjCEFo_-0sIb2zf7S_viH72yqPN0TMrcg8aovNns1NfHN1SlJ7DeXgN1EyTy9wehwpjqqjPUyF7Ohu0KvpYGKkpj9Z37PDnxULHjh/s1600/french+store+by+joseph+dirand.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Love the grey walls accented with gold molding in what appears to be the customization room.  </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxkKMeZu-KgqlzIAp_507etG5yRstYhSA_UJ8RZ50vNRviW1_1wGlgeLfNFNjcBqSQj0EfAar8RL9fIISmnS2u3gyBxAHJqYrpfp84m8JjnQ9HENGLACbj2maHQrFbwptEA9BDJy_tnu5/s1600/balmain+store+in+paris.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxkKMeZu-KgqlzIAp_507etG5yRstYhSA_UJ8RZ50vNRviW1_1wGlgeLfNFNjcBqSQj0EfAar8RL9fIISmnS2u3gyBxAHJqYrpfp84m8JjnQ9HENGLACbj2maHQrFbwptEA9BDJy_tnu5/s1600/balmain+store+in+paris.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOYC9xu0z1mDcHUQMLgJixarwGYuo9qYzyRFmquENOch58AVdjxw3vxnd8eEDQp4EtAJD0YTMAa3iigpqwqC0pWQLPZVeJrfFPaOubx7-OdOBDQwuPra9Y1-XToJNkSQI-aqMIFyKyp-Hq/s1600/balmain+store+designed+by+joseph+dirand.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOYC9xu0z1mDcHUQMLgJixarwGYuo9qYzyRFmquENOch58AVdjxw3vxnd8eEDQp4EtAJD0YTMAa3iigpqwqC0pWQLPZVeJrfFPaOubx7-OdOBDQwuPra9Y1-XToJNkSQI-aqMIFyKyp-Hq/s1600/balmain+store+designed+by+joseph+dirand.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>Ornate oversize mirror over ornate wall moldings is perfectly French.  A marble fireplace adds texture and color to the space. <br /> <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndrk0UbtbzqX9n6Hv222FwSUS38p47j3f892rORmAzotSJ3JVOYD9Lwg7VuAt8RhsncLIMbkhJZPOmFMiEhIy8WVxy181A4GcC5scqFnx-NXWadtYJneEDE5VXdrJl2iLLDczDj_AGm5p/s1600/balmain+paris+store,+joseph+dirand+via+belle+vivir.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="660" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndrk0UbtbzqX9n6Hv222FwSUS38p47j3f892rORmAzotSJ3JVOYD9Lwg7VuAt8RhsncLIMbkhJZPOmFMiEhIy8WVxy181A4GcC5scqFnx-NXWadtYJneEDE5VXdrJl2iLLDczDj_AGm5p/s1600/balmain+paris+store,+joseph+dirand+via+belle+vivir.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">A modern black cocktail table allows the rest of the space reign by itself.  </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNORJU0gDf2FHUNkA8wN2jagyNm5ulEKNFLsgnECtwrS_veFdoQAOeaz6g1c06NuObPTX_W-IHtodLEUpQz3g31xHGLnx0xLYtz4yocvVZYukWC5I-4TmikPNh1VIinbjy97ZyCEpFND5/s1600/Balmain+store+fabulous+commercial+spaces+via+belle+vivir.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNORJU0gDf2FHUNkA8wN2jagyNm5ulEKNFLsgnECtwrS_veFdoQAOeaz6g1c06NuObPTX_W-IHtodLEUpQz3g31xHGLnx0xLYtz4yocvVZYukWC5I-4TmikPNh1VIinbjy97ZyCEpFND5/s1600/Balmain+store+fabulous+commercial+spaces+via+belle+vivir.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Fabulous Commercial Spaces: Balmain, Paris Store by Joseph Dirand

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Joseph Dirand Interior Design in Paris

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxc39FmwZPyOrhYMy8agzKxFMi5QYBJ94COZpWqgZE404GKey1WYmadWrlbtq_h1u9ChZh-kScDaGaYXIUJVqHNfmFRDTAZogk0jjRERxD6W6k2OQIJt0TiKakP6tdIKNUsTgAnQjfuUG/s1600/joseph-dirand-paris-apartment-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxc39FmwZPyOrhYMy8agzKxFMi5QYBJ94COZpWqgZE404GKey1WYmadWrlbtq_h1u9ChZh-kScDaGaYXIUJVqHNfmFRDTAZogk0jjRERxD6W6k2OQIJt0TiKakP6tdIKNUsTgAnQjfuUG/s1600/joseph-dirand-paris-apartment-01.jpg" width="506" /></a></div>After posting the <a href="http://www.bellevivir.com/2014/02/the-new-modern-kitchen-design.html" target="_blank">kitchen</a> designed by <a href="http://www.josephdirand.com/" target="_blank">Joseph Dirand</a> yesterday, it's a rigor to post the rest of this breath taking Paris apartment.  This apartment designed by him is situated in the widely popular neighborhood of <b>Saint-Germain-des-Prés</b> in Paris and I would say that it also falls into the "new modern" category I spoke about yesterday where the design concept is still simple with "less is more" as the standard but, without sacrificing the warmth and provenance of the space.  And I'm sure that you would assume that such magnificent Interior Architectural features as stunning parquet floors found all throughout the house, extraordinary floor-to-ceiling French doors providing unbeatable amounts of light, and walls dressed with elegant ornate moldings, doesn't need much to be enhanced further.  Unquestionably though Dirand went on and did his magic by adding wonderful and sculptural furniture, paired them with top notch art while keeping the color palette to the minimum.  The result is a perfect symphony of harmony and beauty to treat our eyes.   <br /> See more gorgeous Paris abodes <a href="http://www.bellevivir.com/search/label/Paris%20abodes" target="_blank">here</a>. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Joseph Dirand Interior Design in Paris

After posting the kitchen designed by Joseph Dirand yesterday, it's a rigor to post the rest of this breath taking Paris apartment.  ...

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