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17th century room, Australian Nikki Parker, Baccarat crystal chandelier, Eau de Nil-colored silk, Flea Market, Jacques Grange, Le Marais, Les Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, limestone staircase, Lit a la Polonaise, Paris, Paris Apartment, Place des Vosges
Australian Nikki Parker’s Paris apartment in the Place des Vosges,
decorated by Jacques Grange…
In the summer salon, a symphony of creams, mushroom
suede and taupe linen jacquard (out of view) sofas…
“Eau de Nil-colored silk ” drapes the canopy in the “Chambre
de Madame“, an 17th century room that overlooks the
square, Baccarat crystal chandelier, aqua upholstered bench
with gilded metal rope legs…
Close up detail…19th century Louis XVI bergère chair
upholstered in a pale blue silk, coordinating
blue silk lampshade…
Jacques Grange with Nikki Parker…
“I’m like a film director, I cut, I edit, ” Grange says,
“but, most of all, in this apartment I woke up the beauty”.
Grange re-designed this staircase which leads to a
mezzanine where there are two additional bedrooms…
In the winter salon, “Jacques upholstered the
walls in a bronze jacquard fabric and juxtaposed the Flemish
Chandelier with a carpet of his own design which I had made by
Jan Kath in Nepal” says Parker. The painted beamed ceiling is
a classified historic monument…
Wall detail…the interplay of rich tones and fabric
detail are breath taking…bejeweled with crystal
19th century wall chandelier which, along with iron
gate fashioned coffee table, came from Les Puces de
Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market.
A carved limestone staircase leads up to the first floor apartment.
“Jacques has a unique way of mixing elements. I showed him
pictures of a mirrored hall in a Venetian palace and he
immediately adapted it to the entrance, piecing together
vast squares of antique glass which are joined at the corners
with brass studs.” says Parker. Out of view…but a hint at
the process of collaboration between client and designer…
Partial view of the Place des Vosges at the end of Le Marais
“Regarded by chic Parisians as “the country in the
city”, it was built by Henry IV between 1605 and 1612 and
is the prototype of all residential squares in European cities.”
Vogue Living Australia
May/June 2009
Note on Eau de Nil-colored silk…translates literally to “water of the Nile”
Woven of yellow and green threads, it reads alternately gold or
soft green depending on the view or light…
