I had the great honor of being invited to the Maison & Objet fair, this biggest international fair dedicated to household goods and reserved only for professionals.
I have been wanting to go there since a long time and this year it has finally happened because I was chosen to be part of the jury « Les Découvertes » composed exclusively of bloggers and web editorial writers. I had to choose my design crush in the “fragrance & spa” area. I must say that at the beginning I was a bit disappointed because it was not my favorite area but I was so excited by my mission that I soon got over it. I ran across the area up, down and sideways and I can say that I was very proud with my press badge round my neck (as editor of lesflaneriesdaurelie.com) and a written permission to take pictures.
This gave me the opportunity to go through fruits and flower fragrances and to discover appetizing candles, some others with original fragrance like the tonka candle of Geodesis and all kinds of soaps.
I particularly liked the vintage packaging of La Savonnerie de Nyons, the appetizing sweets for the bath by Autour du bain, the candles religieuse-style of Atelier Catherine Masson and the chic candles of Made in Paris… Made in ParisLa Savonnerie de Nyons Autour du bainL’atelier Catherine Masson
My attention has been drawn to a particular stand held by English people, very different from the others : Men’s Society. You had the impression to enter a vintage American garage stuffed with gift ideas for men.
What I liked the most was its off-beat style because on a lot of items there’s a funny sentence like on this flask “Don’t drink and ride” or these shoe-horns « Nobody can fit my father’s shoes ».
Men’s Society is a true goldmine for gift ideas for men, especially since this is usually such a brainteaser. In short, I had a crush on this stand, this is why I’ve decided to give my “Découvertes” prize to them. Unfortunately I couldn’t be there to give them their reward but it seems on this picture that they were happy (you have to trust me when I say that I didn’t choose because he’s good looking ah ah, but don’t you think he kinda looks like the singer of Passenger ?
You can see all the prizes of “Les Découvertes” jury here.
Once I went thrigh the whole Fragrance & Spa sector, I strolled freely in the other sectors of the fair and discover a lot of nice stands all the more tempting than the others.
I don’t have a child but I fell in love with this kid Spanish brand: Nobodinoz. They are specialized in furniture, toys and fashion for kids. And they have a good sense of humor “Nobody knows us, that’s why our name is Nobodinoz”. Nobodinoz
I also fell in love with Les Gambettes who sells 50’s style furnitures. Les Gambettes
And this table Reine Mère caught my eye as these retro patterns of Atelier LZC.Table Reine Mère Atelier LZC
I also discovered the French contemporary design brand Adonde (one of the designers is from Nicaragua which explains the name). At Adonde, you can find simple but multiple use objects like these stackable vases in wood and ceramic and these adjustable shelves that I find very clever. VasesShelves Adonde
Let’s continue with the Dutch brand Kersten, absolutely amazing with everything you need for your house. Kersten
Finally, let’s finish with my discoveries with Anorak, an English brand with adorable patterns. Anorak(Don’t remember the brand)
I also had the opportunity to meet people I have emailed with in person, this is how I finally met who’s behind La Cerise sur le Gâteau. Love the new collection ! La Cerise sur le Gâteau
By sheer coincidence I stumbled upon Big Tomato Company (the mug I showed you here was from them) so I talked a bit with Gloria the adorable designer.As you can guess, I’m so in love with these mugs !Big Tomato Company
This is what I liked the most this day, being able to meet and to talk to the designers. I realize that I’m less shy since I opened this blog.
I also had the pleasure to see some of my favorite brands like Ferm Living, Atomic Soda, Papier Tigre et Serax.Ferm Living Atomic Soda Papier Tigre Aren’t these vases beautiful ?Serax
I came out of this fair a little bit frustrated because it was so big that I didn’t have the time to see everything I wanted. Once I was home, I started mumbling and moving everything around saying : “We need to change everything here !”. This is the thing, Maison & Objet is such an inspiring fair that you want to change everything at your home after that ! Can’t wait to finish arranging my place so I can finally show it to you. :)
Bisous
Just gorgeous!! Love all the photos on here and lovely to see the big tomato company featured too! So great that you got to meet Gloria! xo
It was such a surprise because I didn’t know she will be there ! It was really nice to meet here, but too bad you weren’t there though. :(
J’adore tes photos, elles me donnent (? pas sûre de que ça est correct…) envie de vivre á Paris!!
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Merci Miranda, un jour peut-être ? :)
Quel chance d’avoir une invitation. Moi j’y ai bossé. Tellement de choses à voir, un salon à faire. j’espère le refaire en janvier :)
Oui j’étais ravie de pouvoir y aller mais il y a tellement de choses à voir qu’une journée ne suffit pas.
You lucky girl! ;) You get to go to the most amazing places! The cupcakes up there are soaps? Awesome! xoxo Jen
Yes I am very lucky ! :) The cupcakes are things to put in your bath. It makes bubble bath :)
Comme toujours un excellent billet ponctué de jolies photos !
Quelle chance d’avoir été invitée, congrats !
L.C.
Et comme toujours un adorable commentaire de ta part, merci !
Les ambiances sont magnifiques ! je retrouve bien là ce que j’ai vu à Maison & objet aussi ;-) Des super tendances pour l’univers enfant aussi cette année !
très jolies photos, bravo
Merci beaucoup Rose. J’aimerais bien y retourner et y consacrer plusieurs jours la prochaine fois pour avoir le temps de tout voir.
Que de jolis choses et de belles découvertes ! Tu devais être dans ton univers :)
J’aime beaucoup la marque Adonde que je ne connaissais pas !
Pleins de bisous
Je ne connaissais pas non plus et j’ai complètement flashé. A bientôt :)
de très belles choses, ca donne envie, coup de coeur pour ferm living, avec leur pot a plante, que j’ai remarqué d’ailleurs dans un concept store bensimon
Moi aussi j’adore ces pots <3
Tes photos donnent tellement envie… C’est vrai que rien qu’à les regarder, on a envie de refaire sa déco de fond en comble ! Avec ma grossesse, j’ai découvert la marque Nobodinoz, et vraiment je trouve leurs créations adorables. De ta sélection, je retiens particulièrement Anorak… typiquement le genre d’imprimés qui me plait !
Oh oui tout est tellement mignon chez Nobodinoz, presque déçue que ce ne soit que pour les enfants tellement j’aime tout, ou alors c’est à moi de faire un bébé ah ah
Que de jolies choses! Il faut pas que je mette les pieds dans ce genre d’endroit moi, c’est le meilleur moyen pour me ruiner! J’aime particulièrement les vases dans les tons bruns de chez Kersten, les bougies Men’s society et les imprimés Anorak vraiment trop choux!
Jolie sélection :)