Originally of January I additionally visited the Serax showroom in Paris, the place I used to be deeply impressed by ‘Jeanne’, Marie Michielssen’s new furnishings line for Serax. Lately she has targeted extra on designing furnishings and objects with which she herself has a deep connection. Her furnishings assortment Jeanne and her first tableware line La Mère are good examples of this.
I particularly discovered the story behind the furnishings assortment inspiring and recognizable. The gathering drew inspiration from her family life. Marie: “Now that the youngsters are beginning to stand on their very own two toes and are flying out of the nest, we as a pair now not want such a protracted eating desk. However however, the youngsters do come dwelling commonly and convey companions, pals and possibly quickly carry their very own youngsters alongside, so it’s helpful to have the ability to lengthen the desk with out an excessive amount of effort.” Jeanne is a modular idea for every type of households, from blended households to singles.
Tables
The cautious selection of shapes, supplies and colours are extraordinarily essential to Marie. She prefers pure, pure supplies. For the Jeanne household, the selection fell on stable FSC licensed oak, stained in an ebony shade and completed with a matt varnish. The form and placement of the slim rectangular legs beneath the desk high are additionally progressive: aesthetically pleasing and space-saving. Marie’s penchant for constructivism is expressed right here.
By way of form, Jeanne is an archetypal rectangular desk, impressed by the sober, strong monastery desk of yesteryear. Along with two rectangular tables – a protracted and a brief model – Marie additionally offered a semi-circular desk. It may be used as a console towards the wall, however on the similar time it transforms an oblong desk into an oval desk very quickly in any respect.
The addition of useful connecting items – which she lovingly calls ‘ponts d’amour’, a nod to the ponts d’amour within the mattress world that join two mattresses, will also be known as progressive. This makes it doable to create a beneficiant desk that may be prolonged as desired.
Executed in a single single color, the nice and cozy darkish brown Ebony, the oak benches and stool match completely with the Jeanne desk, creating an attention-grabbing graphic interaction of strains. However they will also be used as a aspect desk or bedside desk.
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