APPARTEMENTS DE FILLES A PARIS...

I've always been really curious about the Edition Paumes Paris books, but I had never actually seen a live one. How could I not be curious about these Japanese books with titles like Appartements de filles a Paris, Petits appartements a Paris, Appartements d'amoureux à Paris, Paris Kitchens, Paris Studios, Paris Brocante - you get the idea. How to order one of these little tomes from Japan always seemed very slightly befuddling, but then I realised you can order them from the Yvestown shop. I decided on Appartements de filles a Paris (the homes of 22 young female artists in Paris) and shipped from the Netherlands I received it in about 3 days.

Flipping through the little book gave me slightly the same feeling as scrolling through Paris real estate listings, except with totally impenetrable Japanese text instead of real estate listings where you can just about guess: vitro ceramique = ceramic hob? Probably. Overall though, the style the makers of the book are attracted to was a little too cutesy/kitsch and brightly coloured for my cold, stark soul.

One apartment I wouldn't mind moving into straight away though, was that of Mademoiselle Camille. I might have mentioned before that I'm completely obsessed with the chevron oak floors you get in classic Parisian apartments. It's a sickness really. Camille has my dream floor. Her apartment is even painted the same colour as mine so Lola would feel at home immediately. Look, there's even a chair for her. And when Camille and I swap apartments indefinitely, she doesn't even have to pack up her Chanel bag, Repetto shoes and (faux j'espere) fur jacket because I would be, for a small fee, willing to look after them for her.




{Images from Appartements de filles a Paris / Edition Paumes}