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Have you been noticing, how slowly, but surely I've been introducing a bit of design to my blog - from interior and architectural design to print and gadget design?  I've been always interested in design and I don't consider one aspect of it - [e.g. fashion design] - to be complete without any other designs in other areas of life, because, as Armani once responded to the question "What inspires you?" : "I just open my window - [his house is in the Tuscany region of Italy] - and everything that I see outside my window inspires me.. ." I couldn't agree more!

If you are wondering how come I've been blogging about the interior design all of the sudden? Well, I can't help it. I should have been a designer! Really...it's a hidden passion of mine. I take a notice of something cool, different or something that 'speaks to' my taste, like the decors of the Parisian apartments I've blogged about yesterday. So, here's some more from the chick collaboration of  Nilufar Gallery, Dimore Studio and Balice Hertling - the trio that has teamed up to create a joint exhibition in a Parisian apartment during the city's contemporary art fair, FIAC.

Are you one of those people who, when watching a film that is set in Paris, you pay attention not just to the story line but to the exterior and interior designs of the settings - be it a street, office, store, parking lot and/or an apartment? I'm one of those people. Not only I peek into the offices and stores, but sometimes I peek into someone's window just to get a glimpse of what the life must be like inside this apartment that is located on...Montmartre in Paris, for example. I remember I put my travel companion through horror, when I stopped at every single first floor apartment window on Montmartre to look inside to see the interiors of the apartment, where, once, some famous French impressionist might have lived. As a matter of fact, I did discover many interesting things about the very particular - very French - interiors, which no travel book will feature for you.

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