{"product_id":"extraordinary-collections","title":"Extraordinary Collections","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe art of collecting—from artist’s palettes still freckled with oil paint, to sculpted picture frames, to a menagerie of wooden toy animals—associating an accumulation of kindred objects is at the core of timeless French style.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrench artist, designer, and talented antique hunter Marin Montagut celebrates the joy of collecting everything from textiles to barware to architectural details, taking readers inside a dozen private homes, flea markets, and unusual ateliers to discover the most whimsical treasure troves in France. From a film prop house’s array of leather sporting goods and playing cards to a travel buff’s vintage maps and globes, and from a sculpture studio’s Grecian plaster casts to an amateur designer’s spiral staircase models, and from Montagut’s own wonder wall assemblages to a cook’s haven filled with porcelain dessert molds and copper pots—objects, when presented together as a series, create unforgettable interiors that radiate charm. Inspiration comes in repetition: wooden zigzag rulers with engraved numbers aligned on a wall in a herringbone pattern create an artful space. The spare wooden forms of \u003ci\u003ecapipotes\u003c\/i\u003e—devotional statues used in religious processions, their eyes turned heavenward in ecstasy—and silver ex-votos can be the point of departure for the theme of an entire room. Montagut’s mood boards for each chapter provide endless ideas for the home.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57394055217534,"sku":"NW9782080421982","price":24.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9782080421982.jpg?v=1778678224","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/extraordinary-collections","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}