Hey the MLE,

Came across this through the Sang Bleu site today, thought I'd post, since we are both moving house relatively shortly and we may have interiors on our minds…  Perhaps you might get inspiration to take a sledge hammer to your new home?

It is impressive that Rick Owens has managed to stay together with is his wife for over 20 years.  She is an interesting French woman who is in her early 70s.  They moved from California to Paris in 2003.  Rick has yet to learn any French himself.

The Owens's apartment dates from the early 19th century at the front and the 50s from the back. For about ten years, it has been their home and their workspace, though the showroom has now moved elsewhere.

I love it because worn interiors just make a space comfortable.  Also, it seems practical and cost-effective - I mean really how hard or expensive could it be to strip a place down to its bones?!  Could even look good to do this to a modern building, so need to worry if there are no vintage features.  I also love the Rick Owens colours, or lack thereof, as you know, I'm not a fan of colour either.  Who needs colour.  Boooo colour.

Suzan xx