Elena Giavarini, Author at Plus Deco - Interior Design Blog

Fashionably into interior

5 June 2012

Fashion designers are known to dabble in interiors. Armani, Versace, Ralph Lauren, Diane Von Fursterberg, Missoni have had for a long time their own home collections which I find a bit boring and far too slick with the exception…Continue reading

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God (and Pantone) save the queen’s sense of colour

by Elena Giavarini

3 June 2012

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Most Italians believe that she hasn’t got much dress sense and that she often looks like a kid’s ice-cream or a bottle of Lemoncello (for instance at William and Kate’s wedding). I think she is faboulous: she never clashes with…Continue reading

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Smoking barbeques

by Elena Giavarini

30 May 2012

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I’ve just spent an amazing weekend in Worcestershire, United Kingdom and I have to say when it’s sunny, Britain is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. The countryside was lush and painted with flowers, the rivers…Continue reading

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Punk is dead?

by Elena Giavarini

21 May 2012

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I’d love to have some of these original posters. The impact that punk posters, cover albums, magazines, clothing, music had on the last decades was massive. Punk still is a great source of inspiration for graphics, fashion designers and musicians. And for me. I’ve…Continue reading

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Greek inspired rugs

by Elena Giavarini

18 May 2012

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Ok, we get it. The economy is not doing well, the future is not so bright, prices have increased, taxes have reached unthinkable levels; it’s time to save money and not splash your cash on expensive unnecessary decorative items like…Continue reading

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The whiff of elegance

by Elena Giavarini

14 May 2012

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There are a few bottles of perfumes that can’t be thrown away when finished, that are so beautiful that what’s inside them is not so important anymore, that demand to be put on display. I don’t generally wear perfume because…Continue reading

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It’s not just about clothes

by Elena Giavarini

10 May 2012

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It’s not just about clothes. Not anymore. It’s about delivering an idea and catching the public’s attention with captivating sets, music, smells (for instance DSquared had models smoking on the catwalk). Dolce Gabbana staged Sicilian-style women in a cabaret scene…Continue reading

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Gorgeous dramatic vermilion

by Elena Giavarini

6 May 2012

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I love this photo (by Todd Selby). As soon as I saw it, I asked Alex to do the same on the wall in the living room, that’s how much I like it. I firmly believe that the best…Continue reading

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Not just a pretty blue wall

by Elena Giavarini

1 May 2012

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The blue wall above (photo by Jonny Valliant/Tripod Agency) is a very good example of how to display different objects in a pretty chaotic order. Even if at first it might seem a difficult one to match, this…Continue reading

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Wedding list

by Elena Giavarini

28 April 2012

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One of my best best friends has just got married, so I’ve decided to post some ideas about useful and practical wedding presents. He is an engineer, the kind of guy who is very clever and very rational, who buys…Continue reading

Elena Giavarini

Fashionably into interior

God (and Pantone) save the queen’s sense of colour

Smoking barbeques

Punk is dead?

Greek inspired rugs

The whiff of elegance

It’s not just about clothes

Gorgeous dramatic vermilion

Not just a pretty blue wall

Wedding list

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