A studious back-to-school
BY FLORENCE HALIMI
In September, we fold away the deckchairs, put away the swimsuits, and return to our interiors. It’s the perfect time to carve out a corner of your own and get back to work in an inspiring setting.
BORN UNDER THE SIGN OF GEMINI
Launched at the Milan Furniture Fair, the house Source Edition, founded by Isabelle de Ponfilly (former director of Vitra France) and her daughter Joséphine Bursacchi (vintage furniture specialist), revisits key design pieces from the 1950s to 1970s, some sourced from the archives of the Mobilier National. It’s a chance to (re)discover forgotten gems, such as the Jumelles lamp by Ben Swildens, created in 1970, whose blown and molded globes are joined by an aluminum ring, like Siamese twins. For Paris Design Week, the entire Source Edition collection is showcased at Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche and in the chapel of the Manufacture des Gobelins, part of the Mobilier National.
• Jumelles Lamp. L. 27 x W. 25 x H. 25 cm, 4 finishes, starting from €990.
• Collection on view at Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche, 38 Rue de Sèvres, Paris 7th.
CONSTRUCTION SET
A pioneer of modular flat-pack furniture, Tu-Tu assembles without tools and can serve, depending on your needs, as a side table, a pouf, or even a small bookshelf for your current reads. Created in 1968 by Turenne Chevallereau in collaboration with the Mobilier National, it has been reissued by Source Edition and is handcrafted in France using sustainable materials.
•TU-TU Furniture. L. 50 x W. 50 x H. 34.6 cm, €1,695.
•Collection presented at Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche, 38 Rue de Sèvres, Paris 7th.
