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One of the most splendid villas in French Riviera is undoubtedly the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild. This seaside palace is located at Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat overlooking the Mediterranean. It was built between 1907 and 1912, during “belle époque” by Baroness Béatrice de Rothschild (1864–1934), member of the wealthy Rothschild banking dynasty and wife of Maurice Éphrussi. Béatrice inherited immense fortune in 1905 after her father’s death. That same year, she decided to construct her dream home in Cap Ferrat. When she first discovered this plot of land, she was immediately seduced by the beauty of the surroundings. When she learned of the sale of the terrain and that the Belgian King, Léopold II, was also interested in it, she purchased it without hesitation. It took five years of titanic work (1907-1912) to build the villa, inspired by Italian Renaissance architecture, and to lay out the gardens. Surrounded by seven magnificent themed gardens and a rose garden, the Villa overlooks the bay of Villefranche-sur-Mer on one side and the bay of Beaulieu on the other. Béatrice de Rothschild conceived her garden as the bow of a ship and had several mirrors of different thicknesses placed at the top of the hill, near the Tempietto, to reflect the sea and give the illusion that the Tempietto was floating. The Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, a total creation of its founder’s imagination, arouses wonder, admiration and curiosity. The Villa and its gardens have been listed as Historic Monuments since 1993. #summer2025 #capferrat #verytroubledchild

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Beach day in Juan les Pins 🇫🇷 🌊 🌞 Just few minute ride by train from Cannes, Juan-les-Pins offers an escape from the crowds swarming fashionable cities on the French Riviera. We love the Caribbean-like white sand and crystal clean water and modern laid back atmosphere here. There are many stunning public beaches and comfortable beach clubs: last weekend we stayed at Le Rubin Bleu and had a lunch there too (our plat du jour – fish with anchovies sauce was delicious)! #verytroubledchild #summer2025 #juanlespins

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Birds of Feathers Shopper bag is here! 🐦 💚 Our bestselling model in new pattern and colour combination is now available for pre-order via our website! Also, if you haven’t subscribe yet to our newsletter, that’s the right time to do it – we have something special for you this weekend! #verytroubledchild #birdsoffeathersbag

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Milan Design Week 2025 – today we visited extraordinary apartment of Martina Mondadori of @cabanamagazine 🧡 designed in the ‘70 by Renzo Mongiardino, one of the most renowned Italian decorators of the twentieth century. Every room took our breath away and you could feel it’s a place with a very good energy 🌟

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Milan Design Week 2025 and we start it with a visit to L’Appartamento by Artemest in Palazzo Donizetti, 19th-century architectural masterpiece. Six interior design studios—1508 London, Champalimaud Design, Meyer Davis, Nebras Aljoaib, Romanek Design Studio and Simone Haag – each transform a distinct room of the Palazzo, showcasing an extraordinary selection of furniture, lighting, home décor and art from Artemest’s finest artisans, brands, and artists. We always love Artemest tablescaping – we’re debating on getting some of the stunning glass candle holders!

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« The Hotel de la Marine, a small Versailles on the Place de la Concorde. » It was designed by the architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel and built between 1757 and 1774 on the newly created square first called Place Louis XV. The Hôtel de la Marine was originally the home of the royal Garde-Meuble, the office managing the furnishing of all royal properties. Following the French Revolution it became the Ministry of the Navy, which occupied it until 2015 (as part of the Ministry of Defence). The building was entirely renovated between 2015 and 2021, for it to now display the restored 18th century apartments of Marc-Antoine Thierry de Ville-d’Avray, the King’s Intendant of the Garde-Meuble, as well the salons and chambers later used by the French Navy. A separate part displays the Al Thani Collection presenting international and inter-cultural works of art from the collection of Sheik Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani.

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It’s not your typical shopping experience, but at Deyrolle on Rue du Bac you can get your own camel taxidermy, to give you an example. During the 20th century, Deyrolle was a Parisian institution for natural sciences and pedagogy. It is one of the best known companies of entomology and taxidermy of Paris. It’s worth to know that at Deyrolle, with only a few exceptions, no animal was killed to be mounted: the non-domestic species come from zoos, parks, where they died of old age or illness. The first aim of Deyrolle was to teach natural sciences to children and students, but Deyrolle was a point of interest also for artists: the surrealists André Breton and Salvador Dalí, the painters Jean Dubuffet and Mathieu, the writers Louise de Vilmorin and Théodore Monod, Raymond Queneau and many others stopped regularly at the shop. Éric Sander or also Charwei Tsai was exhibited at Deyrolle. Woody Allen used the rooms of Deyrolle in July 2010 for his movie Midnight in Paris, and Wes Anderson is a huge fan of the shop.

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