The Atelier
la discothèque
la discothèque By Nona De Samim for Club Modeler Shop Inspired by a lethal cocktail of, vintage Yves Saint Laurent, Kate Moss’s collection of vintage capes, and the phenomena of Studio 54, transpires Club Modeler’s iconic cape : ‘la discothèque’ – in all its shimmering, golden glory. ‘la discothèque cape’ AVAILABLE NOW $285 Iconic ‘Stylist’s pieces’, for your pleasure,…
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Archival Pottery Alentejo, Portugal
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Coffee with Jacques Grange Stork Club, Carvalhal, Portugal Stork Club, the famous nightclub in Manhattan, New York City. Circa 1929 to 1965. A symbol of café society, the wealthy elite, movie stars, showgirls, and aristocrats all mixed in there… Ernest Hemingway famously cashed his $100,000 check for the film rights of ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls’ at the Stork Club to settle his…
Read MoreThe Story of Nonchalant Style
The Story of Nonchalant Style 1969, Côte d’Azur Mise en Scène 1969. Côte d’Azur, Sizzling hot. Bohemian Atmosphere, calm surroundings. A swimming pool. Sexual Tension. Jealousy. Hints of a ménages à quatre, and ‘Nonchalant Style’, are all the ingredients of La Piscine, the iconic French film. Where our Club T-shirt, ‘1969 Riviera Souvenir’ plays a…
Read MoreA Club for the Poetic
A Club for the Poetic Somewhere in the world Through Club Modeler’s unraveling journey, I have come to meet so many of you, the creative and inspiring people … in the most unexpected ways that could only be called ‘destiny’. Bit by bit, you will come upon more layers on the Club Modeler platform. Like…
Read MoreThe Vegetable Salon
The Vegetable Salon Guéthary (Basque: Getaria), Labourd Hiding in the tiny, surf chic village of Guéthary, outside Biarritz is the fantastical Vegetable Salon, Yaoya. Seduced by its otherworldliness from the beautiful pages of The World of Interiors, whilst sipping British milky tea back home, in my mother’s guest house… A Basque village, with an Epicerie with…
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A Chic Existence Ojai, California A visit to Chris Brock and Paul Fortune’s mountain top chic existence in Ojai. Elegantly old world, sensual, and – totally badass – just like Brock’s Pottery, whose first collection sold out at Rick Owens in LA 2016. Since then, swooning collectors wait in line at JF Chen Gallery where Brock…
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Club Modeler HQ Somewhere in the World Meet Club Modeler’s tiny headquarters, La Cabane. A dreamed-up little hut in an idyllic, romantic, slow living, part of the world. Where we eat, sleep, create, dream, collaborate and send news from, to all our members worldwide. Join the club to receive La Cabane once a week…
Read MoreThe Ancient Myth Workshop
The Ancient Myth Workshop Le Marais, Paris Walking into this poetic workshop, hidden at the back of the L’Officine Universelle Buly, is a rural storehouse, selling dry flowers for bottled or hand arranged bouquets. Right out of an ancient myth… A medley of magnificent dried flowers hang from the ceiling, with the beauté Japonaise, clad…
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Antoinette Poisson, Paris Paris, France The Marquis de Pompadour Manifesto (Full Name: Jean Antoinette Poisson, 1729) 1. Become a lover of art and wallpaper – or « dominoterie » as they called the artisanal technique in 18thC France. 2. Live in Paris 3. Meet heritage restorers : Jean Baptiste Martin & Vincent Farelly. 4.…
Read MoreEts Legeron, Paris
Ets Legeron, Paris Paris, France This Parisian atelier made the Chanel Caméllia … A poetic family run atelier of handmade silk flower makers since 1727. Ets Legeron believes in the colored petals drying quietly, so the color will become more beautiful. Thus, they leave the petals to dry an entire night on a shelf in…
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Nick Fouquet Venice, California The Hat Maker ‘Im a rebel, I’m different, I’m a Hatter with the H”, he says. Meet the animalistic – but always gentle – Mr Fouquet, the Hat Maker. I first met Nick Fouquet many years ago when he just started singlehandedly crafting each unique hat and setting fire to them all by…
Read MoreMcBean’s Orchids
Mcbeans antique blue box McBean’s Orchids, Est 1879 Cooksbridge, Sussex Downs, England Rare Orchid growers from the 1800s hidden away in the beautiful Sussex Downs, England. Visiting McBeans’s Orchids’ gorgeous glasshouses in the British heatwave, and the morning after a Tom Dixon party, the place had an otherworldly feel to it… Apart from my fascination for their antique blue…
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