There is a beauty that man can never fully master: that of time eroding stone, or of light dancing like the sea beneath a pergola, casting a spell over the foliage. At most, he can make it his muse, learn to observe it, and provide a framework to the fleeting.

  Built by the very essence of nature, the works of Andy Goldsworthy, and those of other artists working on Land Art, are more than geometric sculptures and, inevitably, strike a chord with Sara and Jean-Luc. Rooted like an avenue of trees in the perspective of a place, they are the cornerstones between architecture and landscape.

Could Montaigne have inspired this literary hideaway? This tower of white pages written by Sara Giunta, this splendid bookcase climbing high under a vaulted ceiling....... the architecture tells it's story: retreating into an ivory tower, constructed from plaster tiles, lime-rendered, custom-designed, with it's alcove in which to nestle an armchair for a man of books.

"We love nature in all the variety of it's landscapes. Limitless, abundant, vast, fertile...this gift of the earth is an infinite source, and we return to it again and again, drawing on it's harmony”.

A piece of string, a forgotten item, a memory, a moment of nostalgia, the smallest thing can evoke a desire to accentuate, to adapt. It's about conserving a trace of the past and showcasing it in a different way.

Freewheeling decoration, or how passion leads to inspiration... Crazy about cars and bicycles, Jean-Luc Charrier comes up with some original designs How about a bicycle cupboard, that opens like a jewellery box to reveal it's treasure? A seat from an E-type Jaguar, re-worked as an ultra-chic armchair on a stainless steel base? Or the beauty of an old steering-wheel, displayed like a work of art?