Parisian chic and Mumbai slick blended beautifully at Gauri Khan Designs in Juhu as Gauri Khan, French Consul General Sonia Barbry, Caroline Biros and Raj Anand of Maison & Objet invited you to a cocktail soiree to celebrate 25 years of Maison & Objet, Paris, the international show for creative lifestyle and audacious interior design.

Luxury drinks and tasty hors d’oeuvres did the rounds as guests rambled across the store and witnessed a creative blend of materials, crafts, art and avant garde designs by Ashiesh Shah, Amrish Patel & Darshan Soni, Little Shilpa, Rooshad Shroff, Shitij Dogra and Bandana Jain who presented a curtain-raiser of their upcoming collections.

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Event partners Pritesh Modi and Akshay Adhalrao of Vita Moderna, Yogesh Chaudhary of Jaipur Rugs and Vivek Talwar of Nitco Tiles also displayed a few unique pieces. As part of this showcase was a chandelier of French designer Regis Mathieu who proved that he is a master of blending materials and art. So was the work of the master embroider Jean-Francois Lesage.

Promoting new contacts and international talent, the twice-yearly Maison & Objet fair presents the latest sources of inspiration. Gauri Khan visits this show on a regular basis as she feels that it gives a 360 degrees view of the latest in home decor and design and since she finds the aesthetics of the show to be quite impressive.

Caroline Biros, Marketing and Communications Director, Maison & Objet feels that India is well represented there with the presence of many architects, interior designers as well as retailers and an ever-increasing number of exhibitors.

And Raj Anand from Maison & Objet wishes to see many more architects and designers from India and to witness a high-end product and design Made in India!