If I was not a designer, Joseph Dirand would be the one designer who I would give complete authority to do my home.  But of course I don't own an apartment in a 19th-century Haussmannian building on Avenue Montaigne, nor am I heiress to an Eastern European fortune, so I could never afford such a talent.  The apartment in question is a 6,500-square-foot abode with all the amazing details of French design such as perfectly restored moldings, parquet floors and 11-foot-high double doors.  Details that the talented Architect knows how to enhance without letting them take center stage to create the ultra-modernist/minimalist designs he is well known for.  Dirand was also in charge of assembling the art collection. A Francois-Xavier Lalanne sculpture in front of the marble fireplaceIn the kitchen Warren Platner chairs surround a floating marble island. In the bathroom the tub was curved out of a single block of marble.To read the complete story go to  T-MagazineA blog about home decorating ideas, interior design, fashion trends, jewelry and shopping suggestions for the chic and modern women.

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