Wow the Europeans know how to do things well!  We spent an exhausting 2 long days examining the halls of Maison & Objet and another 2 days scouring Paris' best department and homewares stores researching new products to add to our current range.

We loved the design and display of many products from a number of wholesale companies, particularily the pleasing combination of natural and modern colors and the number of products that appeal to, and function in, both indoor and outdoor circumstances, examples of which can be seen here.

We were inspired, but also amazed at the extravagant displays and the mammoth budgets some these suppliers must have had...

Trawling through department and homeware stores gave us an indication on a number of trends, one of which we saw again and again were large displays of spun bamboo home wares such as this from Bon Marche (very similar designs to our spun bamboo selections) ... 

And of course as foodies, we couldn't help ourselves but to taste our way through some of the worlds best patisseries, here is Ladurees' display cabinet in their Champs Elysee flag ship store, their Black Forest Macaroon was a taste sensation!