Flicking through a fashion magazine the other day, I found myself noticing how the models were using their limbs to great effect, creating awkward angles that produced stunning poses. Making me turn my attention across the room towards my trusty old Anglepoise desk lamp, it made me realise that all this time I had been harbouring a model capable of these poses, without ever acknowledging just how beautiful a product the Anglepoise was. It looks so elegant, statuesque as a flamingo and graceful as a swan, it is hard to believe that an automotive engineer, George Carwardine, designed this iconic British design classic desired by many.

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It is no secret that Saint Germain des Prés in Paris is the home of some of France’s most revered artists and literati. It’s also no secret that it is one of the most luxurious and elitist neighbourhoods in the city, with designer boutiques, expensive restaurants, and legendary café after legendary café. But these days, you might also stumble upon an upside-down vintage Citroën in front of the Louis Vuitton store, a ten meter schoolgirl across the street from the Deux Magots, Sartre and de Beauvoir’s haunt, and in Place Furstenberg, one of Paris’s most photographed squares, an ethereal fantasy family lounging in the lawn.

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