Design & Culture by Ed

The town where Coco Chanel opened her first boutique in 1913. The chic resort destination of France that’s filled with the most gorgeous, old villas. The wide beach, which is the centre of life for the locals. Deauville, although slightly romanced by the French, has the charm of Normandy.

There are also two very special addresses…

Paul Pierre‘s flowershop is a dream place. It’s visible that flowers are the owner’s truest passion. The store is located in a magnificent, brick villa, surrounded with a garden. Anemones, hydrangea, most delightful shades of roses… ahh. Goals!

93 rue du Général Leclerc

La Maison is another place you won’t want to leave. Home decorations, kitchenware, pajamas, ceramics, chairs, linens – basically everything needed for a villa as gorgeous as the one the store is located in. While being there, I noted everything has a ‘Made in France‘ tag.

11 rue Edmond Blanc

All photos by Edward Kanarecki.

Les Jardins d’Étretat is a magic place which, as if by the wave of the hand, has appeared at Falaise d’Amont cliffe, at Seine Maritine. These gardens enjoy spectacular views over the ancient town and one of the world’s most beautiful cliffs, Falaise d’Aval, with its famous L’Aiguille gushing from the ocean. The gardens and the villa were founded more than a hundred years ago by Madame Thébault, a famous actress at the beginning of the 20th century. Inspired by the ideas of Claude Monet, who lived in Étretat for some time and was a keen gardener, she decided to create her own, gorgeous garden. Today, The Gardens are a venue for permanent and transitory exhibtions by international artists. Works of Samuel Salcedo (the brilliant faces placed in Le Jardin Émotions), Wiktor Szostało and Sergey Catran are here, among many others. If you’re in Normandy by car, you can’t miss this charming place.