Thursday, March 22, 2018

Why join the services of a flat hunter for your parisian real estate project By Nathalie Molho, expert in real estate Paris France


A new profession ?

The profession of  Real Estate Hunters was born at the dawn of the 21st century and revolutionized the real estate profession.
“Becoming a true partner, whose job is complementary to Real estate agencies, the flat hunter brings to acquirers, most of the times overwhelmed by their activities, listening, advice and availability required for research and purchase of real estate.” I quote the FFCI (French Federation of Real Estate Hunters)


Mostly for a will of efficiency and time savings, (too often the visits are discouraging, and do not match the desired apartment.)  many customers prefer to engage themselves with an apartment hunter who will perfectly understand their criteria and will only offer properties accordingly


As a flat hunter myself, I will be happy to receive you at the Agency, an agency in the heart of Paris in the Marais (Agence Sainte Catherine is accessible by Metro line 1 or 8, BUS 69/96/29) by appointment for a personalized study

I make you sign a search mandate * and in return I commit myself  to offer you 3 apartments to visit 


Will you rather be looking for a top floor, as this picture below showing a studio under the roof ?


Or a  ground floor?

This document will precise that your flat hunter will be in charge :
• To look for a property  whose designation is made from a specification list established according to your criteria : location, neighborhood, area, budget, style of the property, environment, work to consider ...;
• The duration of the mission; usually three months, likely to be renewed;
• To send regular reports of pre-visited properties accompanied by digital photos (subject to the agreement of the owner of the property visited); the frequency and content of these pre-visits are defined in the specifications;
We provide you technical advice during the visits;
We work in the absolute confidentiality of all information that you communicate to us;
The amount of our fees (VAT, excluding notary fees); payable upon signature of the deed of sale by the notary.
I prospect on the entire market (direct owner, real estate agency, wealth manager, notary, developer, developer, merchant and property manager)
Fees are due only on the day of the sale The price will never be higher than 8%. (fees between 4 and 8% INCLUDED IN THE PRICE OF PRESENTATION OF THE APARTMENT)





 I accompany you to the notary at the signing of a sale agreement ( draft reservation contract )and 2 or 3 months later to the authentic deed
I inform you about the precautions to take before buying a property:
- Carrez law ( what does it means)
- If attics verifications that they have been bought and belong to the lot concerned
- If a velux  exists : verifications they have been declared in General Assembly in the co-ownership and have received the approval of the town hall
- Double glazing if they are not already installed I propose to make a quote
- Same for electricity
- I could introduce you to decorators and interior designers if needed

- If you invest I propose a rental quote and puts you in contact with the person who will take care of you for rental management
- If you need a broker , you will be in contact within 24 hours
- Finally I inform you if necessary the general procedure for the first purchase, or I specify the obligations of the seller under the ALUR law


With more than 40 recent sales, our team welcomes you and will help and advice you
If you need to ask a question to the Building Trustee of the property you are about to acquire, we assist you.
If you need to make a partial change of destination in your apartment, we will indicate the steps to take
If you want to contact the architect of the building to reassure you on a point that worries you, we put you in touch with him
Non exhaustive list (!)




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Sunday, March 4, 2018

About Design’s influence by Nathalie Molho (part 1) real estate expert in Paris France

How does design impact our lives?
Through the attractiveness of its designers, France is winning the first place in the world of DESIGN thanks to its creativity, for example : MAISON and OBJET  fair – real reference now , thanks to the number of opening of designers show-rooms, but also to the numerous settlings of  international dimension creators ,  interior designers and decorators .... They  became real stars !
Through a brief history of design, let's discover how our habits evolved thanks to design
culture !

 “ …The history of design is inseparable from the industrial revolution, mass production and 
technological experimentation. By overcoming all historical references and drawing inspiration
from cubism, the Bauhas and De Stijl Dutch movement laid the foundations for design in the
 20's,explains Anne Christine Pierre, Interior designer at Marais Decoration
 •   The word "design" made its official appearance in 1929, as a consequence of the majoreconomic crisis of the time. Facing a market hit by the crisis, a few American industrialists hired specialists of the form:  cartoonists and interior designers in order  to make their products more attractive and more competitive

Raymond LOEWY (1893-1986)
FRENCH NATIVE RAYMOND LOEWY
FRENCH NATIVE RAYMOND LOEWY
Born in France, emigrated to the United States in the 20's, he was a well-known fashion illustrator before becoming the genius and proneer of design with the introduction of aerodybaic lines or industrial products  like cars, locomotives, bus and cigarettes cases LUCKY STRIKE
Famous thank's to the book "Ugliness dosn't sell' Raymond Loewy was the firsy to understand and convince industry that a good design could easily increase volume of sales

Today the challenge is transfered elsewhere, with the digital stake, give shape to the elusive and respond to new lifestyles and  a new kind of conxumer : the hyperconnected nomad !

To read 100 Innovations qui vont changer notre vie by Soon Soon Soon, préface de Philippe STARCK

The designers, stars of the decades to come?
They always had a star status: Raymond Loewy, photographed as a star in the 30's
Patrick Seguin, a gallerist who has been instrumental in helping many collectors rediscoverFrench designers such as Jean Prouve, has been exhibiting Royère for years, and opened a show at his London gallery in 2016 showcasing his work.

 After having exhibited Royere for years, he declares: "One may say there has been a worldwide recognition of mid twentieth century design: Le Corbusier, Jean Prouvé, Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret and Jean Royère managed to set a unique vocabulary and are recognized and have their rightful place in the history of art. For more than 25 years, we have undertaken and completed a rigorous amount of work to promote their creations, and also to ensure that the largest international collectors and most prestigious museums include their pieces in their collections. At the same time, we developed an editorial line of publications, we published a two-volume boxed set about Jean Royère in 2012 with Galerie Jacques Lacoste, with more than 5000 original documents, archive images and blueprints."
Galerie Patrick Seguin
Galerie Patrick Seguin

Last december for DesignMiami/ Galerie Patrick Seguin has chosen to create an ensemble uniting the works of four important mid-twentieth century designers: Jean Prouvé, Pierre Jeanneret, Le Corbusier and Jean Royère.
The selection includes, as shown, the Pierre Jeanneret Pigeonhole Desk (ca. 1957), the Jean Prouvé TS 11 Table (1947), the Jean Prouvé Antony chair (1955), the Le Corbusier wall lamp (1956), the Jean Prouvé low Table GB 21 (ca. 1950), the Jean Royère Tour Eiffel console (1960), among other pieces.
These famous names are certainly design pioneers but also membership of a certain part of
ART and  culture history of the 20 th century.


 
STARCK
Marie Coquine Lamp design by Starck for Baccarat
Marie Coquine Lamp design by Starck for Baccarat 

Born in 1949, Stark was immediately famous when President Mitterrand asked him to redecorate his apartment at the Elysee Palace. Metal is one of his favorite materials and elegance and sobriety of his furniture echoes the pure lines of the 30s. This leads us to consider Starck (whose slogans are: “producer of goods” and “TRUE BEAUTY IS HARMONY” ) as one of the emerging leader in design, and as a transmitter of design through a transversal vision of his profession and his multiple skills. Considering creation as a moral duty, a logical consequence of the obligation to understand our world, he is currently designing for several editors : Alessi, Emeco, Kartell, Flos, Driade. He also collaborated with Puma designing sneakers for fashion fans! He was chosen by the French designer JP Gaultier to decorate his flagship store in New York, his bubbling creativity with more than 200 projects per year, allows him to express himself as well on the design of boat (Steve Jobs Boat or the Sailing Yacht design for Andreï Melnitchenko)  or hotels (Mondrian Hotel in L.A. Mama Shelters Hotels, Delano Hotel in Miami, ) and on various objects relevant to his iconoclastic aesthetics

Ron Arad
YOHJI YAMAMOTO STORE
YOHJI YAMAMOTO STORE 
Born in 1951, in Israel, he studied architecture in London and founded his company ONE OFF LTD then the company RA associates At the same time designer, architect, scenographer director, he constantly reinvents the grammar forms without fear of offending the common taste or questioning the functions
Born in 1951, in Israel, he studied architecture in London and founded his company ONE OFF LTD then the company  RA associates At the same time designer, architect, scenographer director, he constantly reinvents the grammar forms without fear of offending the common taste or questioning the functions



KENZO PERFUME DESIGNED BY RON ARAD
KENZO PERFUME DESIGNED BY RON ARAD
RON ARAD designed the Holon Design Museum opened in March 2010, which established itself as one of the world’s leading museum of design and contemporary culture. Each year, the Museum presents an exciting and varied program of exhibitions and events dedicated to help visitors gaining a deeper understanding of design and the role it plays in our lives 
Design Museum Holon will serve as a leading hub for innovation in the field of design
Israeli Design Museum Holon will serve as a leading hub for innovation in the field of designISRA

Design Museum Holon will serve as a leading hub for innovation in the field of design



Marc NEWSON
Lockheed lounge chair
Lockheed lounge chair

the 50-year-old Australian, is an internationally renowned designer, one of the most accomplished, influential and expensive designers of his generation :$ 986 , 000 for a Lockheed lounge chair
He has already worked for a wide range of disciplines and touched everything: chairs, appliances, bikes, restaurants, recording studios or private and commercial jets (he worked for Louis Vuitton, NIKE, Mont Blanc, Capellini, Flos, Alessi, etc… )
MARC NEWSON MULTITALENTED DESIGNER
 AUSTRALIAN MARC NEWSON MULTITALENTED DESIGNER
http://marc-newson.com/



 Andrée PUTMAN (1925-2013) was a world renowned architect and interior designer, famous for her timeless,
elegant and minimalist style, highlighting the structure of elements she rethinks 
She began her career with crossroads, being a journalist of decoration and art before founding MAFIA the first TRENDS  office, her main client being the brand PRISUNIC. With Didier Grunbach, she created the Creators and Industrials group, launching fashion designers before launching a new ECART office that, through the re-edition of forgotten furniture, will allow her to create an elegant timeless style that is in harmony with her era. 
  Morgan Hotel New York
Morgan Hotel New York

In 84 her works of the hotel Morgans in NY launched her international career, she then realized more and more projects of interior design: she designs numerous decors for hotels including The Lake in Japan, Im Wasserturm in Germany and the Sheraton at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport,, restaurants and chic stores as  the Azzedine Alaïa workshop, boutiques for Balenciaga, Bally and Lagerfeld which will  carry her signature, including a variety of furniture and everyday objects. In 1994, Andrée Putman realizes the interior design of the Concorde airplanes operated by Air France. Studio putman is now headed by her daughter Olivia

Matali Crasset ( born in 1965) is bringing democratic values to design “ bring fluidity to life” she uses to say. After studying marketing, she graduated as a designer, worked for Starck before creating her own label in 1988. She opened a place in common with the stylist Ron Orb and the music label Fcommunication. She loves to say: color is life, when I choose an orange or when I play with a blue, I just feel like using the color as we should all the time. That is to say without complex, limit or a-priori
Matali Crasset for IKEA
Matali Crasset for IKEA

Muji, the famous Japanese brands for design and minimalists objects, is going further and offers now houses to build as a kit design project mixing design and ergonomy:
MUJI New kit houses
MUJI New kit houses 
Kit houses that are easy to assemble and that combine design and ecology. On the occasion of Tokyo Design Week, the models of these kit houses were exhibited in a park in central Tokyo. These green houses look like Japanese huts, "huts" that we can mount and install wherever we want. A real revolution in the world of construction. One of these very simple models, in line with Muji's spirit combining the functional elegance of the minimalist design, with the sober and clean aestheticism of Muji, was designed by the architect designer Naoto Fukasawa for whom a hut should allow to live independently where it was decided.


As summarized by Anne Christine PIERRE "... What interests me in design concept is the search for a solution to a particular problem and the use of technical innovation that opens up new possibilities. It's a window on tomorrow. An improbability or an obviousness. As such it can be destabilizing. That is why a good design object must have "meaning" and cause a visual emotion in addition to its functionality. When all three are together we are dealing with a future classic! Philippe Stark excels in this practice »

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Thursday, February 1, 2018

The Republican Guard: a holistic link between past, present and future? Interview with Commandant Lamarre, comments by Nathalie MOLHO, expert in real estate Paris France


Republican Guard Parade
Republican Guard Parade

As explained to me by Mr. Pierre Lamarre, officer of the Communication cabinet of the Republican Guard, this subdivision of the gendarmerie was officially created in 1802 by BONAPARTE (but its origins go back to 1254  when the famous watch was a security unit created in Paris in by Saint Louis, mainly responsible for the policing the city). The Republican Guard formerly called "Municipal Guard of Paris", now dependent on the Ministry of the Interior and also the Defense, has several missions, including protecting the high places of power or being a presidential escort and also to ensure the safety of Parisians.

The Quarter of Célestins (very close to Quai des Célestins) is built on the site of a former
covent, the covent of Celestins ( founded in the 14th century) and is a seoarate entity in le MARAIS, with more than 150 employees and as many families who live there, as well as 150 horses. It houses the Commander of the Republican Guard, who is also General of the division and commands the regiment of the Cavalry of the Republican Guard
It was between 1895 and 1901 that the last elements of the cloister were demolished during the construction of the new headquarters of the staff of the Republican Guard, boulevard Henri IV
Republican Guard front house Bd HENRI IV
Republican Guard front house Bd HENRI IV

Today from the Célestins headquarter several patrols on foot and on horseback, depart daily through Paris. But the protection and security of Parisians does not epitomize the very essence of this powerful entity, inseparable from the republican symbol by its panache, excellence and prestige. Indeed, when President Emmanuel Macron offered Vesuve Brekka, a horse, to Chinese President Xi Jinping two weeks ago, it became  one of the symbols of diplomatic relations and the Franco-Chinese friendship.
Music is a part of the universe of the Republican Guard. The professional musicians play on varied registers and interpret an extentive repertory. It’s all this know-how and excellence that Parisians admire, especially during the great parade of July 14th
The cavalry fanfare (120 musicians) perpetuates the tradition of the ringtones which, ,
I quote the Guard web site  "transmitted with the drums the orders of the military maneuver.
 The characteristic beat of the timpani and the clear sound of the trumpets invariably arouse
 epic dreams.”
Republican guard cavalry fanfare
Republican guard cavalry fanfare



By the picturesque traditional uniform, the sumptuous flames of trumpets and timpani aprons,the brilliance of its brilliant brass, the cavalry fanfare remains a highly sought-after formation both in France and abroad
Thanks to the HERITAGE DAYS event organized in France, one can easily discover the
exceptional know-how of all craftsmen involved in the operation and prestige of this unit


Republican guard craftsmen heritage
Republican guard craftsmen heritage


Their musical performance are well known to Parisians who applaud at major ceremonies
of state including presidential and state foreign sovereigns escorts.


And these  are craftsmen who utilize and preserve from generation to generation  unique and ancestral techniques: saddler, casquier, swords feller, blacksmith, as explains  Commandant Lamarre with passion.
It is remarkable to know they are twenty metal workers and the last in the world, to forge
their iron integrally, by  ancient technique with three hammers, "the French" thus offering
horses irons "on -measure"
The Republican Guard is very popular scoring great success,with a very present public.
It is advisable to reserve in advance, individually or in small groups, via CULTIVAL
(from 12,50 € / Adult and: 9,50 € / Child (under 18)

Republican Guard concerts
Republican Guard concerts



To explore this particular and prestigious world, and for music lovers, do not miss
the Musical Evening, once or twice a month, by reservation  read more on Facebook,
and all the news of the Guard:

The Republican Guard is also present outside its walls, at many festive events including :
· Paris Eiffel JUMPING
· Jump HERMES
· World Cup Jumping Event Finals
· OLYMPISM Day
· Event at the HOTEL DE VILLE
Republican guard horses Boulevard Henri IV
Republican guard horses Boulevard Henri IV

Because of its prestige, it has special affiliations with the  best brands that symbolize French
excellence, such as J.M. Weston (official supplier of boots for riders), Hermès (which
organized a fashion presentation in the carousel, currently under renovation) etc ...
The horses in this elite unit are carefully selected, with the requirement to make 1M65 at the
withers at the age of three or four years (as evidenced by the online purchase campaign on
the site of the GR)
The Republican Guard is “trendy”: it has been rewarded with a "Q" of gold, in the show
Quotidienne by the french TV journalist Yann BARTHES, for his talent including July 14
his interpretation of a medley DAFT PUNK


The Garde Républicaine, a bridge between old times and a bubbling present, is modernizing
vibrating with its time by maintaining and fastening an image of excellence and its
extraordinary position which has recently become a trademark. What's more natural for an
entity which performs on multiple platfoms and symbolizes so well the cultural roots and
the French tradition

PHOTO Credit: David Mendiboure

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