Elegance, minimalism, form-and-function is what first comes when people saw Muriel Grateau’s newly minimalized boutique/gallery at 37 Rue de Beaune in Paris. Grateau, the queen of the minimalist table setting and sculptural Art Deco jewelry, has had a shop in Paris since 1992 and this fall’s boutique refurbishment was undertaken in celebration of her two decades here. Displaying her 100 shades of table linen and her subtle, unobtrusive tableware in an all-white setting is not terribly original or imaginative, but it does seem to be perfect for the purpose. Materials such as white mineral resin, stones covered with white powdered paint, white lacquered steel plate and LED lighting were used to create the ethereal 140 square-meter space.
