The one thing you need in Paris is local knowledge. Elodie Rambaud has that in spades - her work as a prop stylist means she knows all the well known Paris homewares haunts and all the best secret spots for everything from vintage tools to hand-made paper. Her Paris Style Guide (available in today's sale event) represents a little black book of knowledge that's taken years to acquire and covers hotels, bars and cafés that locals love. It's a must if you're visiting Paris, and a gorgeous read even if you're not. Here we share 5 inspiring destinations for the home.



India Mahdavi

The list of India Mahdavi's projects, both in Paris and abroad, is a long one: Cafe Français in Place de la Bastille, chef Jean-François Piège's Thoumieux restaurant and Hélène Darrroze restaurant in London to name a few.

India Mahdavi set up her creative headquarters in Rue Las Cases, as well as the two sales outlets: the showroom at number 3 for furniture and the petits objets boutique at number 19 offering a selection for home accessories - cushions, vases, trays, ceramics - that represent the exotic, colourful and geometric universe of this architect and designer.

Petits Objets: 19 Rue Las Cases 75007
Showroom #3: 3 Rue Las Cases 75007
Métro: Solférino
www.india-mahdavi.com



Les Mauvaises Graines

They don't call themselves florists at Les Mauvaises Graines, they're 'plantists'. Tucked away in the north of the 18th arrondissement, the store has a resolutely different look. Fake grass on the floor and no cut flowers. Instead there are plants, pretty antiques and vintage objects, a little txidermy and a lot of passion for the offbeat and rock'n'roll. Larkspurs, delphiniums, luins, bronze fennel...everything here is natural and pesticide0free. Also, Les Mauvaises Graines will happily reoganise and decorate your patio, garden or balcony.

25 Rue Cutine 75018
Métro: Château Rouge
lesmauvaisesgraines.com



La Soie Disante

I discovered La Soie Disante when I was looking for the superb indigo-dyed fabrics of Aboubakar Fofana in Paris. The store, which carries many textile designers, sometimes offer creations from this Malian textile artist. The fabrics at La Soie Disante are sourced from Africa, Anatolia, Turkey...It attracts numerous collectors looking for exclusive and original pieces.

36 Rue de Verneuil 75007
Métro: Rue du Bac



No Factory

Industrial furniture, tables, chairs and stools come together in this space near the Canal Saint-Martin. Nikolaj has had the store since 2008. No Factory is based on the idea of the one-off. While you may find, for example, a batch of identical chairs, the trend is against mass production. Nikolaj finds and restores second-hand pieces and also produces pieces to order, recreating tables based on what he finds but in dimensions tailored to everyday life. His main clients are hotels, restaurants and cafés, and film set decorators come to hire particular pieces.

2 Rue de l'Hôpital Saint-Louis 75010
Métro: Colonel Fabien
www.nofactory.fr



Colonel

Created in 2010 by Isabelle Gilles and Yann Poncelet, the Colonel label and shop offers limited series of obects and furniture designed by the duo and produced by French artisans. Beechwood tables with simple lines, lampshades made from colourful fabrics or sycamore ply and armchairs inspired by the camping chairs of the 1960s create a universe that's fresh and contemporary. Alongside these colourful designs are fine names, such as Denmark's HAY and Belgium's Nuée.

14 Avenue Richerand 75010
Métro: Jacques Bonsergent
www.moncolonel.fr

Text and images from Paris Style Guide by Elodie Rambaud, published by Murdoch Books.