Roger with Hervé Van der Straaten

Paris for “Maison Et Objet,” January 2015

In Travels and events by Roger Thomas

Paris is about meeting the friends and colleagues who make our fascinating profession so remarkable. I always visit Hervé Van der Straaten, stop by Rubelli to see Nicoló and Andrea Rubelli, and go to my favorite frame dealer in the 7th, Alexandre Piatti. I always meet someone unexpected. This trip, I finally got a face to face with Brooks Morrison, with whom I have been developing my new collection for Moore and Giles. Not pictured here: Jodi Finer, with whom I am developing my second beautiful collection for S. Harris.

Roger and Andrea Rubelli at the Paris Showroom on the Rue de l'Abbaye

Roger and Andrea Rubelli at the Paris Showroom on the Rue de l’Abbaye

Roger and Brooks Morrison from Moore & Giles at Paris Flea Market

Roger and Brooks Morrison from Moore & Giles at Paris Flea Market

With my favorite frame dealer in the 7th, Alexandre Piatti

Roger with his favorite frame dealer in the 7th, Alexandre Piatti

Later I ran into Steve Mittman while exploring new accessory finds to go on my Salon Collection cabinets and tables in his New York, Washington and Chicago showrooms, then visited Crans Baldwin in his new post at Dedar in its St. Germain des Pres  showroom.