Beschreibung:
Canadian-born Marie France Van Damme is the Founder & Creative Directorof The Marie France Van Damme high end resort wear line. She is based in Hong Kong.
Fusing understated elegance and relaxed chic, fashion designer Marie France van Damme reveals the secrets of successful, sophisticated and stress-free entertainment on a budget. Five chapters Flowers, Candles, The Table, Food and Art explore how to create a sense of occasion, a relaxed mood, simple pleasures and food without worry. Each chapter finishes with actual events: a winter birthday at home, with plain black plates, flowers in a single colour, and sushi from a local Japanese restaurant; a Belgian celebration in a greenhouse with a wood-burning stove, transformed in two hours at minimal cost into what looks like a page from an event at Versailles; a stylish working lunch with takeaway curry Perfectly attuned to the desires and realities of todays living, this book will be welcome anywhere on the planet.
Introduction . Flowers . Candles . The Table . Food .Art