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Article: Faded Glory: In soft, Matte finishes and gentle colors, the antiques in ilse baddaky's shop and home speak to the heart.(Ilse B., antiques store in Paris, France; antiques in interior decoration)(Brief Article)
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- February 1, 2002
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OVERLY GRAND THINGS DO NOT IMPRESS ILSE BADAKY, an antiques dealer and collector who likes her furniture the way she likes her friends: interesting but not showoffy. "When things are too shiny, it seems fake and a little aggressive," Ilse says. "I like things that are more naive, more humble--to me, more touching."
Her fashionable Paris shop, called Ilse B., is a tangible lesson in her low-key philosophy. Sandwiched between more conventional antiques shops on the tony rue de l'Universite in the heart of St. Germain-des-Pres, Ilse B. stands out for its sense of weightlessness and transparency, its blemished mirrors and softly worn tables, chairs and chests painted ...