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Nothing minimalist about this

Parsi furniture is an elaborate affair
Berjis Desai

The salesperson of the real estate company expected squeals of delight from his potential customer, a pedigreed Parsi gent. The apartment on display, ready for moving in, was in minimalist style. Expensive Italian marble — Statuario Venato with Rosa Travertine cleverly contrasted; one sitting area had oddly contoured chairs from Milan (more for staring at, than sitting on); refurbished 1932 French sofas in blood red leather; electronically operated curtains slithering without a whisper; a delicate white marble top dining table surrounded by deceptively fragile looking chairs; very low snow white beds merging with snow white walls. Too sleek, his customer......



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