A Winter Salon at BON TON goods
An Ode to the Forgotten Parisian Hôtel Particulier
January at BON TON goods unfolds quietly, like a door left ajar to another century. This season, our window becomes a reverie, an ode to the forgotten Parisian hôtel particulier, where time seems suspended and beauty lingers without urgency. Swans drift through the scene, urns anchor the space, cherubs keep silent watch, and candlelight softens every edge. Nothing here announces itself loudly. Each object feels discovered rather than bought, gathered over time rather than arranged all at once.
The mood is unmistakably winter, yet warm. A private salon rather than a shop window. A place imagined for long afternoons, low light, and conversations that wander.
At the heart of the display is a dialogue between craftsmanship and history, led by four pillars of our collection: Trudon, Astier de Villatte, Antoinette Poisson, and a carefully curated selection of estate pieces that bring quiet gravitas and patina to the room. Together, they create a space that feels lived-in, layered, and deeply personal.
Astier de Villatte’s ceramics introduce a sculptural calm. Their chalky whites and softly irregular forms echo the architectural fragments one might find in an old Paris apartment, pieces that have survived revolutions of taste and time. Trudon’s candles provide the glow, their flames recalling an era when interiors were shaped as much by scent and shadow as by furniture. Antoinette Poisson’s cushions introduce warmth and comfort, their historic patterns gently balancing the sculptural elements of the room. Estate objects ground the scene, offering the reassuring presence of things that have already lived a life elsewhere.
Binding everything together is the wallpaper itself, a story in paper and ink.
Flowers and Swans, a French historical wallpaper dating to circa 1775, sets the tone for the entire installation. The design was originally printed in Paris by the legendary wallpaper manufacturer Jean-Baptiste Réveillon, whose workshop was considered the finest in the world during the late 18th century. Réveillon supplied wallpapers to the most illustrious clients of his time, including the French queen Marie Antoinette herself.
The artwork and pattern are widely attributed to the Italian designer Pierre Cietti, who is believed to have worked within Réveillon’s studio during the period when large-scale scenic wallpapers flourished. Birds, swans, and floral motifs were hallmarks of these designs, intended not as background, but as immersive environments that transformed entire rooms into imagined landscapes.
The wallpaper featured in our window is a faithful reproduction by Tapetorama, preserving the delicacy and rhythm of the original while allowing it to live once more in a contemporary setting. There is something quietly moving about this revival, a pattern once destined for aristocratic salons now reappearing in a Malmö storefront, still elegant, still resonant.
Réveillon’s story, too, carries its own poignancy. Despite his success, he was forced to flee when his home was stormed by an angry mob in the turbulent years leading up to the French Revolution. The very wallpapers that once symbolized refinement and progress became, in that moment, symbols of excess. That tension between beauty and history lingers in the room, adding depth to the romance.
Our January window is not about spectacle. It is about atmosphere. About slowing down. About creating a space where objects speak softly, where craftsmanship is felt rather than explained, and where the past gently informs the present.
This winter salon will remain with us through the season. We invite you to linger with it, whether from the street or inside the shop, and to step, if only briefly, into a forgotten Parisian interior where swans glide, candles flicker, and time stands still.