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Marius Fabre is one of only four companies to make genuine Savon de Marseille soap.
Bring a slice of France to your home Are you a fan of the French lifestyle and culture? Côté Sud Interiør imports classic French interior design to northern Europe, featuring a carefully selected range of textiles, candles and luxurious hand soaps. By Ellinor Thunberg | Photos: Marinette Saint-Tropez/Marius Fabre
After holidaying for many years in the south of France and bringing back things she loved for her home, Eline Breien started Côté Sud Interiør, which imports classic French textiles and hand soap to selected interior companies in Norway. “I am simply obsessed with both France and interior design. The products are genuine and I feel really passionate about the French lifestyle,” she says. The handpicked selection includes flax linen tablecloths, bedding, cushions and of course genuine French hand soap – the Marius Fabre Savon de Marseille. “The Marius Fabre Marseille Soap is made from olives from the region and all ingredients are from the same area – the same way they make Champagne in Champagne, and Bordeaux wine in 18 | Issue 94 | November 2016
Bordeaux. It is completely genuine,” says Breien.
Riviera luxury or natural simplicity The selection is always tailor-made to the shop in question and the range stretches from the exclusive Saint-Tropez style to natural and organic. “It is important that our clients find a selection that works well for their store. I am a small operator, so our things are often unique,” she explains. Marinette Saint-Tropez and Marius Fabre are among the brands that Côté Sud Interiør is bringing to northern Europe. Both are family-run businesses with a long tradition. Marinette Saint-Tropez captures the exclusive Riviera style and makes all types of soft furnishings, nota-
bly the Boutis bedspreads, a popular type of quilt, while Marius Fabre is one with the countryside, featuring simplistic flax tablecloths and the Savon de Marseille soap. The company is one of only four to make the genuine soap in Marseille. It is 100 per cent natural and good for the skin as well as nature. The company has been around since 1900 and is today run by the fourth generation. Côté Sud Interiør has a showroom in the Oslo neighbourhood of Frogner, where retailers and shop owners can see the latest news. “My wish is to create cosy homes filled with genuine products that really give us that French feeling while at the same time being perfectly suited to a Scandinavian style and a minimalistic home – even though we are not very minimalistic ourselves,” says Breien.
For more information, please visit: www.cotesud.no