Car culture: For Citroën, less is more
February 1, 2004 | Levent OZLER
Vernacular chic at one end and grande luxe at the other characterise French design. Thus you get indestructible Duralex industrial café glasses, ideal for slinging across the cowboy saloons of the Camargue, and exquisite Baccarat lead crystal flutes, better suited to the enjoyment of Cristal during a sun-drenched cinq-à-sept in a bedroom in the Sixth in the company of your favourite grande horizontale. With a similar inclination to have (and enjoy) it both ways, the French also have that useful expression: jolie laide. This means something which is so curiously misshapen, so maladroit, so pla
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