Cleo Charuet lives in Paris with her cat and several other furry friends – Francois, the Zebra and Brodovitch, the rabbit, to name but a few, only they’re stuffed!

Yes, taxidermy is the new art. Framed in her incredible Napoleonic apartment they really don’t look out of place.

“Some are shocked by my animal collection but other people collect camembert boxes and no-one asks questions!”

I’m not sure it’s a trend I’ll be going down though – might frighten the cat!

I love the apartment though – lots of edgy art and retro furniture.

Cleo, I wouldn’t hang around in that bunny outfit for too long or you may just find yourself as one of the ornaments!

Photographs: Jean-Francois Jassaud, Elle Decoration