Tag: F R A N C E
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Eye on Design | Ladies of the Night
Even a simple table lamp can be dressed up – like this frilly little sophisticated black and white number in a Paris shop window, and the petite linen frock glowing in a store in Florence. So effortlessly chic!
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Style Moment | Bordeaux
“The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do.” Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Italian scientist
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COOL HOTELS | Bordeaux | La Maison Bord’eaux
Behind an unassuming gray door (you’d miss it if you didn’t know it was there) on a quiet backstreet, is La Maison Bord’eaux, a stunning boutique hotel in Bordeaux, France. Within this typical 18th century limestone building, is a playfully designed contemporary interior. Thierry, the manager, opens the door with a welcoming grin and efficiently…
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Style Moment | Sauzon, Belle-Île-en-Mer
“I used to have only earth colours on my palette…at Belle-Île-en-Mer I was seduced by the brightness of pure colour. I returned from my trip with a passion for the colours of the rainbow.” Henri Matisse (1869-1954) French painter
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COOL HOTELS | Brittany | Citadelle Vauban Hôtel
In all the time I was in Belle-Île-en-Mer (“Beautiful Island by the Sea”) off the coast of Brittany, I never stopped being awestruck by the fact that I had to walk over a moat and through the walls of a fortress to get to my hotel. It was one of the most unusual hotel experiences…
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Paris | History in the Walls
In 1902, a letter was delivered to Monsieur le Baron de Thénard, at Place Saint-Sulpice in Paris. It was from a mechanic, demanding payment for the work he had done on the baron’s yacht. In 2012, the letter was found in a wall. The letter was found by a construction crew that works for Americans…
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The World in a Little Blue Book
My passport is full. Each of the stamps on those little blue pages represents an encounter, an adventure, an education, an accomplishment, a story. I had to go to the passport office to have new pages inserted, and as I sat there waiting, I flipped through, and remembered. These are some of my favorite photos…
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Eye on Design | Paris | Tripod floor lamp
A few weeks ago, I told you about my chilly trip to the Paris flea market, and about the amazing lamps at the stall of Aline Bachelier. (Did you see the video of her funny story?) I couldn’t leave there empty-handed, so I bought a floor lamp. As my criteria for purchases is most often…
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Eye on Design | Paris | Sign of the Times
Graffiti artists are pioneering new ways of expressing art all over the world. Clet Abraham, French graffiti artist, has become well-known for the black adhesive silhouettes he adds to street signs, like this guy furtively carrying away the no-entry bar. His figures can be seen on signs all over France, Italy, England, and Spain, and…
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Weird but Wonderful | Frozen Solid
It’s freezing in Paris. FREEZING.
