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Paris | Musée Carnavalet

Paris | Musée Carnavalet

19 October 2010 ♦
DON’T MISS
On the rue de Sévigné in the Marais neighborhood of Paris is the former home of Madame de Sévigné. The Hôtel Carnavalet is where she wrote a series of famous letters to her daughter, chronicling the life of 17th century Paris society. In 1880, her home and the neighboring Hôtel…
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Paris | Capturing the Mona Lisa

Paris | Capturing the Mona Lisa

21 September 2010 ♦
STORIES
The paparazzi stand before her 10 deep…elbowing to move forward, arching onto tip toes, and holding their cameras above the crowd.  After about fifteen seconds a new crowd emerges, having rushed past Caravaggios, Raphaels, and Bellinis, but seeing only the signposts that lead them to her. (more…)
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Eye on Design | Milan | Studio Achille Castiglioni

Eye on Design | Milan | Studio Achille Castiglioni

3 September 2010 ♦
EYE ON DESIGN
Experience the delightful world of the late Achille Castiglioni (1918 – 2002), one of the greatest masters of 20th century design, in the studio where he and his brother, Pier Giacomo, produced some of the most iconic, practical and beautiful industrial designs of modern times. (more…)
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