Tag: Paris flea market
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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 Flea Market | Everything is Illuminated
It takes a keen design eye to spot an old post by the side of the road and and envision it with a glossy green and red lacquered lampshade on top.
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Weird but Wonderful | Frozen Solid
It’s freezing in Paris. FREEZING.
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Weird but Wonderful | Enlightened
Marché Paul Bert, un des Marchés aux Puces de St Ouen, Paris
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Style Moment | Marché Vernaison, Paris
“A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” Antoine de Saint Exupéry (1900 – 1944) French novelist (The Little Prince) and aviator
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Style Moment | Vintage books in the Puces
“The idea of the past assumes its fullest significance and value only in those who are filled with a passion for the future.” Paul Valéry (1871-1945) French poet and philosopher
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Style Moment | Sailboat in the Paris flea market
“Every object tells a story.” Henry Ford (1863 – 1947) American engineer and industrialist
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Style Moment | Paris flea market
“Art is something that makes you breathe with a different kind of happiness.” Anni Albers, (1899 – 1994) German textile designer, wife of Josef Albers
