Tag: Paris
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Style Moment | Rue Jacob, Paris
“In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.” Coco Chanel (1883-1971) French fashion designer
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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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Paris Eats
Paris is renowned for its fabulous restaurants, and the buzz is all true…but my favorites are not necessarily acclaimed or Michelin-starred. Here’s my three fail-safe restaurant recommendations, and a bonus afternoon snack stop.
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Style Moment | La Tour Eiffel
“I began to realize that the camera sees the world differently than the human eye, and that sometimes those differences can make a photograph more powerful than what you actually observed.” Galen Avery Rowell (1940-2002) American photographer
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Weird but Wonderful | Horse of a Different Color
It’s 15 degrees Fahrenheit, so cold that the Paris flea market is deserted except for the hard-core antique dealers…and mounted horse patrols? What a peculiar sight among the antiques.
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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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Extremes
Exactly two weeks ago I was in Paris, with temperatures so cold it made your face hurt.
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Style Moment | Happy Valentine’s Day, Paris
“Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence.” Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) Dutch post-Impressionist painter
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Eye on Design | Paris | From Wall to Wall
Last fall I was having lunch in the Latin Quarter when a girl walked into the café with a bucket, a long-handled paint roller, and a shopping bag that was filled with large, folded up pieces of paper.
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Weird but Wonderful | Frozen Solid
It’s freezing in Paris. FREEZING.
