Text: Anna Bromwich Image: Flickr CC nikoretro These last few weeks, fed up and exasperated, I’ve been dreaming exploring a number of Japanese gardens I’ve come across, hidden around the city. Many of these gardens I have stumbled on by … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Text and Images: Omid Tavallai Anna Trattles sits across from me at one of the handful of tables inside the high-ceilinged, white-walled, windowed room that is Le Bal Café. “You’ve got five minutes,” she says, constantly looking past the counter … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Text & Image: Omid Tavallai In Paris, food is fashion. And just as fashion has its trends and fads, so does food. In January of this year, influential food critic François Simon (after whom the über-critic Anton Ego was modeled … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Text Brendan Seibel Today it’s hard to imagine Les Halles as anything other than an architectural disgrace. Centuries ago it was the “Belly of Paris”, but now teems with a distinctly different commerce. The tradition of visiting the neighborhood grocer, … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Images: Ed Alcock Text: Leigh Johnson I was cornered into guitar lessons at the tender age of seven. Violet ran a neighbourhood music school walking distance from home, where impeccable cursive on laminated poster-board scolded kids barely thicker than … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Text by Omid Tavallai & Images by Matthew Rose The story has almost become a cliché in what’s hot and exciting in Paris: A young upstart with no formal training. Someone who bailed on a corporate career to pursue an … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Text and images: Anne Ditmeyer Inspired by his travels and friends Guillaume Deroy made his long time dream a reality last summer when he opened Nordik Market, a concept shop devoted to Scandinavian design. Coming from a background in fashion, … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Text + images by Meg Gagnard Our vintage clothing post has long been one of our readers’ favourites. We decided it needed an update, so we called on urban explorer Meg Gagnard of De Quelle planète es-tu? to update the … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Text + Images: Anne Ditmeyer, Prêt à Voyager As the holidays quickly approach, it’s always a good reminder to support local businesses. I’m lucky to call the 9th arrondissement home, which is full of interesting, independent shops, and one of … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Text & Images: Anne Ditmeyer, Prêt à Voyager One of my favorite parts of events like Paris Design Week is discovering new venues. One of these discoveries was Le Lieu Design. Located at located at 74, rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine … [CLICK TO READ MORE]