Text: Anna Bromwich Image: Musée du quai Branly If you were wondering what Christian Lacroix was doing after his haute couture company went into administration in 2009, a new exhibition opening at the Quai Branly this month provides a clue. … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Image: Event International VINGT’s Chocolate guru Boris Petrovic visited the Salon du Chocolat at the Porte de Versailles. My first impression of this year’s Salon du Chocolat was not good. The delicate and subtle smell of curry kebabs filled the … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
In the unlikely event that Paris is beginning to get tiresome, art correspondent Lilianne Milgrom offers two very different art experiences outside the Paris metropolis. Here she offers a classical option of Chantilly’s Musée Condé.
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Text: Nick Forrester A trip to Auteuil racecourse can feel a bit like going to a village greyhound race, in Brittany, in the 1970′s. Taking a bus out to the track with Paris’ oldest and smelliest racing enthusiasts, all peering … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Text: Tiffany Tang Photo: Bathroom designed by Armand Albert Rateau Situated in Louvre’s nineteenth-century Rohan and Marsan wings is the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, a museum of decorative art and design that houses over 150,000 objects, showcasing collections of antiquities … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Text: Chris Holt Photo: Karen Knorr Paris is home to dozens of museums catering to all tastes and interests. Those passionate about hunting and nature should most definitely visit the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature in the … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Herboristerie de la Place de Clichy has one of Paris’ most beautiful shop facades. The wooden interior from the 19th century will take you back in time and houses 900 different types of plants to aid you with any kind … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
AMAP, Associations pour le Maintien d’une Agriculture Paysanne, is a system of community-supported agriculture, which maintains a direct relationship between farmers in the Ile de France region and consumers in Paris. Consumers sign a contract, committing to the purchase of … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Looking for a Paris souvenir that has it all, then head over to Fragonard. Founded in 1926 in Grasse, France’s perfume capital, the shop sells loads of fabulously chic yet reasonably priced items: perfumes, creams, candles, soaps – but it’s … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
