Tucked along the narrow and muted streets of the Marais is a lively hub where citizens drop by to enjoy cultural food and thought-provoking artistic offerings.
However, there are no croissants or impressionists to be found; instead, you'll find doughy cinnamon buns and glossy photographs of Borås, Västergötland in western Sweden. Bienvenue to the Centre Culturel Suédois or the Swedish Cultural Center...
Renzo Piano's name sounds as harmonious and striking as his architectural works. The Italian
architect is perhaps best known for his design of the Centre Georges Pompidou, the unmistakable
cultural center in the heart of Paris, and thirty years after its construction, Piano uses similar
techniques in the new New York Times Building, but to a different end...
After more than two years of reconstruction, a former funeral parlor in the 19th arrondissement of Paris reopened in its new incarnation as the city's newest modern arts center christened "104" (Centquatre)...
Co-directed by Robert Cantarella and Frédéric Fisbach, the center, at 104 rue d'Aubervilliers was green-lighted by Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoë
in 2005. More than two years and 100M euros later, Centquatre opened to the public in October.
Affordable design and even 'affordable luxury' is not an oxymoron.
Well, not exactly, anyway... In fact, it's a trend that's been
sweeping the hotel industry in recent years. Using modern
construction methods in combination with innovative cost-cutting
techniques and choosing slightly off-prime locations, a handful of hoteliers have attempted to reshape the industry by providing low-cost designer hotel experience for the younger, tech-savvy crowd.
Mama Shelter is the latest example of the trend. (De)signed by
Philippe Starck,
this modern hotel on Rue Bagnolet in the
20th arrondissement of Paris opened just a couple of weeks ago....
Back in June, Parisian decorator Pascale Benhamou
finished her project for Hotel Plaza Athénée
in Paris's 8th arrondissement.
The lobby restaurant, La Galerie des Gobelins (named after Manufacture des
Gobelins - a former factory, now a museum, which supplied furniture to French
monarchs) got new carpet, furniture and redesigned lighting.
But actually, what caught our attention was not so much the decorative changes of
the space as the restaurant's updated menu, which features desserts by world
famous pastry chef Christophe Michalak, the winner of the 2005 "Coupe du Monde
de la Pâtisserie"...
One grey New Year's Day in Paris my sister and I decided to go for a walk. Our senses happily dulled from the night before, we wandered through Montparnasse; a high wall herded us along the sidewalk.
Suddenly, it broke into large gates: a cemetery lay beyond. We hesitated, but our curiosity was piqued, so we went in...
For all of us who like to go to restaurants
and imagine we've been invited to somebody's
dinner party, there's now a perfect place
to do just that.
Chicago native Daniel Rose (who originally came
to France intending to study philosophy... more on that later)
runs his 16-seat restaurant called Spring
almost as some sort of a one-man show...
After two years of construction, Le Bristol, one of the swankiest hotels of Paris, will open a new wing with 26 rooms, 5 suites and a new restaurant.
Tucked along the narrow and muted streets of the Marais is a lively hub where citizens drop by to enjoy cultural food and thought-provoking artistic offerings.
Renzo Piano's name sounds as harmonious and striking as his architectural works. The Italian
architect is perhaps best known for his design of the Centre Georges Pompidou, the unmistakable
cultural center in the heart of Paris, and thirty years after its construction, Piano uses similar
techniques in the new New York Times Building, but to a different end...
After more than two years of reconstruction, a former funeral parlor in the 19th arrondissement of Paris reopened in its new incarnation as the city's newest modern arts center christened "104" (Centquatre)...
Affordable design and even 'affordable luxury' is not an oxymoron.
Well, not exactly, anyway... In fact, it's a trend that's been
sweeping the hotel industry in recent years. Using modern
construction methods in combination with innovative cost-cutting
techniques and choosing slightly off-prime locations, a handful of hoteliers have attempted to reshape the industry by providing low-cost designer hotel experience for the younger, tech-savvy crowd.
Back in June, Parisian decorator Pascale Benhamou
finished her project for Hotel Plaza Athénée
in Paris's 8th arrondissement.
The lobby restaurant, La Galerie des Gobelins (named after Manufacture des
Gobelins - a former factory, now a museum, which supplied furniture to French
monarchs) got new carpet, furniture and redesigned lighting.
One grey New Year's Day in Paris my sister and I decided to go for a walk. Our senses happily dulled from the night before, we wandered through Montparnasse; a high wall herded us along the sidewalk.
For all of us who like to go to restaurants
and imagine we've been invited to somebody's
dinner party, there's now a perfect place
to do just that.
