Craft Cafe in Paris

Spotted on Remodelista this morning is this stylish Parisian cafe with a great concept. Aimed to the creatively inclined, Craft is halfway a coffee, reading and co working space. Designed by Paris based design firm Pool, Craft serves to the self employed creatives (like me!), who are mobile, skilled and more often than not connect with their clients and fellow workers away from the office. It also is another environment to be creative surrounded by others, rather than in isolation in front of the keyboard. Love this concept and this space - wish it was close to me and my fellow designers

Photographs by Samuel Kirszenbaum via Craft.

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Fabric Lampshades at Maison et Objet

I received an email today from a fabric rep and she had attached some images from her visit to the Maison et Objet 2013 in Paris last month. Wow!
Here on Rue du Mail, all the fabric houses made giant lampshades for their street. Doesn't it looks great?
Photograph by Sue Morgan.

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Walls of Flowers for Dior

Stunning walls of flowers for Raf Simons' couture debut in Paris.

Fashion designer Raf Simons with Diane Kruger for Vogue magazine.

"There were peonies, goldenrod, dahlias, carnations, delphiniums, orchids and all kinds of roses. Flowers splayed from floor to ceiling."
This is quite sensational - in early July, Dior created this visual feast for Raf Simons' couture debut. Five salons in Paris become the backdrop of colour as a million flowers were cut and arranged to create these stunning spaces. Imagine the fragrance!

Come behind-the-scenes as the Dior team painstakingly build the elaborate floral set for Raf Simons' couture debut in Paris.
Photographs via Dior Mag and Bureau Betak.

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Little Paris Paintings by Paul Ferney

Paris Cafe in the 7th

Cafe Grenelle

Favourite Paris Restaurant

Les Fleurs on Rue Cler

Cafe on Rue Cler

Parisian Flower Shop

Corner Flower Shop

At the beginning of 2011, Paul Ferney put his belongings in storage and moved to Paris for a year. The result? His Little Paris Paintings of shops and buildings that he walked by daily. Lovely. See more of his work here.
Photographs via Paul Ferney.

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Christmas Windows Around the World - Part Three

The windows at Printemps, Paris - a stylish collaboration with Karl Lagerfield and Chanel.

Set on a glamorous California runway - check out the hostess' go-go boots.

Ballerinas on a Moscow stage.

Mini Lagerfields in a snowy Paris.

Taking photos of the famous Chanel camellias

Futuristic Chanel hovercrafts and cityscape.

Aren't the windows at Printemps great? They are modern and stylish, which is no surprise as the Parisian department store collaborated with world famous fashion designer, Karl Lagerfield and the even more famous fashion brand, Chanel. Each window scene is based at fashionable locations around the world and all have the stylish and classy touches of Chanel throughout.
I love seeing all these Christmas windows. Which ones are your favourite?
Photographs via Vanity Fair.

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Paris versus New York

Hurricane Irene has given New York City big headlines of late and maybe making it the less ideal place to visit right now. However, if you had a choice, would you live in Paris or New York? Graphic designer Vahram Muratyan resides at both and demonstrates the differences of these two legendary cities through his great graphic posters. Check out his blog Paris vs. New York - a tally of two cities for more of his work and to buy his posters.
Photographs via Paris vs New York.

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