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Cité de la Mode et du Design

Posted on November 7, 2009 by VINGT Editorial

Text: Anna Bromwich Perched on Quai D’Austerlitz on the old industrial banks of the Seine is a 21st century Emerald City. The Cité de la Mode et du Design is a converted storehouse wrapped in a vibrant green, wavy skin that was designed to echo the murky Seine running beside it. Cité de la Mode… Read more

Merci

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Susie Hollands

Image: CD Fr The perennial darling of stylists and the fashion crowd, Merci is as good for browsing as actually buying. The 1000m2 multi-level loft comprises a literary café, a florist, a combination of furniture and clothing, knick knacks and homewares at a variety of prices, with some seriously impressive visual merchandising. But more than… Read more

Monday evening fresh food market and veggie baskets

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Susie Hollands

Stanislaus Branle is a producer based near Lyon who supplies fruits and vegetables to some of the city’s restaurants. Each Monday night he sets up a small ‘pop up’ fresh food market, selling out the back of his van everything from fruit, vegetables, cheese, home-made liqueurs, jams, oils, dried grains and even fire wood! You can… Read more

Rosa Bonheur

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Susie Hollands

Located inside the Buttes-Chaumont park, this bar/restaurant is Paris outside of Paris, an ideal place to go to watch the sun set over the city. You can either sit on the grass with your friends on the hill right under the bar or join the festivities inside, as they play music of the likes of… Read more

Ground Zero – independent record shop

Posted on May 12, 2009 by VINGT Editorial

Text: Will Hutchins If you’ve failed in your bid to find that Senegalese 1969-1972 funk rarities compilation you’ve been searching for in your local Fnac, then you’ll have better luck at Ground Zero – formely tucked away on rue Saint Marthe but now collocated with vinyl soulmates Nationale 7 at Poissonière. You’ll still find the superb stash… Read more