Window Wednesday

 As night falls lights flicker on... One window at a time. 

 

Travel Tuesday

 

The northern coast of Picardie centers around the magnificent Baie de Somme, a protected wetland estuary where land, sky, and sea merge. 

Above: the small bathing cabins on the famous boardwalk of Cayeux-sur-Mer still possess the faded glamour that drew writers, artists and the beau monde in its heyday 

Baie de Somme

3 hours (or less) from Paris

(2 1/2-hour drive)

 

Mystery Monday

Keeping an eye on Paris Design Week.

October newsletter: 

A peek into some of Montmartre's hidden interiors

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Sunday spark

 It's Paris Design Week / Maison&Object 2026

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Paris is pulsing with creativity today as Maison&Objet Pulse* fills the halls at Villepinte and Paris Design Week spills across the city’s most inspiring neighborhoods - from Marais galleries and Bastille installations to Saint-Germain showrooms and the Grand Palais’s floral spectacle. It features what’s new and next in design, emerging talents and young brands, bold, sensitive, and sustainable creativity, a dynamic, forward-looking energy focusing on seven immersive sectors: Decor & Design, Cook & Share, Fine Craft, Fashion & Accessories, Gift & Play, Fragrance & Ambiance, Wellness & Beauty.

On this sunny September Sunday, the capital feels like one big open studio, where emerging talents, craft traditions, and bold new interiors invite wandering, discovery, and feeling the energy of design in motion.  - BPJ

 Official Website 

 

* Maison&Objet Pulse is the official name of the September edition of the famous Maison&Objet trade fair in Paris that takes place 10 - 14 September 2026 at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre and is themed, “Pulse in Motion” 

 

Soaring Saturday

 

Defying gravity... One floating mobile at a time.

 

Upcoming special newsletter: a look back in photos at the Calder exhibition

 

Fondation Louis Vuitton 

Architect: Frank Gehry

 

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Next major exhibition: "Gustave Fayet, Collector - Designer. Icons of Modern Art," opening October 9, 2026 

 

 

 

  

Floral Friday

 Flowers and coffee, two favorite subjects, one magical setting.

Elle Était Une Fleur

11 rue de Médicis 75006

 

(facing Luxembourg Garden) 

 

 

Thursday thought

 Can old cheeses ignite new friendships?