Paris Update
Musée Cernuschi
Asian Art Collection Reopens One of a group of eight Tang Dynasty musicians at the reopened Musée Cernuschi. © Musée Cernuschi Roger Keverne Ltd. After a four-year renovation to provide more exhibition space and bring it up to safety and … Read More
La Boutique des Inventions
Necessity, the Mother of a Boutique We’ve all had a great idea for a handy gadget that would solve one of life’s annoying little problems, but few of us would have the foggiest idea as to how to go about … Read More
Canicrèche
Every Dog Will Have His Daycare Above: Romeo, a Canicrèche boarder, peeps out of the exercise room. Below: the boutique. It seems strange that no one has ever done it before in this city where the canine is king, but … Read More
Maison de Radio France
A Modern Relic Preserved Architecture Studio’s winning design for the €240 million renovation of the Maison de Radio France. Debate over Paris’s architectural landscape rages on. Following a general outcry against Mayor Bertrand Delanoë’s choice of David Mangin’s inoffensive design … Read More
Hom ad campaign
Lingerie for Metrosexuals Whatever you think of these ads, they are certainly eye-catching. April 27, 2005: Women and some men in Paris, Marseille and Aix-en-Provence were given a treat last month when the underwear maker Hom launched an eye-popping new … Read More
Lacroix dresses trains
High Speed, High Fashion Above: relaxing first-class color scheme. Below: more vibrant second-class hues. April 27, 2005: One endearing thing about the French is the way they have of dressing up public servants, even meter maids, in designer outfits. Air … Read More
Batoligne
Commuting on the Seine A regular water bus may soon run up and down the Seine. April 6, 2005: Following a recent meeting of municipal and transport authorities, it seems likely that a regular water-bus line, to be called the … Read More
Bicyclette Verte
Biking Without a Backpack Scenery along Bicyclette Verte’s Voie Bleue. April 20, 2005: You don’t have to be Lance Armstrong to enjoy cycling through France’s beautiful countryside, but the fun of biking at a leisurely pace can be spoiled by … Read More
Bureaucracy wins out over anarchy
Squart Goes Legit Art for sale amid the chain stores on the Rue de Rivoli. March 30, 2005: Paris doesn’t have a lot of empty buildings, but when certain activists spot one, they quickly find a way to enter it … Read More
The end of auto tyranny ?
Mayor Starts Revolution Will the Marais be free of snarled traffic someday? March 15, 2005: Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoë has changed Paris in a number of small ways since he took office in 2001 – creating Paris Plage and founding … Read More