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Retracing the History of the Louis Vuitton Trunk

Posted on January 29, 2013 by MessyNessy

A short film by an ‘atelier de création’ (yep that’s a name for something now, basically a fancy name for a design company) Les Courtisans, made this short film using impressive retro graphics like a timeline of the Louis Vuitton trunk’s visual history. In other words, pretty shapes and colours! ::: SEE NESSY’S INTERVIEW WITH [...]

Paris vs. New York

Posted on September 7, 2011 by MessyNessy

I‘ve been meaning to show you Vahram Muratyan’s work for quite some time. In fact I’ve left it so long, I fear some of you may have already come across it. If so dear reader, I apologize– I’ll try to be quicker on the mark and more cutting edge next time. If you haven’t, please enjoy/ [...]

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Live Vicariously in Paris

What good is an iPhone if it can’t take you to Paris?! Or an iPad that can’t take you
In : Paris. Tags: app, guide, Paris, photography, tech, and tour.
That time the Paris Mosque helped Jews escape the Nazis by giving them Muslim IDs

Here’s one they left out of the history textbooks. A recent French film, Free Men, brought to
In : Paris and shock me. Tags: history, Holocaust, mosque, muslim, Nazi, Paris, and word war II.
Letters from Montmartre: Receive Beautiful Notes from a Parisian Stranger

After I finish telling you about this, I’m going to write a letter to someone; with a pen,
In : Nostalgia. Tags: French, letters, Paris, romance, and writing.
So Today I Learned Napoleon’s Penis is in New Jersey

The garden state; where gas prices are cheaper and boardwalks are longer, and also where Napoleon
In : shock me. Tags: French, history, Napoleon, New Jersey, and weird.
The Floating Paris Winery

Between the 19th and 20th century, wine barrels would travel via canal boat from the regions of
In : Paris. Tags: boat, canal, houseboat, Paris, river, Seine, and wine.
The Remains of a Paris ‘Kowloon’ Walled City

You may recall we recently discovered Kowloon City, the Hong Kong ‘historical
In : Paris. Tags: architecture, citadel, Paris, and urban.
The Man who Lives in a Paris Bridge

I pass the Pont Louis Philippe most days, whizzing by on a scooter along the banks of the Seine. At
In : Paris. Tags: bridge, home, house, Paris, and squat.
Paris, Under your Feet

This breathtaking pool of glistening turquoise water under creamy ecclesiastical stone vaulting is
In : Paris. Tags: Paris, underground, and underwater.
The Renaissance of a 1920s Abandoned Parisian Cinema! Before & After Photos

Young people in the neighborhood had never known a time when the doors of the old Louxor Movie
In : Nostalgia and Paris. Tags: abandoned, Art Deco, cinema, movies, and Paris.
Free Wine & Cheese! The Ultimate French Road Trip in a VW Camper

I had you at ‘Free Wine & Cheese‘, didn’t I? If you’ve been umming and
In : don't be a tourist. Tags: camping, cheese, France, French, road trip, vineyard, VW, and wine.
The Beverly Hills of Paris

I remember when I first saw it, Avenue Junot, the cobblestone road that winds up to Montmartre
In : Paris. Tags: Avenue Junot, French, Montmartre, and Paris.
Paris in the Springtime: How to Avoid Everyone

This is how I like my outdoor terraces: deserted, tourist-free and preferably childless (sorry
In : Paris. Tags: al fresco, garden, outdoor, Paris, park, picnic, spring, summer, and terrace.
Paris hires Sheep to do the Lawn Mowing

Sheep hanging out in front of the Eiffel Tower? It’s not that unlikely. A group of sheep have
In : Paris. Tags: animals, Paris, Sheep, and weird.
The Girl who Mapped Manhattan’s Memories

Never underestimate how far your little art project can go. In her freshmen year of college, Becky
In : don't be a tourist and life is messy. Tags: Becky Cooper, book, city, Manhattan, map, memories, and New York.
So Today I Learned that France built a Replica of Paris in WWI

In Paris, every first Wednesday of the month at noon, without fail you can hear the eerie wail of
In : Paris and shock me. Tags: city, clone, fake, Paris, replica, war, and world war I.