Un Livre - Une Image in Paris is by far my favorite store on rue Alexandre Dumas in the 11th arrondissement. I can’t help but be drawn by it every time I walk by. The owner, Emmanuelle Fructus, has been in the business of collecting old black and white photographs for the past 20 years. She says you can count on your fingers the amount of true collectors of vintage photographs here in France, not more than ten, that’s how few they are. She opened her shop a few years ago to buy and sell old photographs. She also has a selection of old color photographs as well as Polaroids. You will also find rare and limited edition books as well as some fun tote bags. Average prices for 4x6 prints range from 10 to 50 Euros. She is usually open in the afternoon on week days but can also be seen by appointment. Her opening hours are flexible so it is safer to call before heading there.
Un livre - une image
17 Rue Alexandre Dmuas
75011 Paris
tel:06.63.77.99.48
Metro: Rue des Boulets, Alexandre Dumas
Afternoons during the week and by appointment.
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November 23, 2011 - 8pm
Yuksek at le Trianon
80 Boulevard Rochechouart
75018 Paris
tel: 01.44.92.78.00
Metro: Anvers
“In this first major retrospective in France, Jeu de Paume presents a selection of two hundred photographs that affords an opportunity to explore the origins, scope, and aspirations of a wholly original force in photography. It includes all of the artist’s iconic photographs as well as many that have never been publicly exhibited. Even the earliest examples of her work demonstrate Arbus’s distinctive sensibility through the expression on a face, someone’s posture, the character of the light, and the personal implications of objects in a room or landscape. These elements, animated by the singular relationship between the photographer and her subject, conspire to implicate the viewer with the force of a personal encounter.”
October 18, 2011 - February 5, 2012
Diane Arbus at Jeu de Paume
1 Place de la Concorde
75008 Paris
tel: 01 47 03 12 50
Metro: Concorde
Tue: 12pm-9pm
W-F:12pm-7pm
Sat, Sun: 10am-7pm
Closed on Monday
The kid store lulu & cie in Paris has a wonderful selection of toys, decorative objects and other stylish gadgets.
It is one of my favorite boutique in the marché d’Aligre neighborhood. Everything at lulu & cie has been selected with great taste, from the traditional wooden toys to the postcards.
lulu & cie
26 Rue de Cotte
75012 Paris
tel: 01.43.46.99.39
Metro: Ledru-Rollin
Tue-Sat: 10.30am-7.00pm
Sun: 10.30am-1.00pm
Closed on Monday
“For the first time, the Grand Palais is to host Paris Photo 2011. The event features nearly 130 galleries and publishers from throughout the world and offers a unique panorama of 19th century, modern and contemporary photography. A major event on the domestic and international artistic and cultural scenes, the 2011 edition will be the exhibition’s 15th anniversary and will focus this year on African photography from Bamako to Cape Town. An enthralling show for amateurs, professionals and collectors alike.”
November 10 - 13, 2011
Paris Photo 2011 at the Grand Palais.
Nave of the Grand Palais - Main entrance
Avenue Winston Churchill
75008 Paris
Metro: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Champs-Elysées-Clémenceau
RER: Invalides
Th-Sun: 12pm-8pm
(Open until 9.30pm on Friday; closes at 7pm on Sunday)
Pizza e fichi has some delicious pizza sold by the slice (al taglio). The meet and cheeses used for the pizzas come from Italy. The dough is made every 24 to 48 hours and the toppings vary daily — they are made with fresh ingredients (except for the mushrooms when they are not in season.) Slices costs 3,80€ (classic) or 4,80€ (gourmet). I love their pizza dough, it is soft in the middle and slightly crunchy on the outside—just enough to feel a slight resistance when biting.
Pizza e fichi
17 Rue Alexandre Dumas
75011 Paris
tel: 01.43.67.50.11
Metro: Rue des Boulets, Alexandre Dumas
M-F: 12pm-3pm / 6.30pm-9.30pm
Closed Saturday and Sunday
Les Petits Bla-blas in Paris is a small boutique with hundreds of little gadgets to fill up your bags and pockets and keep as surprises for your little ones. Les Petits Bla-blas sells adorable clothes and accessories for kids, along with some fabrics (14€/meter) with cowboys or rocket themes reminiscent of the 60’s. If you don’t feel like sewing there’s always the options of buying Les Petits Bla-blas accessories and clothes made with these fabrics. If you want to bring back home some really cute souvenirs from Paris for your kids, your grand-children, your friends’ babies or your cousin, Les Petits Bla-blas is definitely a cool place to check out.
Les Petits Bla-blas
7 rue de Crussol
75011 Paris
tel: 06.15.91.68.47
Metro: Filles du Calvaire, Oberkampf
Tu-Sat: 12pm-7pm
Closed on Sunday and Monday
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