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The articles seen here are selected for their pertinence and for what we consider to be outstanding « elements » of the Parisian scene. In the future, we wont be limiting these articles to Paris or even France alone. The creative process, to us, is about a « cross pollination of trends ». All across the board. To us, it is more about unifying common threads on a much larger scale; tapping into central themes and cultural directions everywhere; pointing out that which affects us in a unique way… We will be focusing on the bigger picture in the future. This is how is how we intend to pursue with Paris Papers..
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Le Perchoir
The Perchoir bar- restaurant is located on the 7th floor and has a 360-degree view of the city. One of the best new-ish addresses for the view actually; but the cocktails and the ambience promise to be eclectic & funky too; in the “true to form” Menilmontant fashion. Since the upper half of this area is situated on qu […] -
Vive le punk
The current Euro punk exhibition at the Cité de la Musique is dedicated to punk and all that this musical /social/political movement encompasses and shows how it expanded way beyond England in the late 70s. PiL and the Buzzcocks herald the line up of music to accompany this homage to ALL things punk including fanzines, poste […] -
FIAC
The 40 th edition of the Fiac is on the horizon; starting from October 24th-27th,with over 6500m² of gallery space in the Grand Palais alone and which is housing the main bulk of exhibitors. This huge assembly of international galleries showcasing their artists is by no means contained within the huge Grand Palais, but spread across […] -
Hi cowboy
Once upon a time there was a girl named Syrile from a group called Catleya. This group was a rock indie husband and wife team that turned into a stetson-wearing-cure-inspired-sexy-solo act called Hi cowboy. Lashings of Synthesiser, big bass and attitude; a wicked wide west live performance that guarantees we will be hearing a l […] -
Pop Up Shop #12
We talked about the last edition of the BOUTIQUE ÉPHÉMÈRE and its back on the 4 – 6th of October. This is the wonderful « pre-winter » edition pop up store in the Marais that unites the fashionista (this is during fashion week after all), the funky, the curious, the furious, the friendly & fa […] -
Alberto García-Alix and the land of no return….Alberto García-Alix is one of the most « In-vogue » Spanish photographers right now. Having established his reputation through his unique and raw artistic exploration of, (for want of a better phrase) the urban « under world »; he continues, with this film, to demonstrate the differe […]
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Concretely speaking….
Concrete organize all day long “every other” Sunday parties on a boat, which are not for the faint hearted. Although the many venues that Paris houses for clubbing enthusiasts are now increasing exponentially, this wasn’t the case in recent years. Free up for your Sundays if you want to hear huge internat […] -
Am stram gram… Paname
….Paris was the first city after Russia to hold this one-off all night art festival. From 2001 and all around Paris, the Nuit Blanche festival has showcased contemporary artists from around the world and to everyone’s delight. For this one night, on October 5th, families get the chance to stroll around […] -
Skip to my Lou
This cafe bar is in the very trendy Menilmontant triangle, and is considered an institution by the cool, biker and chic punk clientele. For a more underground and edgy feel, you need to trip to the nearby Feline, but back to Lou Pescalou. Chess players, models, artists, revolutionaries, rock and rollers, writers and above […] -
Woo with Juergen Teller
This week sees the much-awaited Juergen Teller book signing to coincide with the Paris fashion week. OFR, the book shop/ gallery/ publishing house or rather “haven” for leafing through the best design-art-photography magazines, revues and books will be hosting this event on the 29th of September. It is particul […] -
Crouching Tiger
Le Tigre Maison de nuit rock and roll remains a popular haunt for many of the fashion week after parties. A converted baroque cabaret hall that is on the small side but makes up for this with its saturated sound system dedicated to new wave, oldies and 70’s underground rock. Although most of the clientele weren’t aroun […] -
Bistro Paul Bert…
If you’re looking for the quintessential “back in the day” bistro, it can be located behind Bastille’s backside. You wont stumble across this accidentally and the outside of the Paul Bert bistro is not an accurate indication of the quality of the food one can expect inside. The decor remains charming and au […] -
Jardin d’acclimatation
The Bois de Boulogne is widely known but this particular park cannot claim such notoriety regarding visitors to Paris. Exotic fauna (the animal kind), boating activities, fairgrounds and even a train ride from the Porte Maillot entrance to the park will surprise you in its diversity and thrill the children dur […] -
Being Nosy…
This temple dedicated to hedonistic nose culture is no longer a secret. It stocks up to 50 “niches” of intoxicating perfumes and houses well over 600 products. Regular collaborations with celebrities maintain this bespokes establishment reputation; one which glorifies the science of smell. With passion. The press is […] -
July in the key of Jazz
This weekend sees the 2 day Paris Jazz Festival which as every year ends with the 14th of july celebrations all over paris. If you want to get into the spirit but without being taken hostage by the events, curl up on the grass and just to think to yourself; “what a wonderful world”….
A line up that sees New O […]
