By Contributing Editor Mario C. Servin, iPhone Photographer and Traveling Economist
PARIS GRAPHIC
When one thinks of Paris, street art is not the first thing that comes to mind. But there's lots of it now, and occasionally we come across poetic works like this graffiti of a young man, part Elvis and part Rimbaud.
Found on the rue Cloche Perche in the Marais.
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By Contributing Editor Mario C. Servin, iPhone Photographer and Traveling Economist
STICKS AND STONES
Eyeball of a celestial praying mantis?
This shimmering object is a door handle by the legendary designer-architect Le Corbusier (1887-1965). Its simplicity was nothing short of revolutionary at the time.
The door handle and the rest of the house, built by Le Corbusier between 1923-1925 for his banker friend, Raoul La Roche, can be viewed at the Fondation Le Corbusier in Paris' 16th Arrondissement.
iPhone photo by Mario C. Servin.
TIMELESS DESIGN
By Contributing Editor Mario C. Servin, iPhone Photographer and Traveling Economist
SLEEK, MERCURIAL, THIS little porthole invites the onlooker into another universe of perfection and grace. The shadows and curves beckon the eye to question its purpose. It is pure design: the rearview mirror of a vintage Mercedes SL 300. Sometimes perfection is
not only found in nature.
Currently on view at the Pavilion of Art and Design, alongside works by contemporary artists and studio designers such as Jean-Michel Othoniel and Mathieu Lehanneur.
iPhone photo by Mario C. Servin.
SPRINGTIME IN PARIS
By Contributing Editor Mario C. Servin, iPhone Photographer and Traveling Economist
Spring is here?
This little wonder of a snuff box by Victoire de Castellane (of Dior Haute Joallerie) depicting flowers in a coital embrace is now on display at Gagosian Gallery, Paris. The glossy lacquered-silver leaves of the flowers on a heart-shaped jade box, although seductive, leave me longing for spring of the natural variety. This precious little piece brings haute joallerie to the temple of high art. I love the idea, but can't wait for spring to bloom for real!
iPhone photo by Mario C. Servin.
LE JOUR DE LA SAINT-VALENTIN
By Contributing Editor Mario C. Servin, iPhone Photographer and Traveling Economist
Before symbolizing romantic love, Saint Valentin's was long associated with fertility. This picture of sweets from a Parisian confenctionery- La mere de Famille - laid out on a japanese enameled plate combines the symbols of both physical and romantic love.
Happy Valentines Day!! With love from us to you...
iPhone photos by Mario C. Servin.
REAR WINDOW
By Contributing Editor Mario C. Servin, iPhone Photographer and Traveling Economist
THE ARRIVAL OF the new year is a time to reflect on the past but also to contemplate the future. This picture of the Place des Victoires in Paris is taken from a side view mirror of a car parked in the opposite direction, looking backwards but also forward.
Best Wishes for 2011!
iPhone photos by Mario C. Servin.
Christmas Eve is finally here, and what have my three wise bloggers and I brought to you from Paris?
I come bearing the star of our brilliant tree Bébé-Marie, the Christmas Monkey.
Photo by Beth Arnold
Every year Bébé-Marie crawls out of your liquor cabinet and swings through your trees to shake things up. She likes toe-tapping jazz and Cajun music not to mention a good party, and, oh, how she loves to dance! Bébé-Marie crowns our tree resplendently, overseeing her subjects that include Mexican tin Day of the Dead decorations, sparkly balls, golden bows, and our newest acqusitions, brightly colored (and wiggly) fishing lures. They take on a special glow beneath her skirt.
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MONDAY MORNING COFFEE IN THE SENTIER, PARIS' GARMENT DISTRICT
By Contributing Editor Mario C. Servin, iPhone Photographer and Traveling Economist
THE SENTIER IS also home to several Paris-based start-ups in technology and design and the round angles in this courtyard evoke the well-known contours of Apple's I-Phone and I-Pad perfectly!
iPhone photos by Mario C. Servin.
MORE WIKILEAKS IN PARIS
By Contributing Editor Mario C. Servin, iPhone Photographer and Traveling Economist
These urnials in the picture are located at a Diplomatic
Residence in Paris. Small talk in the men's room is common and it is
not too far fetched to imagine that it was the source of some of the
diplomatic chatter that was dispatched and then "leaked" onto the
Internet, hence the title for today's picture--More WikiLeaks in Paris!
Here is a link to a recent New York Times article on the story.
iPhone photos by Mario C. Servin.
WAITING FOR ROMAIN DURIS
By Contributing Editor Mario C. Servin, iPhone Photographer and Traveling Economist
WOMAN IN BLUE looking out from La Perle, a nondescript bar
that has become the hangout of actors like Duris and fashionistas in
the ever trendy Marais district of Paris.
iPhone photos by Mario C. Servin.
