Paris, France — It’s that time of year again, a day dedicated to one of DC Comics most famous superheroes. Batman Day is being celebrated by fans around the world on September […]
Being Batman
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Gourmet Fare Find: the Rugby Dessert
Paris, France — When two French institutions come together with the World Rugby Cup, which kicked off in France on September 8th, the result is rather unsurprisingly gastronomic. The great French house […]
Meanderings in the Marais
Paris, France — It is one of the historic hearts of Paris, filled with distinguished manor houses, mainstream and offbeat museums, art galleries and cultural institutions. The Marais, practically in the center […]
Nature in Nature
Paris, France — It is one of the lush, nature-filled places in Paris, the Luxembourg Garden home to the French Senate, an orchid collection, a fruit orchard and honey-producing bee hives. It […]
It’s Diamonds and Pearls Time
Paris, France —The pearl jewelry of French designer Isabelle Langlois seems to roll out of the waves and the mist of the sea. The French jeweler usually works in precious gemstones but […]
Art Nouveau: When Jewelry Became an Art Form
Paris, France — The Art Nouveau movement came in 1890 and went circa 1910, but its soothing, return to nature objects have fortunately remained with us to this day. Flora and fauna, […]
Joyful Jewelry
Paris, France — A coral griffon paved with emeralds, amethysts and diamonds tentatively raises a paw. The gleaming nights of Persepolis come to life with violet amethysts and diamonds and deep purple […]
Made in France: Spread Your Wings with Akillis
Paris, France — It is a parade of colors from the Parisian jewelry house of Akillis. Deep greens, London blues and heady purple mark the collection called Spread Your Wings, described by […]
Left Bank, Right Bank
Paris, France —The Seine has always been the major artery in Paris, dividing the city into its two famous banks, the Left Bank and the Right Bank. It has evolved over the […]
Her Name Was Annette, Annette Giacometti
Sculptor, painter, draftsman, writer, Swiss-born Alberto Giacometti moved to Paris in 1922 and lived and worked there while studying under the great sculptor Antoine Bourdelle. He would ultimately become one of the […]
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