Interactive art space
  • 05
  • May
  • 2009

Le 104 at Rue d’Aubervilliers in the 19th Arr. is a multidisciplinary space for artists around the world. You can enjoy exhibitions, video art, theatre, etc.

They have a café, different art spaces, also for children. Everytime you visit, there is something to explore.

The 104 is located in an old mortuary of 39000 m2 and became last year a multicultural interactive art space.

Centquatre, 104,Rue d’ Aubervilliers, 75019 Paris, M°  Stalingrad

Coco avant Chanel
  • 04
  • May
  • 2009

To get the feeling …

Coco avant Chanel
  • 04
  • May
  • 2009

Audrey Tautou stars as Gabrielle Chanel, known as Coco, before she became famous. The film will feature dresses from the Chanel collection. Karl Lagerfeld, art director of the House of Chanel, will supervise the re-creation of costumes and accessories.

The film is directed and written by Anne Fontaine and Camille Fontaine. Also stars Alessandro Nivola, Marie Gillain, Emmanuelle Devos and Benoît Poelvoorde.

The film learns us about the life of Chanel that she prefered to hide, the life she was hiding maybe because she was ashamed of her humble origin. But it shows us also the reason why she became so stuburn and hard in real life and it give us the reason why she was such a succes. 

If you’re interested in fashion and Paris, go to see the movie. It’s great fun and the costumes are mind-boggling.

The high life in Paris
  • 03
  • May
  • 2009

Paris is getting bigger -taller to be precise- and luxury properties are also in demand.

Like all big cities around the world, Paris is undergoing change as it adjusts to the new economic climate – however the skyline of the French capital is literally set to change in the coming years.

In 1977, Jacques Chirac, then mayor of Paris, banned high-rise buildings and towers were not allowed to be more than 37m high.City officials have now decided to reverse this decision, and for the first time the iconic Eiffel Tower will compete with new skyscrapers for dominance of the horizon.

For instane, construction is expected to start on Project Triangle, one of up to 20 skyscrapers planned for the city and is due for completion in 2012. (already postponed to 2014) 

The 200m tall 50-storey structure will be located at Porte de Versailles, and when openend will be the third-largest building in Paris after the Eiffel and Montparnasse Towers. This new Parisian icon was designed by Herzog & de Meuron,the same Swiss architecture firm behind the Bird’s Nest stadium that played a starring role in the Olympics 2008. 

Paris is a changing city, but those who decide to invest may also see their fortunes change for the better.

Written by Shane McGinley, property editor.