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Thursday
Mar032016

Jean Toutitou's Parisian Apartment | Paris, (FR) | By Lee Fleming

The Parisian abode of A.P.C's founder Jean Toutitou was recently featured on WSJ Magazine (photography by Matthieu Salvaing) and it's a beautiful space, one we're extremely envious of. Located within the 7th arrondissement, close to the border of the 6th, the Toutitou's family apartment is as you'd expect by A.P.C's founder along with his wife Judith who is A.P.C.’s artistic director and his daughters Lily and Haydée. The space blends nordic design with Jean's Tunisian upbringing, leaning more towards a wood-lined Scandinavian cabin within the Beaux-Arts architecture setting of this neighbourly Parisian apartment.

Designed by architect Laurent Deroo who has worked with Touitou for the past 15 years on store design, the interior is dominated by blond elm panelling alongside eyecatching features such as framed 1966 poster for Andy Warhol’s Exploding Plastic Inevitable tour with the Velvet Underground and a woven wall hanging made by La Liste Tunisienne, a homeware line by Jean’s younger sister in Tunis.

To read more check out the full feature check on WSJ Magazine and/or visit the A.P.C website.

Friday
Jul312015

PARIS 48°49N 2°29E | Ami Sioux | Paris (FRA) | By Lee Fleming

The °Books is a series of exploration photography by Paris-based photographer and singer Ami Sioux. Born in East Berlin in 2003 where Ami has been living for three years, The °Books was an idea brought about by Ami's own experiences of being guided by hand drawn maps, given to her as directions to somewhere as East Berlin was still bring rebuilt.

Starting with REYKJAVIK 64°08N 21°54W, PARIS 48°50N 2°23E is the second in the series where Ami asks fifty city inhabitants to hand draw a map to a place that's significant or important to them personally, for any reason. Ami uses the hand drawn maps to navigate to each location and takes a photograph to represent each location. Designed by Ahohen & Lamberg and published by OFR, the cartography contributors to PARIS 48°50N 2°23E can seen here. Each °Book aims to portray a city as interpreted by those who live and work there daily. Not to be mistaken as a guide, but rather, a unique way of discovering different parts of the city.

To read more about the ° Book series visit Ami's website.

Tuesday
Jun242014

Le Coiffeur | Marseille (FR) | By Emma Harrison

Situated in the recently opened Les Terrasses du Port, part of Marseille's expansive 480 hectare Euromediterranée urban renewal project, is Le Coiffeur. Unveiled in May 2014 and designed by Margaux Keller in association with Bertrand Guillon Architecture, the salon is owned by stylist and Marseille native Pascal Lancien.

Decorated in muted pastel tones, the space is inspired by the Southern French seaside and features a shampoo cabana redolent of the cabins used by local fishermen alongside individual 'La Coiffeuse’ desks to ensure the privacy of each client. Beneath suspended Italian glass pendants, former Fabrica product designer Keller has created an interior that reflects the vibrancy of Marseille's new development whilst drawing on the city's more traditional industry.

Photography by Laure Mélone.