INSPIRING PLACES IN PARIS
MILIONS OF INSPIRATION ARROUND THE WORLD
INSPIRING PLACES IN PARIS
COLONNES DE BUREN
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VUE DE L’HORLOGE D’ORSAY
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FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON
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DODO MANÈGE AUX JARDIN DES PLANTES
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RUE CRÉMIEUX À PARIS
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LES MUR DES JE T’AIME
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LES MUR DE CAMONDO
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TERRAIN DE BASKETBALL PARISIEN
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PARC DE SCEAUX
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PARC DES BUTTES-CHAUMONT
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AU VIEUX PARIS D’ARCOLE
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RESTAURANT PINK MAMA
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CAFÉ MARCELLE
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LADURÉE PARIS
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Paris, the city of lights by some, the city of love by others, is a beautiful city to visit and enjoy. As one of the most iconic european capitals, Paris is one of the top cities to visit. There's so much more to this french city than the usual historical and cultural spots featured on many world travel guides and such. Being a center of culture, of arts, of entertainment and trends, the city is also widely known by its love for fashion and design. A frequent stage for fashion design, it’s also a regular spot for Interior Design and Decor events. As such, every year, it’s held the Maison et Objet as a world reknowned fair that hosts top brand’s room previews or design pieces, and also emphasizes the latest novelties and trends.
We present you an amount of secret yet super inspirational spots, that still remain a mistery for most but that will make you feel good about visiting them.
Instead of focusing solely on the places to eat in, historical places one must see, this guide explores Inspiring Places to Visit in Paris. Inspiring places which are unknown in the world, yet admired by parisiens. So, where does Insplosion feature? Insplosion is a digital plataform of inspirations on Interior Design and Decor, which main aim is transpired, through the idea of offering Millions
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of Inspirations, Room by Room. With inspirational and exclusive contents about every and any trends that arise, Insplosion focuses on inspiring. Inspiring through the latest novelties in interior design and decoration, on the most innovative projects by the world’s best designers, the latest trends on colors and materials and, much, much more.
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COLONNES DE BUREN
The Colonnes de Buren or Les Deux Plateaux are an art installation by Daniel Buren, in the Palais Royal in Paris.
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The project was well received for some and highly controversial for others, although inspirational nevertheless. The design itself consists of striped white and black columns emerging from the floor
and it was supposed to inspire a reflexion on perception and projection of space. Some of the columns are also surrounded by pools of water, which of course created the opportunity for people to throw coins in.
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VUE DE L’HORLOGE D’ORSAY
The Musée d'Órsay in Paris, is a well known for its art and exhibits but also for its clocks. The museum is installed on what used to be the Railway Station d'Orsay. The building had some oversized and crafted clocks, which were admired by many and those giant clocks stayed there, when the station turned into a museum. The Museum has more than one oversized and artistic clock, but is the one in the tower that stuns everyone with its views. Located on the fifth floor of the museum, that clock enchants all, both by the large dimension of it but also by its functionality as translucent window, which allows panoramic views.
The giant Clock provides a great view to the Seine river and many of Paris points of interest, such as the Louvre and The Tuileries Garden.
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FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON
One who loves fashion, can certainly appreciate Louis Vuitton. And who loves the top fashion brand, will absolutely love Foundation Louis Vuitton. Although inspired on the fashion brand, the Foundation was created by Bernard Arnault in 2006 for the group LVMH et ses Maison, as a place that would be the representant for all the art and culture developed by the group in its 20 years. The group has about 70 houses in six different sectors, 25 legacy houses and 5 brands younger than five years.
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As a representation of everything the group and brand have achieved, The Foundation Louis Vuitton is an iconic place one cannot miss.
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DODO MANÈGE AUX JARDIN DE PLANTS
The Dodo Manège is considered to be an unusual carousel. The carousel is considered a great representation of the Jardin des Plants, where it's placed. The Jardin des Plants is home to the Paris Natural History Museum, to a menagerie of animals, galleries and a greenhouse of exotic flowers and plants, besides the carousel. The Dodo Manège consists of a carousel where the rides are extinct and endangered animals, animals which are listed beside the carousel.
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Further more than its creative design, the carousel also has a gorgeous decor, focused on a jungle thematic with panels with drawings of other wild animals on the garden.
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RUE CRÉMIEUX À PARIS
A beautiful colourful street in the city of Paris, Rue Crémieux is all about how to enjoy the simplest things.
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In no particular famous architecture style, this street is known to stand out for its artistic look. A full street where the house's facades are all painted in soft pastel colors, some even are have inspiring drawings on them.
But it's not only the color that stand out, it's the meaning the fact that every single house has a couple of flower vases on each side of the door, turning this colourful street into a beaitiful painting, which people from all over the world come and see.
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LES MUR DES JE T’AIME
The Wall of Love or as its called “Le mur des je t'aime” is a 40 square meters wall, located in the Jehan Rectus garden square in Montamare, Paris.
Created in 2000 by calligraphist Fédéric Baron and artist Claire Kito, the wall consists of hundreds of tiles of enamelled lava, which have I Love You written 311 times in 250 languages, some of them known, others rare.
Considering the caring human feelings, the artists hoped for this wall to be a canvas for every feeling of love or care, as form of support to anyone who needs it.
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LES MUR DE CAMONDO
A private institute of higher education, École Camondo is backed by the Musée d'Arts Decoratifs.
As a school, it has trained designers on space and object design. Located on Boulevarde Raspail in Paris, near the Cartier Foundation, École Camondo is an inspiration in architecture and interior design.
Actually, some of the Top Interior Designers in the world were students there, such as Philippe Starck and Robert Couturier.
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BASKETBALL CORT PARISIEN
The Pigalle Basketball Court is an funky artistic space and considered to be an urban art intervention, located in the 9th arrondissement of Paris.
The previous court had already been intervened by the Ill-Studio and Pigalle with primary colors, but it was renovated again, this time with bold colors and patterns.
The intervention was result of a partnership between sports brand Nike, fashion brand Pigalle and IllStudio, a creative studio.
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The space is not very big, neither has a regular shape, so this intervention is what makes it much more different and attractive. The court now shows gradients of hues such as bold vibrant pink, orange, yellow, blue and purple. A place of colorful explosion and funky mood, located between two buildings and on a block with houses in neutral shades, so it stands out from any angle.
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PARC DE SCEAUX
Parc de Sceaux is a beautiful estate which includes a small yet classic château and numerous carefully designed gardens.
It’s also known for its cherry trees blossoming, where people have gotten a taste for relaxing and doing pic-nics underneath.
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Near the town, where you can go to the Rue Houdan to buy all the provisions you may want, Parc de Sceaux is perfect for delightfull times. At the entrance, one gets to see the château of the estate, the Petit Château and, from then on
just enjoy the stunning gardens, which are actually designed by Versailles landscape architect André Le Nôtre. Inside the gardens, one can find beautiful green spots to have lunch, Plaine de la Patte d’Oie and Bosquet Nord.
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PARC DES BUTTES-CHAUMONT
A gorgeous parc of 460 hectares, Parc Saint Cloud is located near Paris, in federal territory of Saint Cloud.
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Always considered to be one of the top parcs in Europe, it was also awarded the status of Notable Garden. The variety of gardens of the parc were redesigned by architect André le Notre and a baroque detailed cascade was built, descending the slope. The parc is extensive, including several points of interest such as the ruins of Château de Saint- Cloud, the École Normale Supérieure and Bureau International des Poids et Mesures.
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AU VIEUX PARIS D’ARCOLE
A very creatively designed café, Au Vieux Paris d' Arcole is located in Paris near Notre Dame.
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However, although in premium location, the café is considered to be one of Paris well kept secrets, with a lot of history. Once, the café served as home to the Canon of a nearby Cathedral.
Yet, after many centuries, it was transformed into a wine bar and a hangout place for people to socialize and enjoy their day. Another thing that characterizes the cafÊ it’s the giant wisteria growing on its outer walls, which has
got a special permit from the Mayor of Paris to continute its growth. The rustic vintage look of the space, the giant wisteria and the colorful sets of furniture on its terrace, all of it makes Au Vieux Paris d' Arcole a unique place.
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RESTAURANT PINK MAMA
Pink Mamma restaurant is one of the newest additions to Big Mamma Group network.
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A restaurant composed of four floors, Pink Mamma's ambience is both cool and cosy, designed and decorated in vintage style, with antique lamps and metallic decor, vintage wood chairs and round tables. Truly, an inspiring place to eat in. A brilliant creation, Pink Mamma's each floor defines different spots. A Great Gatsby-inspired cocktail bar, on the first floor and an italian room for traditional cuisine, on the second floor. The third floor, consisting of a panoramic room with surrounding windows like a greenhouse, allowing for an incredible amount of natural light to come in and a gorgeous city view to enjoy. But the surprise was in the No Entry bar, Pink Mamma's hidden bar, below all the others and reserved for unique italian flavoured cocktails.
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CAFÉ MARCELLE
A restaurant and cafĂŠ in Paris, the Marcelle is known for the healthy food it makes. With a carefully selected decor and white background, the two floor restaurant, is a paradise of stripped furnishings and floral adornements.
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The main attraction of the cafe is not its calm and relaxing mood, it's the delicious healthy food they make.
Innovating on everything since water and milk drinks to lunch menus, Marcelle really does the best to please anyone who visits, with the greatest tastes and relaxing atmosphere.
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LADURÉE PARIS
Laudurée is an empire inspired on the tradition of tea houses and saloons. First as a bakery, Laudurée quickly followed on the idea of having tea saloons, where people would come for the tea, the sweets, artistic and cultural entertainment, and socializing.
As an invitation to the gourmet world, any of the pasteries stores of Laudrée, provides the most delicious desserts one can hope for. Particularly, it's renowned for the creation of delicious macaroons, exquisite cakes and many other sweets. Under the guidance of Holder Group and David Holder, Laudurée had its spaces renovated and, reopened officialy, returning the brand to its glory. Nowadays, the store on Rue Royale, the tea room and boutique at Champs-Elysées are as gorgeous and glorious as ever.
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