Hôtel Mezzara, 60 Rue Jean de la Fontaine, Paris
Not many people may know this, but there is something important going on behind the scenes in Paris. Art Nouveau …
Category Archives: Paris
Hector Guimard’s Paris Métropolitain
When I traveled to Paris in the 1980s as a teenager, I fell madly in love with the Métro entrances. …
Two Dutch Architects in Paris
A few weeks ago I received an incredibly interesting book in the mail. The book is called Two Dutch architects …
Prints in Paris 1900: From Elite to the Street
The wonderful exhibition Prints in Paris 1900: From Elite to the Street takes us back to a vibrant Paris at the …
Art Nouveau and the Nouveau Riche
Do you ever wonder what it must have been like, to live in 1900? What it must have been like to …
Sex and Sensibility: The Allure of Art Nouveau
In a story that combines scandal and revolution, BBC4 cultural correspondent Stephen Smith explores how Vienna’s artists rebelled against the …
