Welcome one and all – it’s time for another instalment of “I put on pants and did stuff” !

My mom was visiting this weekend, as she does often, and that can only mean one thing : city exploring !
We ate too much – in very cute restaurants-, racked up miles zigzagging across the city – but this time in the sunshine (finally!) -,
and managed to sneak in a few cultural activities too, so I’m reporting back.

First, we caught up with the Steve McCurry exhibition at the Musée Maillol, an incredible retrospective of his work, made up of 150 oversized prints from his 40-year storied career in photography. His eye for color is just unmatched and there were so many amazing photos in that space it was overwhelming, we oohed and aahed our way through it all. I couldn’t find all of my favourites from the show online but here’s a little round up of the ones I managed to dig up :

This one really stood out in the perfect lighting of the exhibit, a very unique contrast that grabs you instantly :

Then, we switched gears completely and went to the Musée des Arts Décoratifs for a 60-year retrospective of famous, high-class designers collaborating with one of our oldest local supermarket chains here in France, under the banner of “design for all”. Many a great designer has participated, among them Terence Conran, Marc Held, India Mahdavi, Constance Guisset, Ionna Vautrin.

This is a peek at what the exhibit looks like overall, rows of items and then larger set ups for furniture :

Again here there was so much to see and such amazing pieces but
I did a little round-up to showcase some of the coolest ones from over the years !

The store in question is called Monoprix and they’re still carrying on the tradition of collabs with both visuals artists and actual designers. Most recently was a collection with one of my Insta faves and lovely human Wendy Morrisson – you can still see the collection on her website even though it sold out pretty fast !

Enjoy the inspiration !

— Marie