Paris Vs New York

Paris versus New York is a friendly visual match between those two cities, as seen by a Parisian-based-and-lover on New York : details, cliches and contradictions

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Logo Tourist: Paris

Tour Eiffel

Notre Dame Church

Arc De Triomphe

Place De La Concorde

Louvre

La Grande Arche

Pantheon

Moulin Rouge

Sacre Coeur

Paris

Logo Tourist presents an art project by Risto-Jussi Isopahkala. Logotourist mixes iconic landmarks and commercial logos. It features logos from the hundred most valuable brands.

I thought this would be quite an appropriate post since I finally RECEIVED MY STUDENT VISA and will be HEADING TO PARIS next month!!!Woohoo!!!

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My Sweet Flowerbomb

Viktor & Rolf celebrate their Flowerbomb perfume's 5th birthday with a cake from top chef and pastry chef of the hotel Meurice in Paris. The ingredients the chefs choose have the same taste as the notes of the perfume.

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IKEA In Parisian Subway

Chilling IKEA style!
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Largest Disco Ball In History: Paris' Nuit Blanche

French artist Michel de Broin built a massive disco ball that measures 23.6-feet in diameter and contains a whopping 1,000 individual mirrors. Then he attached the sphere to a crane 165-feet in the air and suspended it in the Jardin du Luxembourg during the Nuit Blanche event in Paris. After directing spotlights at it from various locations around the city, de Broin hit a switch and let the party commence.

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Beluga

Beluga is a creative design company based in Paris, France who specialize in window displays. Gorgeous!

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New York City And Paris Map Cuts

A cut out map of the entire cities of New York and Paris.
Insane! That definitely required a great deal of patience and time, so its no surprise that both maps are one-of-a-kind. The NYC one is sold for $550 while the Paris one is for $250.

By Charlotte, NC-based artist Karen O'Leary's Studio K.

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Paris Tops Ranking in Global City Image and Brand Study

GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media, a division of GfK Custom Research North America, today announced highlights from the 2009 Anholt-GfK Roper City Brands Index^SM (CBI) report, which captures consumer perception of the image and reputation of 50 major cities worldwide.

Paris ranks as the top overall city "brand”, followed by Sydney, London, Rome and New York. The top 10 cities from the global survey are:

"The index measures the world’s perception of each city, which influences people’s choices on where to live, work and vacation,” says Simon Anholt, CBI founder. "Particularly in the face of today’s uncertain economic climate, it’s vital to understand the forces and opinions that drive business towards and away from these cities.”

The index is based on a global survey in which respondents from across 20 major developed and developing countries are asked to rate their agreement with statements about each of 50 cities. The ranking is developed by averaging city scores across the index’s six categories: Presence (knowledge of city and perception of its global contribution), Place (cleanliness, aesthetic qualities and climate), Pre-requisites (affordable accommodations and quality of public amenities), People (friendliness, personal encounters and cultural diversity), Pulse (interesting events, activities and lifestyles) and Potential (perception as good place to do business, to find a job and to go to school).

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Better View Blind by Elina Aalto

Elina Aalto's cityscape blinds come in four city flavors; Paris, Tokyo, Helsinki and Stockholm. A series of perforated black out roller blinds.

Light seeps in through the small cut out holes creating an image of a city by night. The cut-outs represent the light in the windows of apartment buildings and office complexes in the city. The images represent a selection of cities that Elina has traveled to in the last few years and the photographs are by her.


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