Paris by Design: An Inspired Guide to the City's Creative Side

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Paris by Designis the definitive Paris book for the design-savvy traveler and creatively curious Francophile. With a combination of interviews, profiles, essays, tips, and lists, author and designer Eva Jorgensen explores why Paris has such a magnetic pull for artists and design lovers, by introducing us to some of the city's most fascinating residents and frequent visitors. Jorgensen has wrangled an eclectic and exciting group of contributors-creatives based in Paris and abroad-who offer travel tips and insight into Paris's fashion, design, craft, and art scenes. Recommending more than 450 places to visit, shop, stay, eat, and drink, this richly illustrated book is both an inspirational source for satiating design-centric wanderlust and a practical guide full of places creatives will want to visit when they take a trip.

Eva Jorgensenis cofounder of Sycamore Co. In its decade creating award-winning stationery, photography, illustration, and other kinds of original content for top-tier clients, media (Vogue, Design Sponge, Martha Stewart), and stockists (Anthropologie, West Elm, Paper Source), Sycamore Co. has organically grown a dedicated social media following, and its products have been carried by more than 350 retailers.

"Very few books of this ilk give a real taste of or flavour for a place, but Paris by Design manages to do just that: creating a true guide to the city and the creative people who inhabit it for the design-savvy traveler." -- Actual Size "Designer Eva Jorgensen rounds up a stellar cew of creatives to answer questions about visiting Paris, and each person lists their fave under-the-radar bars, flea markets or shops" -- BookPage