September 30, 2016
Paris One Forty: Week Eleven
Niermans “père” was the celebrated architect of the Moulin Rouge in Paris, and both of his sons were architects, too. pic.twitter.com/hBnKYqW3Rf
— Jessica Helfand (@ParisOneForty) October 28, 2014
Bellat was a master of all that was Art Deco. Most of his work is in the 17th, where there’s even a park in his name. pic.twitter.com/2RMxbbH39D
— Jessica Helfand (@ParisOneForty) October 29, 2014
Isabey was a 19th Century author and architect who also held the exalted title of “Inspector of the Imperial Palace.” pic.twitter.com/9wyfGVlBhT
— Jessica Helfand (@ParisOneForty) October 30, 2014
With references to a 19th-century cabaret, biscuits and chocolate, Le Chat Noir presides majestically here, in stone. pic.twitter.com/vMkShDn8l6
— Jessica Helfand (@ParisOneForty) October 31, 2014
Nobody puts baby in a box. Except at the puces, the flea markets here — where dolls, especially broken ones, prevail. pic.twitter.com/iQ40MO6Wqo
— Jessica Helfand (@ParisOneForty) November 1, 2014
Type in tile, here, for the municipal baths — when bathing was a matter of public hygiene. (Not that it still isn’t.) pic.twitter.com/xTw9TKS9oH
— Jessica Helfand (@ParisOneForty) November 2, 2014
More municipal baths and typography in tile. There are 18 of them in Paris and the earliest date back to Roman times. pic.twitter.com/NXKVywWFeu
— Jessica Helfand (@ParisOneForty) November 3, 2014
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By Jessica Helfand
Jessica Helfand, a founding editor of Design Observer, is an award-winning graphic designer and writer and a former contributing editor and columnist for Print, Communications Arts and Eye magazines. A member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale and a recent laureate of the Art Director’s Hall of Fame, Helfand received her B.A. and her M.F.A. from Yale University where she has taught since 1994.
