Is your chandelier in sad disrepair?At Carousel du Louvre, you made the right choice. Féau Boiseries will be happy to attend to all your needs, in the style to which you are unaccustomed. What a splendid array of 330 specialist craftsmen, artisans and ateliers on hand To service the chateaux and monuments of Europe. There were many live demonstrations. Who doesn’t need a wall mural with flying putti & bottles of wine 🍷? Tricotel since 1884, will supply you with stunning trellises for your jardin 🌳 The fair was created 28 years ago. Since its creation, a must-go event for artisans in the sector: professionals in the restoration and safeguarding of built or unbuilt, material or intangible heritage. Artisans were friendly and happy to chat about their metier. When I spotted an open box of watercolors I made a beeline. Creating custom hand-painted globes. What a brilliant idea! Naturally I showed him one of my Paris maps Just across the aisle, beautiful piles of pigment I got to chat with book publisher of fine arts books, Éditions Monelle Hayot. I was drooling over her beautiful book 📕 of Chantilly’s Grand Singerie 🙊 a personal passion of mine. So many works of art to drool over. You might think attendees were on the upper crust side. Not necessarily.
What were they wearing? Wearing pretty much any old thing like toute en noir or…
This message T-shirt. A closer look revealed lyrics for Aretha Franklin’s version of Think!
I’m not sure how I’ve missed this fabulous 4-day artisan’s patrimoine fair before, but it won’t happen again 👏 Mark it ✏️ in your calendar for next year PBers 👍 Please share with a friend. bon lundi et bonne semaine
Salon International du Patrimoine Cultural is the oldest and most important heritage fair on the European scene. 
You go to all the best events in Paris! Want to walk in your shoes 👟
ReplyDeleteI once had a broken crystal 🐝 wing restored…does that count? So much joie de vivre in your world🗼❤️
ReplyDeleteOf course it counts Daina, was it an antique?
DeleteFabulous, Carol! Boiseries, chandeliers, pastel wall murals, Sun Kings in your wrought iron! The stuff of dreams. Those hand painted globes are to die for. ❤️
ReplyDeleteAll Sumptuous 👏
DeleteThis event makes me want to be in Paris.
ReplyDeleteNovember was such a dark month for us students years back. Visites conferences in the dark and then home @ 9 PM sans un vrai diner. Those dresses and fabrics are calling to me! bisous Ta Grande
ReplyDeleteNice memories of your student days in Paris. November is usually dark & rainy. Today is glorious 🌞 Go figure
DeleteSo many interesting things in your posts! I discovered you through my late sister’s subscription. She and her late husband had an apartment in Paris. I see why she loved it so. Thanks for keeping us who are stateside so informed about happenings in this wonderful city.
ReplyDelete🙏❤️ Please enjoy ☺️
DeleteWow! Isn’t this why we admire France so? Their fixation on beauty, their nurturing of artisans. Lucky you getting to view it all. And, thank you for bringing it to us.
ReplyDeleteThat’s why I moved here ❤️
DeleteIt’s amazing how they have kept these artisan skills alive. Hard to tell they are restorations.
ReplyDeleteTrellises say Paris to me. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI like the trellises you sometimes see painted on building walls…
DeleteSo classy!
ReplyDeleteVery Classy! But not snobby. Incredibly relaxed 👏
DeleteLove all the insights you share about Paris. So impressed with restoration and artisans, especially as Notre Dame is being restored. Merci
ReplyDeleteOh, Carol, how absolutely exciting for you to find this amazing salon. I can oly imagine how you felt walking through - I would love it and I'm not even an artiste.
ReplyDeleteYou Would love it Suki. It’s not for artist, but it certainly is a banquet for artist.
Deleteit’s a wonderful salon! I’ve been a few times, but did not have time this weekend Rosemary
ReplyDeleteAmazing! It makes sense to have an event with all these specialist artisans all together, but it’s still impressive to see all the different things not in an old building or museum display!
ReplyDeleteThe Carrousel de Louvre does good art shows Kirra
DeleteThank you, Carol, for this fascinating post. I am in awe of these amazing artisans and it has certainly stirred the creative spirit in me.
ReplyDelete👏👏👏 Penny ❤️
DeleteSome of your art is quite Grande Singerie:):) Those pigments:)
ReplyDeleteI wish…wonderful painters 🎨
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