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Tested for you: the visit of the Papillon cellars
If industrial tourism is still a vague concept in France – we could willingly revisit it – there exist some bastions banking on a region’s traditions. When no longer dealing with isolated producers, but with a company, things are different. So, how does the company associate tradition with tourism, self-promotion with the defense of its know-how? Let’s go for a guided tour in the cellars.
700 years of Armagnac – 7th and last part
2010 is over and so is this noteworthy anniversary. We have come to the end of our Armagnac saga. History, communication, marketing, trade,… Armagnac evolves at the rate of the ones who make it, dismantle it, raise it and sell it. What about the taste? And what about the consumer?
Bulgari at Le Grand Palais
__”Bulgari – 125 ans de magnificence italienne” (Bulgari – 125 years of Italian magnificence) is the continuation of the retrospective set up in Rome for the brand’s anniversary in 2009. Enriched, it shows 600 pieces, mostly never exposed before, from private collections, such as from Elizabeth Taylor’s or from Bulgari ‘s Vintage collection. With this event, Bulgari happens to be the first jeweler to enter the nave of Le Grand Palais.
Nice teaser, then. What about the visit?__
700 years of Armagnac – 5th part
Armagnac is both a regional product and a historical product. Historical accidents have strongly influenced its development, for better and for worse. At the time of its anniversary, when the market is groping around, Armagnac would rather need a boost to recover the panache of former days.
Shiseido: which artist will be selected for the Windows Art?
From September 22nd to October 10th, Shiseido opened up Ginza’s “Windows Art” to Parisians and displayed the work of 6 visual artists at Saint Germain’s square.
700 years of Armagnac – 4th part
An eventful history, two weighty ambassadors, a symbolic and strong anniversary… but some problems remain though.
700 years of Armagnac – 3rd part
The history of Armagnac has therefore been epic except at the end of the 20th century. It also includes two legendary ambassadors:
Urban Art Box: an artistic celebration of the 30 years of presence of Shiseido in France
Urban Art Box, subtitled « Exposition artistique de Ginza à Saint-Germain des Prés » (Artistic exhibition of Ginza in Saint-Germain des Prés), has just ended. A little presentation for those who missed it.
Lip Art – 1967