Gabriella Barouch

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Gabriella Barouch is a young illustrator of Paris.
Currently based in Paris,she working on worldwide commissions and showcases work at the international 3×3 new talent gallery.
Her designs are very unique and delicate union between dream and reality.

French producer DJ Mehdi dies aged 34

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Hip-hop and electro musician rose to fame as part of Paris’s Ed Banger collective

French music producer DJ Mehdi has died at the age of 34.

The hip-hop and electro producer, whose real name was Mehdi Favéris-Essadi, had worked with Daft Punk, Cassius and Chromeo, and was a core member of Paris’s Ed Banger collective.

Mehdi is known for tracks such as I Am Somebody and Signatune. He also worked on film soundtracks as well as remixes for electronic artists. Along with Riton, Mehdi was the other half of rave duo Carte Blanche. He was also part of the Club 75 collective of DJs and friends that included Ed Banger boss Pedro Winter and Justice’s Xavier de Rosnay. Mehdi’s wife, Fafi, is a well-known graffit artist and cartoonist.

Chromeo, who worked with Mehdi on I Am Somebody, paid tribute to the musician on Twitter, saying: “We lost our brother. No words.”

A full statement from Ed Banger Records is expected later on Tuesday.

DJ Mehdi obituary

DJ Mehdi, who has died aged 34 in a fall at his home, was a gifted club DJ and music producer who rose to international prominence after he signed to the Paris record label Ed Banger. His album Lucky Boy (2006) – the title reflecting his characteristic positivity – was the label’s first LP release, though Mehdi’s own career had begun a decade and a half earlier.

He was born Mehdi Favéris-Essadi to a Tunisian family in the north-west suburbs of Paris. Music was in his blood. Both his father and uncle had been DJs, and Mehdi was proud of his Tunisian ancestry – he dedicated a DJ mix to the recent uprising.

He began his career as a hip-hop DJ and producer at the age of 15, joining a trio called Idéal Junior (they later changed their name to Ideal J). Their albums Original MCs (1996) and Le Combat Continue (1998) gave Mehdi credibility on France’s burgeoning hip-hop scene.

He went on to become a member of Different Teep and Mafia K’l Fry, and worked with increasingly influential French rap artists including MC Solaar and the hip-hop group 113, for whom he produced the albums Ni Barreaux Ni Barrières Ni Frontières (1998) and Les Princes de la Ville (1999).

The 1990s saw a wave of Parisian electronic artists with hip-hop roots achieve success, and Mehdi’s profile rose with them. He worked with acts including Cassius and Etienne de Crécy and by 1997 had started collaborating with Pedro Winter (aka Busy P), manager of Daft Punk and future boss of Ed Banger Records. The pair hosted nights at Le Pulp in Paris, while Mehdi continued his studio work, releasing his debut album, The Story of Espion, in 2002.

By this time Pedro was hatching plans for his new record label. The imprint would usher in a new era of French electronic music – and a brash electro style that has influenced dance music ever since. Mehdi’s involvement with Ed Banger was a canny move. He brought diverse influences and an open attitude to the label. The singles Pocket Piano and Signatune were followed in 2007 by I Am Somebody, a collaboration with the Canadian act Chromeo, which became a hit in the US after featuring in a radio commercial.

Meanwhile Mehdi continued making remixes, moving in wide circles. The artists he worked with included Joakim, Asian Dub Foundation, Architecture in Helsinki, New Young Pony Club, Sam Sparro, Erol Alkan, Boys Noize, Miike Snow and Zombie Nation. Other collaborative activity included contributions to the Coolcats blog.

Technically, he was a highly skilled DJ and was universally admired by his peers. He was a natural performer who could energise a crowd within a few beats of an opening track. “As a DJ, he was exceptional,” said Damien Harris, his friend and co-founder of Skint Records. “He had that old school DJ aesthetic of how to get a party going. Being so confident technically allowed him to incorporate many genres effortlessly … One of his natural qualities was that he’d make you feel welcome. He was never moody.”

Mehdi was diminutive in stature and had boundless energy. During concerts this could literally propel him up festival speaker stacks, lifting the crowd’s mood as he ascended.

In his most recent project, he joined up with the British producer Riton (aka Henry Smithson) to form the Carte Blanche outfit. It was under this guise that he played his last UK gig, at Bestival on the Isle of Wight, on 11 September.

Mehdi died at a party celebrating Riton’s birthday. In circumstances that are not clear, the roof on which they were standing shattered, causing him and three friends to fall seven metres. He is survived by his wife, the video director and graffiti artist Fabienne Fafi, and their son, Neil.

• Mehdi Favéris-Essadi, DJ and music producer, born 20 January 1977; died 13 September 2011

Super Motor X Colette

Crée par deux cousins, Super Motor est une compagnie Néerlandaise qui en avait assez des motos chères et rapides et qui a décidé qu’il était temps de créer des scooters abordables, nouveaux et faciles à utiliser avec une petite touche rétro pour le plaisir des yeux. Et pour vous faire profiter de ce petit air des années 70 et des plages de Pamplune, Colette et Super Motor ont créé une version spéciale du scooter Super 50/100 disponible dans une édition limitée Colette de seulement 10 exemplaires.

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Toutes les couleurs seront aussi disponibles sur commande.édition limitée colette, 10 exemplaires. 50cc
prix : 2000 € + 145 € pour la mise en route (immatriculation) depuis Jour-J Racing.édition normale. 50cc
prix : 1500 € + 145 € pour la mise en route (immatriculation) depuis Jour-J Racing.
couleurs proposées : blanc, gold, total noir, total blanc, rougeAccessoires :
transporteur moyen noir : 25 €
barre servant à se tenir : 30 €
pot d’échappement « sport » : 90 €

DISPONIBILITÉ : mi-juin
Pour passer commande, merci d’écrire à : eshop@colette.fr
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Haute Couture Stockman by EEM

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Every fashion designer and fashion student has worked with dress forms. Dressing and draping on them while working on their future garments, before they get to fitting on a model. One of the most famous and historical brands for these dress forms is Stockman, and a lot of fashion lovers collect them and use them as decoration in their homes. Taking the fashion dress form as a piece of art, French art director Emmanuel Bossuet of EEM Agency collaborated with Stockman to produce limited edition “haute couture” busts. Limited to 10 copies of each model, the original 3 are currently on exhibit at the department store Bon Marche in Paris.

More information at www.the-eem.com | www.siegelstockman.com

 Art Paris 2011

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The 2011 edition of the Art Paris art fair begins today. This year more than 120 international galleries focusing on design, modern and contemporary art are represented. A lot of these galleries presents solo shows of famous artists such as Philippe Pasqua or Jean-Charles de Castelbajac. Here is our favorite from the opening :

ArtParis 2011
31st March until April 3rd 2011
Le Grand Palais
Avenue Winston churchill. 75008 paris

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I AM A PARISIAN GIRL

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La Parisienne, mythe féminin par excellence. Icône de l’élégance et du savoir-vivre. Souvent imaginées, fantasmées, aimées … mais rarement dévoilées, les Parisiennes restent un mystère. Chacun de nous se fait une image de la Parisienne, mais qui est-elle vraiment ? Ce qu’elle porte, ce qu’elle mange, où et comment elle vit, comment elle vieillit … voilà quelques secrets à lever à travers cet excellent projet du photographe Baudouin qui a photographié des Parisiennes de souche ou d’adoption chez elles. Des parisiennes ordinaires qui ne sont pas nécessairement actrices, chanteuses ou créatrices de mode. Le but final est de donner un regard réaliste, contemporain, original et nouveau sur Paris et ses habitantes.

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Insider News : The Real Carine Departure Story

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Inside sources in Paris have leeked some information about Carine’s departure from French Vogue, and though she may be pursing personal interests it seems her exit was not all that voluntary. Our sources have revealed that she was fired as a cause of not complying with a request from LVMH group for the December issue. Apparently LVMH wanted a full issue takeover for December but Carine preferred  collaborating with friend and long time collaborator Tom Ford. So it seems LVMH boss gave Conde Nast boss a call and an ultimatum, her or us…OUCH!!!!! Though our source is quite reliable we are still treating this as speculation and will let you know as soon as something concrete is confirmed.

ORIGINAL NEWS

One of the biggest news in fashion world, (Trendland’s favorite) editor in chief of French Vogue Carine Roitfled leaves after a decade at the top of the French glossy. The news was announced on Vogue.fr’s site without giving any details, just specified that she decided to devote herself to her personal projects. [UPDATE 12/18/2010 : Insider News]

According to Jonathan Newhouse, President de Condé Nast International, she “marked the history of the Paris Vogue thanks to his incredible talent of wardrobe stylist and editor-in-chief. We will miss her”.

As for Xavier Romatet, president de Condé Nast France, he stated: “I regret the decision of Carine of course, even if I understand her. A page is turned and a new stage starts for this solid, powerful brand and sure her values”

Carine Roitfeld, who was born in 1954, was a model, then wardrobe stylist and collaborated much with the American dressmaker Tom Ford and the photographer Mario Testino, the three having been baptized inventors of the ‘Porno Chic’

More info (in French) here  http://www.vogue.fr/mode/news-mode/articles/carine-roitfeld-quitte-vogue-paris/6536