Made in France

This section explores the wide range of products made in France. We’re always open to suggestions of unique or special French products to cover, so if you’ve come across one feel free to send us a message and we’ll investigate.

French army combat ration box

You know you live in Paris when…: French Combat Rations

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At home in Paris, in a neighborhood with an extraordinary array of food shops, bakeries and restaurants, the author opens a box of French combat rations and sets out on a mission of three square meals.

Luxury Silversmith Maintains Tradition of French Savoir-Faire in the Northern Marais

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The formerly workaday neighborhood of the northern Marais has been increasingly gentrified over the past 15 years, but something that hasn’t changed is the discreet presence of one of France’s few remaining creators of luxury silverware, tableware and decorative accessory: Lapparra.

A Seat in Paris: 100 French Chairs 1951-1961

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Imagine sitting in avant-garde style in Paris between 1951 and 1961. Pascal Cuisiner invites visitors to take a seat, or at least a view of a seat, in the lap of those years through an exceptional collection of 100 chairs from what he calls “the first modern French designers," presented at two locations in Paris.

Made in France: La Flâneuse Dresses for a Stroll Through the City

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April in Paris. Tulips are in bloom. The flaneuse dresses for an idle stroll, selecting from her wardrobe French-made lingerie, jeans and sweater, before putting on her French-designed sandals and setting out with her French-made umbrella. It’s a Made-in-France day, she thinks, a never-know-what-you’ll-find, never-know-who-you’ll-come-across day.
Statue of Liberty Paris

Statues of Liberty in Paris, and to the Republics for Which They Stand

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July 4. France Revisited celebrates the Fourth of July with a photo reportage of the major Statues of Liberty in Paris, along with the author's homegrown version.
Maron Bouillie by Marie Bouillon. Photo GLKraut

Shopping: Maron Bouillie by Marie Bouillon

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I keep confusing Marie Bouillon and Maron Bouillie. One is the designer with an infectious smile and the other is the brand with lilting humor.
Granite Millstones at the Moulin du Got papermill (c) Moulin du Got

Saint Leonard de Noblat: 500 Years of Paper Production

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The Moulin du Got in Saint Leonard de Noblat (Haute-Vienne) is a wonderful example of a living historical site as it combines an artisanal papermaking factory, a print shop, an exhibition gallery and hands-on programming for all ages.

The Eiffel Tower: A Star Is Born

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Protest and Progress A letter protesting the construction of the Eiffel Tower was published in Paris on February 14, 1887, less than three weeks after...

Blade Running in Laguiole (Aveyron)

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Corinne LaBalme ventures into Deep France to explore the cutting edge of cutlery in the town of Laguiole (Aveyron) and reports on the collision between age-old craftsmanship and high design at La Forge de Laguiole.

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