Spotter since 2015
About me
I studied Visual Communications and also Design Writing & Criticism to masters degree level. And my career pathways have spanned the advertising sector and design education. Apart from Paris, it's London, Birmingham and Brussels that have also been places I've called home.
I'm currently working as a transcriber for Arte Reportage, continue to make typographic artwork and produce a bi-weekly radio show on World Radio Paris called #urbanstates which gives portraits of city projects which I think make the city a better place to be.
Why Paris?
Paris is where neighbourhoods are connected by long-stretches of Boulevards. They're like the arteries of the city. Each neighbourhood is a beating heart, each pumping at its own tempo. Busy, lazy, colourful, classy, loud, calm, gritty, charming.
Paris is more than a romantic postcard city heard about in famous novels, it's a living metropolis which is great for walking and cycling in to discover the hidden and lesser-trodden nor seen places.
I'm passionate about city living and engage with the city through writing about it. I'm what they call a 'trailing spouse'. You know, basically going with the flow and going wherever your partner's job takes them. Thankfully we're settled in Paris for a long time yet.
Where can you find me online?
World Radio Paris Urban states
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Paris Jazz Corner is your place to go for getting hold of archive & rare music, as long as it's jazz. The knowledge of the associate owner is also mint...
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Cafe "Nomade" is based in an ex-tapissier. It's a perfect morning stop-off ofr a combo of filter coffee, pressed juice and a croissant or pain du chocolat.
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Music Avenue Paris is my local soul/funk/hip-hop specialist. The place has been going since 1995 and every year they really celebrate record store day!
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Entering "Le Silence de La Rue" in Paris you fall silent yourself, in awe of the copious racks of cataloged vinyl & merchandise from indie to rock...
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Les Brutalists is where you'll find a leather maker's workshop that produces customized leather belts and unique, edgy accessories!
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The records sitting in the racks at Vinyl Office make it seem like someone's prized personal collection, with a special focus on black music!
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"Fontaine de La Croix" in Paris is a folie that's a street relic of a roundabout with many bizarre details that make it very attractive to me...
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"Jardin Nelson Mandela" in Paris is a new public garden. What's remarkable is the number of shadows to be found there -- useful to remember in the summer.
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Write about everything you 🤍 but skip touristic highlights
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