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Paris One Forty: Week Nine

Verre bombé is curved glass: here, life imitates art through the curvature of a sign, a marriage of form and content. pic.twitter.com/gnqCymZKQV
— Jessica Helfand (@ParisOneForty) October 14, 2014

Lightbulb-headed naked dolls as window art in a store for eyeglasses. Poetic positioning: a spectacle for spectacles. pic.twitter.com/taIl5GFkG1
— Jessica Helfand (@ParisOneForty) October 15, 2014

A sampling of doors on Avenue Paul Doumer, an Art Deco celebration of glass and steel — architectural street theatre. pic.twitter.com/qs8GB0C9qr
— Jessica Helfand (@ParisOneForty) October 16, 2014

In a city where building heights are modest, and on a day when there's no rain in sight, this is how the light falls. pic.twitter.com/zGbNVyGr6i
— Jessica Helfand (@ParisOneForty) October 17, 2014

Security in our time is a serious matter. But as a synonym for protection, for shelter, this might be a better image. pic.twitter.com/Roo4231vSV
— Jessica Helfand (@ParisOneForty) October 18, 2014

Signs at the Paris Flea Market: here, a visual oxymoron, as the word "umbrellas" beams with illuminated golden light. pic.twitter.com/yDtUF5TnMu
— Jessica Helfand (@ParisOneForty) October 19, 2014

Only in France can celebrity be attained via cooked herbs. In supporting roles: Butter! Eggs! Lemons! Type = theatre. pic.twitter.com/JJ7Z1XeU6Z
— Jessica Helfand (@ParisOneForty) October 20, 2014

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