M&S Packaging

When rumors started about Marks and Spencer returning to France, I felt happy and a little sad at the same time. Of course, like any french girl who loves England I was a bit excited. But I wanted to keep the unique feeling of going back to France on the Eurostar with my harms full of beautiful packaging. I was dreaming of cream tea, pickle sandwich and full English Breakfast. But Marks and Spencer is not all about the food. The reason I love it so much is because of their amazing packaging. I’ve been collecting their interesting ideas in my visual diary for years. So here’s a selection of my most recent founds.

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And M&S arrived in France eventually. I decided to go, but only from time to time because I didn’t want it to become a routine. But I know that next time I’m in London, I probably won’t feel the same emotion. That’s one the problems of globalization: every city look more and more similar. After all, I think I may be able to overcome this feeling of nostalgia… Maybe with the help of Shake Shack and Ben’s Cookies .

Deserted places

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Today, an anti-glamour post… Here’s a preview of Deserted places.

1. Holy Land USA – An abandoned Bible theme park
2. China’s Abandoned Wonderland
3. Prypiat, the ghost town of Chernobyl
4 and 5. Detroit’s Abandoned Houses
6. Pictures of abandoned swimming pools by Photographer J Bennett Fitts
7. Spreepark An abandoned amusement park in Berlin
8. Inside Buzludzha the abandoned Bulgarian Communist party hq
9. An abandoned railway station in Abkhazia
10. Athens Olympic Games sites, 8 years later
11. Inside an Abandoned All-Girls School

And my favorite is the Abandoned Igloo in Alaska.

Spring is coming

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We’ve been dreaming about it for weeks : a bright sunlight in the morning, fresh breeze, nature becoming more and more colorful… , here comes spring. A rise of temperature and it is all Paris wich wakes up – every spring I wonder where were all these Parisian hiding during winter? – This year in particular, spring seems to be savored as a sweet and long-awaited candy.

This morning, I crossed the road of this strange bird. I was fascinated by its colors and exotic appearance. This parakeet – completely out of context but apparently there are more than 1200 of them in the city – made me dream of travels for a moment. Spring’s here so let’s enjoy !

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