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13 Cameras is a rough-shod thriller in virtual perspective that focuses on the fetish-driven mind of building superintendent Gerald (Neville Archambault), and his interaction with tenants Ryan (PJ McCabe), and Claire (Brianne Moncrief). Gerald has set-up hidden cameras in the property that Ryan and Claire have decided to make their home. From this arrangement it's easy to infer how a superintendent with certain ulterior motives could create the core of a situational thriller. What this film lacks, however, is a clear insight into the video voyeur's desire. Is it purely the thrill of peering into other people's lives, or is it gender specific? In short, does Gerald seek an opportunity to view Claire in her most private moments, or is the act of viewing alone the goal?
This film poses a situation where female voyeurism is put under a social microscope. How is it that Claire is automatically the subject of Gerald's voyeuristic desire instead of the couple's interaction? There is no argument that men and women spend equal time using modern media tools to parade their bodies to perfect strangers. Both men and women have set themselves up to be targets of people who would use video equipment to peer into the private lives of individuals. Why is it then, women are still the overwhelmingly most popular subjects in any video voyeur's plans?
The answer could be as simple as the thought that women spend more time in the bathroom than men. Though near-sighted, this could explain why video voyeurs set-up cameras in home bathrooms instead of other areas. Women are traditionally thought-of as being more helpless in situations where they are alone. What better place to install a camera than a private bathroom to catch a woman in her most vulnerable moment? This precludes a video voyeur's predisposition toward capturing images of women only.
There are equal opportunities in 13 Cameras for Gerald the superintendent to fulfil his fantasies that include female and male moments. Ryan, the husband, is caught on secret film as many times as Claire, but the movie makers choose to shift focus whenever male-centered voyeurism begins to arise. During the movie, Ryan has an affair with a beautiful mistress, but it elicits far less camera time than Claire's private moments.
Had Ryan been kindling a same-sex affair, or one that involved several other females, it's likely the focus of Gerald's video antics would have shifted from the singular lonely female to the taboo acts in other spaces. 13 Cameras is highly dependent upon the traditional notion that the lonely female subject is the most available source of fodder for any forbidden on-screen material. The rage in Gerald's character that is revealed in the last sequences of the film illustrates a deranged mind that is obviously searching for stimulus regardless of the gender source. It is the film maker's choice to continue the outdated narrative that beautiful women spending time in a bathroom are more of a target for voyeurs than anyone else.
Modern women are smart enough to understand that the same technology they use to socialize on a daily basis, has the potential to invade their lives. 13 Cameras shines a light on the worst that can happen when a women doesn't take the time to know her environment. Check nooks and crannies for cameras when moving into a new place. Arm your security system and make sure it's encrypted (try here for advice) to prevent personal details from being leaked. Act on instincts that say a new landlord looks creepy and behaves erratically. Make sure there are only two keys to a new place—one for her, and one for him only. Secret voyeurism is real, but no strong woman ever has to be the victim!
The year is slipping by and I have a few appearances coming up. Hope to see some of you at one of my upcoming workshops or conventions!
Marianne xxxx
Who: Marianne de Pierres
Where: NSW Writers' Centre
When: Saturday 23 July, 10am-4pm
Cost: Full price: $180; Member: $125; Conc Member: $110
Level: All
Award-winning science fiction author, Marianne de Pierres, will conduct a comprehensive workshop on writing speculative fiction. Participants will learn how to amass the right tools for world building; how to create convincing worlds that are authentic, logical, and original; and how to effectively blend the sub-genres of speculative fiction to create more exotic stories. …..
Women of Action: the new wave of crime and thriller fiction – Friday 5 August 6-7pm, Brisbane Square Library
Join authors Marianne Delacourt and L.A. Larkin in conversation with Amanda Bacchi about creating dynamic female central characters in crime and thriller fiction. In a genre that often depicts women as victims or side-kicks, these authors are turning the tables. How do their lead characters' lives reflect those of the authors? This event is ideal for crime fiction and thriller lovers, aspiring writers, and anyone who will enjoy an evening with two highly entertaining authors.
|Friday 5 August 2016
|Brisbane Square Library, 266 George St, Brisbane QLD4000
|Free – bookings essential
|Bookings essential. Contact Brisbane Square Library at (07) 3403 4166
Saturday October 8 @ 9.30am–3.30pm
Rockhampton Library, 230 Bolsover Street, South Rockhampton
QWC Members $65
QWC Member Concessions $59
Full Price $110
Concession $99
Panels on Saturday and Sunday of each convention.
Comprising of two dozen twisted tales, ranging from emotionally haunting pieces such as Martin Livings' Boxing Day (a story that examines one Australian household's traditional form of ensuring the hierarchy) to the purely creepy Carlington Black's The Urge, where changes in the atmosphere start changing people, either physically, mentally, or both, At The Edge has something for every lover of the dark and macabre.
Every author in this collection has their own voice, their own story to tell, their own fright or ghast to let loose upon the reader. Some such as Jodi Cleghorn's The Leaves No Longer Fall and AC Buchanan's And Still The Forests Grow Though We Are Gone predict environmental catastrophes that we may already be facing, making these stories much harder to bear.
Others simply hold up a mirror, demonstrating that the things in our own heads are the things we should fear the most. The most eloquent of these is Joanne Anderton's Labyrinth inspired tale of goblins and misplaced wishes, Street Furniture, and AJ Ponder's corrupted story of the demons that hide within the stories we read, BlightSight.
At The Edge is an anthology that is best read in a well lit room, preferably during the day when sleep is far off. Each author has their own way of worming into your subconscious, nesting behind your eyes, and not letting you forget that while the things that scare you might not be real, that doesn't mean they should be ignored.
At The Edge
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TPP have re-packaged and re-edited the entire series. SHARP SHOOTER has had some tweaking done to it, and brand new material will be inserted into book two, SHARP TURN.
As part of the re-packaging, Cathy Larsen has designed an absolutely kick ass cover. I particularly love the colours, which are reminiscent of a blue sky and ochre dirt of the Australian landscape.
Cathy, as some of you know, has been designing for Penguin for many years, including being the cover artist for Isobelle's Obernewtyn series.
The Tara Sharp site will have some re-design work done to it also, to fall in line with the new look. Currently, it features some designs we had originally planned to use, and changed our minds about. They were great, but we feel the new ones represent the look we want.
This is the first time the books have been released internationally (outside Australia and New Zealand), so please help us spread the word by writing an Amazon review, or simply recommending them to a friend. We hope the rest of the world has as much fun hanging out with this Aussie girl as we do.
Thanks for you patience, and welcome to new era of Tara's life!
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January 22, 2011
2010 National Book Critics Circle Award Finalists Announced 5
by C. Max Magee
The fiction list includes four books that have gotten quite a lot of attention over the last year
November 18, 2010
2010 National Book Award Winners Announced 2
by Edan Lepucki
The 2010 National Book Awards were announced this evening. In fiction, Jaimy Gordon won for The Lord of Misrule; in nonfiction, Patti Smith won for Just Kids; in poetry, Terrance Hayes won for Lighthead; and for young people's literature, Kathryn Erskine won for Mockingbird.
November 15, 2010
Digging into the 2011 IMPAC Longlist 4
by C. Max Magee
Because of the IMPAC award's global reach and egalitarian process, it's always interesting to dig deeper into the longlist.
October 13, 2010
2010 National Book Award Finalists Announced 1
by C. Max Magee
Four women and one man – a pair of international names, a 20 under 40'er and a pair of lesser known names – make up the fiction finalists.
October 12, 2010
Booker Shocker: Finkler Takes the Prize 1
by C. Max Magee
The surprising winner of the 2010 Booker Prize is Howard Jacobson's The Finkler Question
October 7, 2010
The Nobel Prize in Literature Goes to Mario Vargas Llosa 3
by C. Max Magee
Surprising the oddsmakers, the 2010 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature is the Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa.
October 6, 2010
They Could Have Been Contenders: Hot Tips on Latin America's Nobel Candidates 2
by Jesse Tangen-Mills
Among the contenders are some six Hispanophone writers, with the favorite of the bunch running at 25/1 odds. Still, everyone loves an upset, and with that in mind, we've handicapped the group ahead of the big day.
September 28, 2010
2010's Literary Geniuses 1
by C. Max Magee
The MacArthur grant awards $500,000, "no strings attached" to "talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction."
September 7, 2010
Booker Shortlist Has Big Names But No Mitchell 2
by C. Max Magee
The Booker field narrows, offering a mix of established names and relative unknowns.
July 27, 2010
The Booker's Dozen: The 2010 Booker Longlist 10
by C. Max Magee
With the unveiling of the Booker Prize longlist, the 2010 literary Prize season is officially underway. As is typically the case, the list offers a mix of exciting new names, relative unknowns and beloved favorites. Notable names include David Mitchell and Tom McCarthy.

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Howard is chairman
and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, LP, one of the world's leading financial services
firms and investment banks, with more than 7,000 institutional clients around
the world. Howard joined Cantor Fitzgerald in 1983, the same year he graduated
from Haverford. He is also chairman and CEO of BGC Partners, Inc., a leading
global brokerage company.
Following the 9/11 attacks on the
World Trade Center, which claimed the lives of 658 Cantor and 61 Euro Brokers
employees based in New York, Howard guided the rebuilding of the firm. This has
included providing over $180 million to help the families of employees who
perished and, through the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, donating more than
$292 million to hundreds of charitable causes worldwide as well as relief efforts
for Hurricane Sandy and the tornado in Moore, OK.
Howard served on the College's Board
of Managers for 21 years, including as vice-chair and chair. He has endowed
five student scholarships and funded or led the efforts to fund the Cantor
Fitzgerald Art Gallery; the Douglas B. Gardner
'83 Integrated Athletic
Center, named for his close friend; and the Gary Lutnick Tennis & Track
Center, named for his brother. In celebration of the public launch of Lives That Speak: The Campaign for
Haverford in 2014, Howard
pledged $25 million—the largest individual gift in the College's history—to
transform the library into a space for 21st century learning, research, and
Howard serves on the board of the
Zachary and Elizabeth M. Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research at
Rockefeller University, Intrepid Museum Foundation, National September 11 Memorial
& Museum, the Solomon Guggenheim Museum Foundation, and The Partnership for
New York City. He received the Department of the Navy's Distinguished Public
Service Award—the Navy's highest honor to non-military
Hunter has
been a distinguished leader in higher education for several decades and was a
lifelong friend of Greg Kannerstein, for whom this award is named. He was professor
of classics and history at Cornell University (2006–2011), where he also served
as president (1995–2003). Previously he served as professor of classics and
vice president for Academic Affairs at the University of Colorado and as
president of the University of Iowa (1988–1995). Since 2011 Hunter has been the
president of the Association of American Universities.
Among his
academic accomplishments, Hunter has published two books and numerous articles
on Greek history and historiography. Of particular interest to him are the
literary and rhetorical aspects of the work of Thucydides. A member of the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he serves on the board of trustees of
the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Hunter holds a Ph.D. in classics
from Princeton University.
completed 12 years as a member of Haverford's Board of Managers in 2012. He was
co-chair of the Lives That
Speak campaign, on the Alumni
Association Executive Committee, and a member of the Scholarship Steering
Committee during the Educating
to Lead, Educating to Serve campaign.
In 2011, he established The Hunter R. Rawlings III Family Scholarship Fund. He
continues to advise the board and College leadership in times of need. Hunter's
stepdaughter, Ashley P. Slade, graduated from Haverford in 1993.
Douglas first
engaged with the history of Africa at Haverford and began his Ph.D. research on
the history of southern (later South) Sudan at UCLA, shortly after the end of
Sudan's first civil war in 1972. The renewal of civil war in the 1980s launched
twenty-two years during which he divided his time between academia, as a
publisher of African studies, and forays into politically complex and sometimes
dangerous territories.
He put his pre-war experience in
southern Sudan to use in wartime relief operations, working with various
international agencies in non-government-held areas. His book The Root Causes of Sudan's Civil
Wars (2003) analyzes the
historic and structural causes of country's recurring cycles of conflict. A
resource person at the Sudan peace talks in 2003, he was appointed after a
peace agreement in 2005 to the Abyei Boundaries Commission, to investigate a disputed
territory along the border between Sudan and South Sudan.
Douglas continues to work with both
governmental and non-governmental organizations involved in South Sudan's
post-war reconstruction, particularly with vocational training and the revival
of a national archive. Since the outbreak of civil war in South Sudan in 2013
he has contributed to internal debates about peace-building and governance. In
2014 the South Sudanese community in Canada invited Douglas to give the
Bertrand Russell Peace Lecture at MacMaster University.
Juan is one of the nation's leading political writers, television personalities,
and public intellectuals. A political analyst for Fox Television, he is also
host of The Five, a
popular daily news program, and a regular panelist on Fox News Sunday. He
was formerly an award-winning Washington
Post columnist, White House
correspondent, NPR senior news correspondent, and the host of NPR's national
talk show Talk of the Nation.
His seven
books include the newly published We
the People: The Modern-Day Figures Who Have Reshaped and Affirmed the Founding
Fathers' Vision of America (2016).
Williams is also the author of Thurgood
Marshall: American Revolutionary (1998)—a New York Times notable book of the year—and the
best-seller Eyes on the Prize:
America's Civil Rights Years (1987),
which is now part of the standard history curriculum in many colleges and
universities. His book Enough:
The Phony Leaders, Dead-End Movements, and Culture of Failure That Are
Undermining Black America—and What We Can Do About It (2007) ignited debate with a bold
analysis of black leadership and the need to return to the values of the Civil
Rights Movement. PBS has collaborated with him on several documentary series.
interviewed the last five U.S. presidents, Juan is in constant contact with
American political leaders in Congress and with the Supreme Court. He has won
numerous journalism awards for his writing and investigative reporting as well
as an Emmy Award for TV documentary writing. Juan has appeared on programs
ranging from Meet the Press to Oprah,
co-hosted Crossfire, and
has hosted America's Black
Forum for a decade. He has
also written for The New
Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, GQ, theNew Republic, and Ebony. His son, Raphael (Raffi)
Williams is a member of the Haverford Class of 2011.
Since her
time at Haverford, Jenny has worked to address health and human rights issues,
both domestically and abroad. This work began in Philadelphia, at the Center
for Hunger-Free Communities at Drexel University School of Public Health.
Through a fellowship from the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship's Haverford
House, she helped to launch Witnesses to Hunger, a research and advocacy
program (featured in the 2012 documentary film A Place at the Table). While
serving as manager of the program, she completed her M.P.H. at Drexel.
In 2013, Jenny moved to rural
Liberia to work with Last Mile Health. Founded by survivors of the Liberian
civil war, the organization strives to save lives in remote villages, including
guiding a response to the unprecedented Ebola epidemic in 2014. As director of
program implementation, she now oversees on-the-ground operations, supporting
more than 250 community health workers in delivering primary health services to
50,000 Liberians in remote villages.
An anthropology major at Haverford,
Jenny concentrated in peace and conflict studies. She was a member of the
women's Ultimate Frisbee team, the Sneetches, and has played ever since,
including in her current home of Liberia.
Gary is
professor of pediatrics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson
University (TJU) in Philadelphia. He has practiced primary care and hospital
pediatrics at TJU since 1979, as student, resident, attending physician, and
teacher. He has served on the staff of several other area hospitals, including
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
Gary authored
the textbook Field Guide to
the Normal Newborn as well as
many academic papers especially on asthma, jaundice, and immunizations. He also
writes a blog on pediatrics for Philly.com. Past president of the
Philadelphia Pediatric Association, he is certified by the American Board of
Pediatrics, served on the board of the American Academy of Pediatrics,
Pennsylvania branch, and is active in the Academic Pediatric Association.
At Haverford,
Gary was active in sports, ran student elections, and served as a student
manager of College Theater for over 20 productions. He took his first
Haverford/Bryn Mawr extern in 1978 at TJU and has since mentored more than 100
Bi-Co students. Most of his research assistants have been Bi-Co alumni, who
have since gone on to medical school and careers in science. Once Haverford
turned coed, he proposed the addition of childcare to support family attendance
at Alumni Weekend, which has since been instituted as HaverCamp. His daughter
Ariel Lichtenstein '04 also attended the College.
A philosophy
major at Haverford, Joseph also studied German, Russian, Greek, mathematics,
and physics. Although not a Quaker himself, he was highly influenced by his
experience at Haverford as well as Friends Select School in Philadelphia. He
has fond recollections of the philosophy department and faculty members such as
Bill Davidon, Louis Green, and Joe Russo. After considering graduate school in
philosophy, he attended New York University Law School and has spent more than
30 years as a tax and executive compensation lawyer. Joseph also serves as an
adjunct law professor at Villanova University Law School.
Joseph has
served on the board of Friends Select, including as chair, and is currently
clerk of the school's development committee. A former member and chair of
Haverford's Annual Fund Executive Committee, he now helps coordinate
fundraising and reunion events for his class. He received the College's William
Sheppard Award for Service in Alumni Activities as well as the Meritorious
Service Award from Friends Select. He has also held leadership positions with
Philabundance, Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, and
bar groups.
Joseph and
his wife, Lara (a neurologist at Dartmouth College), now live in Vermont, where
he is an admissions representative for Haverford. He is currently finishing an
M.A. in English at Rutgers–Camden, with a focus on Wallace Stevens.
Josh is
currently a private investor and consultant on alternative investments. He
spent over 13 years at New York–based hedge fund Taconic Capital Advisors, LP,
where he was a partner, portfolio manager, and co-head of credit. He began his
investing career at J. P. Morgan where he was a trader on the risk arbitrage
desk. An economics major at Haverford, Josh earned an M.B.A. from The Wharton
School at the University of Pennsylvania in 2001.
Josh has supported Haverford's
mission and been active with College alumni in a number of ways, including in
the area of career development. At programs such as the Wall Street Summit he
interacted with current students, critiquing resumes, helping to hone interview
skills, and providing insight on how to market a liberal arts degree. He
currently serves as a member of the College's Investment Committee for the
endowment and as co-chair of the Lives
That Speak campaign.
Martin is a
self-employed author, consultant, and speaker, with 50 years of professional
experience and volunteer service in the nonprofit sector. While completing an
M.Div. at Union Theological Seminary, Martin worked as a newspaper reporter for
the Youngstown Vindicator in Ohio. After four years as a program
officer of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation in Princeton, NJ,
he become vice president for development at Clark College (now Clark Atlanta
University) and was subsequently director of development for the Atlanta
University Center.
In 1979
Martin formed his own consulting firm, providing fundraising, strategic
planning, and organizational development services to hundreds of nonprofits. He
served as president of the Southeastern Council of Foundations (an organization
of grant makers in 11 states) until 2008 as well as on the boards of numerous
Upon his
retirement, the Southeastern Council published Thinking About Things, a
collection of his newsletter columns over 11 years. Martin self-published Notes from a Non-Profitable Life and co-authored The Sacred Call, a biography of
civil rights attorney Donald L. Hollowell. He is currently working on The Promise, a history of
foundation activity in the South. Martin has been president of the Class of
1961 since graduation. In 1976 he received the Haverford Award for Service to
Julie is
managing director and market trust executive for U.S. Trust, Bank of America
Private Wealth Management. With extensive knowledge of trust design and
administration, she works directly with individuals, families, institutions,
and foundations to develop and oversee investment and trust relationships.
Julie previously worked in the New York office of Fiduciary Trust Company
International as trust counsel and in business development. She also practiced
law in both New York and Connecticut.
She holds an M.P.A. from Columbia
University's School of International and Public Affairs and a J.D. from Fordham
Law School. A former board member of the Estate Planning Council of New York
City, Inc., she is a member of the New York Bar Association, Section on Trusts
and Estates, and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. Julie is
also president-elect of the Connecticut Chapter of the Fordham Law Association.
In 2015 she joined the Multicultural Alumni Action Group (MAAG) as an advisory
board member and currently serves on the MAAG Mentorship Initiative
Julie's volunteer activities for the
College have been extensive, including serving her class as an annual giving
volunteer since 1991 and on the Reunion Committee for five reunions. She has
supported career development as well as Institutional Advancement in several
capacities. She was the New York regional chair throughout the 1990s, and her
roles on the Alumni Association Executive Committee (AAEC) have spanned from
student member to president.
After earning
a J.D. from Duke University Law School, Adam joined the New York City office of
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP as an associate in the firm's corporate
practice, specializing in mergers and acquisitions. He subsequently took an
in-house role at Globe Specialty Metals, one of the world's largest producers
of silicon and silicon-based alloys. At Globe, Adam led the creation of a joint
venture with a local mining company in Nigeria, one of the first investments by
a U.S. company in that country's mineral mining industry after the adoption of
new regulations.
Adam is now
associate general counsel for Celanese Corporation, a Fortune 500 chemical and
specialty materials company in Dallas. He acts as North American division
counsel for the company's $4 billion acetyl chemicals business. He is also its
chief attorney for mergers and acquisitions and recently closed an $800 million
joint venture to construct the largest methanol plant in the United States.
Recently, the company designated Adam as chief competition law counsel, to
ensure the company's compliance with increasingly complex international laws.
Since 2011, Adam has served as an alumni volunteer, interviewing
prospective Fords in North Texas. While at Haverford, Adam co-hosted The Lerner and Lowe End Theory,
a radio show devoted to show tunes and hip-hop—15 years too early, given the
popularity of the musical Hamilton.
joined the College in 1981, directing the Women's Center (which opened the
following year) and the community service program, Eighth Dimension. She
empowered students to engage in a range of service projects and supported the
College's transformation into a fully coeducational institution, with a network
of resources that has become a national model. She also served as one of the
College's Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Officers.
A native of Ardmore, Marilou has
fostered a relationship with Haverford since the 1960s, when she began working
with Serendipity Day Camp, which her brother co-founded. An active Girl Scout
leader, she was devoted to providing single-parent families with an affordable
summer camp for their children. She played a significant role when the camp
reopened in 1984.
Marilou earned a bachelor's degree
and a master's in administration leadership from Antioch College and later a
master's in law and social policy from the Bryn Mawr School of Social Work.
Haverford awarded her an honorary doctorate in 2000, and she received the
National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) Founders Award in 2013. She retired
from the College in August 2015.
David has spent 45 years devoted to Quaker education. In 2011 he retired after 23 years as headmaster of Friends' Central School in Wynnewood, PA. Prior to that he spent a total of 22 years at Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia, initially as teacher, coach, and community liaison and later as dean of students, upper school principal, and dean of faculty. David earned a master's in ancient history from the University of Pennsylvania in 1971.
His involvement with Haverford athletics extended well beyond playing varsity soccer, basketball, and baseball. In 1968 the College invited him to coach the junior varsity soccer team and then the varsity squad, which he did for seven years while teaching and serving as co-principal at Germantown Friends. He has also served on the College's Athletic Advisory Committee.
Long dedicated to the integration of academics and athletics, David has extensive experience with camps and other programs serving community children. He founded a basketball and reading/math clinic at Germantown Friends and a similar program at Friends' Central. He also worked at Haverford's Serendipity Day Camp, Swarthmore Upward Bound, and the Germantown Boys and Girls Club, where he served as a board member. He is currently on an advisory board seeking to build a youth basketball center in North Philadelphia that features a strong academic component. His son, David Felsen Jr. '92, is also a Haverford graduate.
Each year, the Haverford Alumni Association recognizes outstanding alumni who have provided sustained support to the College in a variety of areas. These awards are presented at a special convocation during Alumni Weekend.
Our volunteers give back to the College so much during the year—the Alumni Awards are just one of the ways in which we publicly acknowledge our alumni for all they do for us.
For more information about Haverford's Alumni Awards program, please email Sandra Johnson or call 610-896-1143.
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Why Antiques are Essential to Design Today, and How the Industry is Meeting Digital-Age Demand
Think antiques are intimidating? Think again. Access to antiques—and trusted dealers around the world—has never been easier, thanks to a world where connections are made instantly through social media, a testament to the power of visual marketing. In truth, there's never been a better time to be in (or shop) the antiques industry, with quality items and indispensable knowledge available at the swipe of a smartphone. Antiques (and authenticity) are more desirable than ever.
I was delighted to take part in a panel Why Antiques are Essential to Design Today, and How the Industry is Meeting Digital-Age Demand in Atlanta along with Beth Webb, Atlanta-based interior designer and Ben Cochrane, Caroline Faison Antique which was Moderated by Elizabeth Ralls, Editor in Chief of Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles magazine. We discussed how the antique market has changed, why antiques are essential to design projects across a wide range of ages and aesthetics, and how to thoughtfully integrate the quality and history of such time-honed treasures into well-edited, elegant, yet unpretentious interiors. This panel was held at AmericasMart – which opened a fabulous new Antiques floor in Building 1 Floor 2 with 90 dealers .
Antiques Are Essential to Design Today
The design industry seems to be experiencing a pendulum swing, in which many clients are at last moving away from the sameness of big-box retailers, and understanding the value of, even the story behind, independent artisans, and the small businesses who employ them. Antiques are now for everyone! Snobbery is being stripped away from the antiques scene – it's no longer about pretentiously sticking to one period or echelon, but rather about mixing and matching and finding value in merely that which delights your eye. Antiques as a category is also being redefined. Vintage is as a relevant in today's market as Period Pieces. And when you think antiques it's not just about furniture – enter vintage scarves, belts, shoes, handbags, in addition to barware, art de la table, art for the walls, sculpture and statuary, and traditional furniture such as a chest of drawers, settees, tables and chairs.
I believe from a trend perspective antiques are on the upswing – young buyers value one thing more than anything else. They want to be unique – to be perceived as an individual – and one-of-a-kind finds whether for your interior or simply for wearing as vintage fashion are hot right now.
Provenance v Aesthetics
One of the questions moderator Elizabeth Rails had interior designer Beth Webb and I delve into was the question how important is provenance vs. aesthetics to our clients. Much hype has been made about the generational/cultural shift happening in the antiques and collectibles market in which Millennials have little interest in family heirlooms being passed along by their baby boomer parents – but I had say – I disagree!
I think Millennials are interested in antiques – just not interested in the way their parents and grandparents generations were!
What I find with my clients is that they simply want us to Be Real. Be Authentic. Be Honest. Be Fair. Be Generous with information. Young buyers are savvy buyers. They google to compare prices, they know how to look up authenticity, they know when they are being ripped off and they know when they're being taken advantage of. They're also NOT afraid to buy. And key point here… in answer to Elizabeth's question was that I don't always find that American buyers care about the authenticity of a piece. If the price is right, and the look is what they're going for age doesn't matter. Whereas 20 years ago buyers were obsessed with question "is this a period piece or an in the style of" piece" today young buyers are happy with finding something funky and fun that gives the look they're after and could care less about museum quality pieces. An "in the style" piece from the 1950's attracts young buyers the same as that period piece it was styled after from 1850!
Antiques Have Never Been More Accessible
1stdibs.com revolutionized the way that antiques were bought and sold, eliminating the pain points of e-commerce for small businesses around the world. Today there are half a dozen other online marketplaces that have allowed collectors to shop inventory and connect with dealers from around the world, Some would argue that antiques have never been more accessible.
All said, we decided the future of antiques is bright… so bright we gotta wear shades!
Toma Clark Haines, The Antiques Diva®
PS Enjoy a few pics from special PR Tours I lead of AmericasMart during Atlanta Market!
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I'm so excited to announce that I will be leading an online course for MyAntiqueSchool! #WatchThisSpace
MyAntiqueSchool is a fabulous resource for antique lovers whether you are new to the antique world or a connoisseur. It is quickly becoming the go-to place to learn from the world's antiques experts and discuss topics with other antiques enthusiasts from around the globe.
MyAntiqueSchool has filled a need in the antiques world by bringing together experts on almost every niche antiques and collectibles subject. Launched earlier in 2016 through MyOnlineSchool LTD, MyAntiqueSchool has rapidly become the first online antiques school with a broad range of classes which are taught by an array of acclaimed authors, broadcasters, and dealers from around the world.
CEO and Founder Elspeth Briscoe says,
"MyAntiqueSchool solves an important problem for globally disparate enthusiasts in fragmented industries like antiques (ie there are millions of us foraging for information from a relatively few experts – but we are widely scattered!). The antiques and collectibles industry has literally millions of people passionate about niche topics, but who can't easily get access to experts nor unite with one another in a single sharing community. We are giving enthusiasts a thriving place to connect, wherever they are in the world. A place where not only can they share questions and answers on a peer to peer basis, but also connect with world-class experts who they'd never normally meet. I've always been passionate that the internet could be used more effectively to unite people who are driven by a shared interest or cause. MyAntiqueSchool is the perfect place for these niche communities to aggregate, as we have the best experts in the world, a unique classroom, and now an area where everyone can share questions and answers. We even have a virtual antiques shop café so please do pop by and have a chat!"
What's most exciting is that the students are as diverse as the teachers. Hailing from 55 different countries, students enrolled in the online courses have an opportunity to share with each other on the online forums and discover what's happening in other parts of the world regarding the antiques industry.
Our friend, acclaimed author Judith Miller says,
"I'm excited about the initiative and believe that MyAntiqueSchool will give enthusiasts from around the world first class education at their fingertips. There is so much rich information and craftsmanship out there within our expert community that risks being lost if we don't find new and innovative ways of reaching out. MyAntiqueSchool is the logical step to ensure that the world's true experts can pass on their incredible knowledge to the next generation of enthusiasts worldwide."
Expert tutors (in addition to moi) include:
Judith Miller – author of more than 100 books on antiques and interiors, including the highly acclaimed Millers Guides. Judith is a regular on the UK Antiques Roadshow, which is one of the BBC's flagship programmes. Judith teaches 'An Introduction to Antiques' and 'Art Deco'.
Expert dealer, broadcaster and author, Mark Hill shares his wealth of knowledge on Mid-Century Modern Design, with a very popular course.
Leading art and antiques specialist Marc Allum gives a fascinating insight on how to build a varied and interesting arts and antiques portfolio with his course 'An Insider's Guide to Building a Well-Balanced Art & Antiques Portfolio', and with a complimentary course teaches both professional interior designers and enthusiasts how to combine the classic with the modern to create truly original interiors on 'Buying Art & Antiques' for Interior Design.
David Rago, one of the leading experts from the US Antiques Roadshow gives a rare insight into the Arts & Crafts Movement in the US, and based on his many years of experience teaches students how to spot good arts and crafts items for collection or for resale.
David Rago, Antiques Roadshow and new expert MyAntiqueSchool tutor says,
"I'm looking forward to being part of this global initiative and meeting my first students from around the world. My first course with MyAntiqueSchool is now bookable and is on Arts and Crafts for the US market, which for me has become a lifetime's passion as well as work. I'm looking forward to sharing my knowledge with my students and plan to go on and develop more courses with my team of experts."
Other courses include Fine Jewellery, taught by leading gemologist Joanna Hardy, How to Value Fine Art, Understand Ceramics, Buying at Auction, English Silver.
And last but certainly not least, me, Toma Clark Haines, The Antiques Diva! We are currently working on a TOP SECRET TOPIC that Will BE REVEALED SOON!!!!! Hint… It may involve filming the course in South East Asia!
Toma Clark Haines, The Antiques Diva®
NESA Virtual Summit: Antique French Furniture – Louis 14th, 15th and 16th
Antique French Furniture – Louis 14th, 15th and 16th
Toma Clark Haines, The Antiques Diva, will speak at the 2016 NESA virtual conference on Antique French Furniture – Louis 14th, 15th and 16th
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On September 19 – 28, NESA will present a Virtual Summit to the Estate Sales Industry. Topics will include Art, Jewelry, Antiques, Collectibles, Insurance, and The Law.
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Entrepreneur Series – Creating Awareness of a Niche Brand
As my niche brand has grown I'm being asked more and more to speak around the world at furniture fairs and interior design centers giving advice to other entrepreneurs on running and operating their niche businesses. One of the most frequent things I am asked to talk about is how I started my business. But perhaps just as frequently as telling my story of how I went from being a 1 woman firm to becoming CEO of Europe's largest antiques touring company, I'm asked to explain what my job even is! This was perhaps the biggest challenge my business has faced since its inception—a lack of awareness that the service we offer even exists!
People have heard of tours and they've heard of antiques… But what are Antiques Buying Tours?
Educate Your Clients
My first job as an entrepreneur is to educate my clients – what I do, how I do it, what benefit my service gives them, and why they would want to use my service rather than attempting to do it themselves!
You're already reading my blog so perhaps you've figured this out:
we take clients shopping on one-on-one customized antique buying tours to help both private clients as well as trade professionals shop for antiques overseas in 8 countries.
Our client tells us what they want and we make a personalized plan for getting them to the most number of potential purchases in the shortest period of time.
- We save our clients time and money.
- We translate.
- We negotiate.
- And most importantly, we have relationships.
I've said for years that "Antiquing in Europe" is a secret society and if you're introduced properly by the right names in the industry you'll receive better service, better prices and more access to even better inventory. When you walk into a dealer's store (or their private home or warehouse) on the arm of your Antiques Diva Guide you're not just walking in with your buying power – but the buying power of all our clients!
Communicate What Makes Your Service Valuable
More to the point… when a new antiques dealer opens shop in Europe we're usually the first to hear about them… which means while you might be able to use Google to find some of the dealers we visit on our antique buying tours… there's no way you would find all of them! Our database is always growing and we're always one step ahead of the game. Because we know the dealers personally we're not only able to get you better prices – but we're often able to get after-hours appointments. On more than one occasion I've even been given the keys to antiques warehouse whose owner was away on holiday, and go in and poke around without the vendor! And we're operating a turn key business here – once the buying is done at The Antiques Diva & Co we either liaise our clients with a 3rd party shipper or work with our own in-house shipping firm to help clients get their purchases home sweet home across the pond.
Educating Your Client
Getting the message out about what we do is as important as doing it – because if people don't know what we do they won't know to come to us to do it. In this month's Entrepreneur Blog as part of our continuing series I want to talk about the importance of educating your client. As an entrepreneur in any niche market, educating the public and potential clients on what you do and how you do it not only adds value to your business but it is imperative for the success of your small business.
Ask For Help
Once people understand your services or product, it's important that they are able to find your website so they can contact you! That's where SEO (search engine optimization) comes in. For me, SEO feels like a foreign language. I am not a tech person… Heck, I work in antiques… I like old things and I still write my To Do List on sheets of paper! I'm an old fashioned girl living in a technology-driven world. So what's my first rule of business? Ask for help. Set aside your pride and ask someone who knows more than you to help you with what you need. They can implement an entire SEO strategy for you – or they can simply write a plan that you follow yourself.
From the very beginning my blog has been essential in getting readers aware about our services. My business started as a blog and readers began emailing asking for a service and a business was born. More often that not clients find us not by googling Antique Buying Tours – but rather by googling one of their questions about their upcoming European buying trip they are desperately attempting to coordinate themselves. They stumble upon our website while searching for answers to their questions about shopping abroad and voila, we've got a new client!
Be Generous With Information
Whether on my blog or when I speak on where to go antiquing in Europe – I give away ALOT of INFORMATION. I tell people HOW they can do it themselves!! People often ask me why I share so much free information about antiquing abroad – where to go and what to do. The answer is simple. By sharing information, I am able to get more clients. It establishes me as an expert, thus giving potential clients more trust in the benefits of working with my company, and okay…let's face it, I genuinely like helping people, so it's my pleasure to share information. That's why I got into this industry! At The Antiques Diva & Co we are INCLUSIVE. We are having a fabulous time shopping in Europe and we want you to come along with us and enjoy not only the fun but also the unprecedented access to the best antiques Europe has to offer.
PR has been imperative in educating the industry not only on what services we offer, but also what the advantages are of buying overseas. Just one example of those advantages is the fact that antiques purchased in Europe can get a markup of 3 to 5 times cost when sold in the USA. We also take the intimidation out of buying antiques overseas by taking clients by the hand to our vast list of sources.
People are often afraid of buying overseas… what if I get ripped off? What if a vendor tries to sell me a fake. While I can't guarantee we won't be fooled… I can guarantee that if we experience a vendor OUTRIGHT LYING to our clients… We don't return to that vendor and that vendor doesn't just lose 1 client… but potentially 100's. All of these things make our services valuable! Being able to communicate that succinctly is so important, especially when your business is just getting off the ground. Think about what core benefits your company offers – write them out – ask clients for their opinion on what benefit you offer them – and then USE that information to craft your company message.
Just Do It
For a niche industry like this, you've got to know how to get started. I've said it before and I'll say it again – The best way to get started is to JUST DO IT! Don't hesitate, don't let fear of not knowing enough stop you – jump into the deep end and start swimming. You may need a flotation device at first… but you have to really do your job before you realize how little you actually know about it! You learn by trial and error. For me, the most important thing I do is build my little black book of contacts on both sides of the pond. I have to simultaneously keep building my potential client list as well as my vendor list. At The Antiques Diva & Co we don't sell antiques – we sell relationships. We introduce buyers to sellers, bridging the international gap. If we were a dating service – we'd be matchmakers, madame's of the antiques industry.
The most important asset we offer cannot be bought – you need relationships in order to be successful in this industry and many niche industries.
Get out there, make yourself known, go to the places where the people in your industry gather, meet potential vendors, meet potential clients. Network like you mean it. Meanwhile, learn all you can. Be a jack of all trades. In my industry that means I have to dip my manicured hands into antiques, learning the entire process – from how to restore antiques, to appraise antiques, to ship antiques. The more you know about all aspects of your industry the better you'll be. Keep Learning.
Use All Your Past Experiences
I also recommend using all your past experiences when it comes to starting a business in a niche market. What have you done in a previous life that can benefit you now?? The best training I had for working in antiques was working in advertising and marketing in both Boston and Cleveland before moving overseas. I had big name clients such as Dunkin Donuts, Target, McDonalds and Pearl Vision. Doing their marketing was the best education I could have had before starting my own company. From the beginning I employed the same level of brand management and marketing strategies in my own campaigns as I would have with big brand clients. While today The Antiques Diva & Co is a small but international company – working with a team of 21 locally-based guides in 8 countries – as a brand we have a big brand presence within a niche part of the interior design industry. In fact, one of the leaders in my industry, Dwayne Clark, recently was quoted as saying I have one of the best niche businesses in this industry.
Be Flexible
With a very small budget when first starting my company, I invested initially in graphic design. Giving my company a strong recognizable logo was key in building brand awareness. I was then able to employ guerrilla marketing techniques through social media to spread the word about our services, establish our brand presence and personality. When working in promotion marketing and advertising my strength had been in new business development, coming up with multiple ideas for campaigns and solutions to a variety of industry challenges. It trained me to have flexibility in my mind – in my way of thinking – aiding me to react swiftly with clarity of thought to changing dynamics and perhaps most importantly, to see clearly ways in which I can increase and broaden my current business portfolio. It also trained me to recognize when it's time to change. We recently launched a new website which was desperately needed, and you'll see we have a new logo. AD&CO is growing up and it's time for a new look that represents our brand and our audience better. As always you have to be willing to change, to be flexible and roll with the times. As an entrepreneur running a niche brand your job is not to do everything, it's not to know everything… all you have to do is know the right people.
Whatever business you want to start, as an entrepreneur it is important to be able to define your role in the industry, communicate the service or product you offer and why it adds value, and then get the word out there that your company exists! Most often, entrepreneurs are responding to a need they see—something that's missing in the market that people can use. Remember, get in front of the right people, and then give them what they want! When your company is serving them and adding value, it won't be long until others come knocking on your door.
Your CEO in Stilettos,
Toma Clark Haines, The Antiques Diva®
High Point Market: Panel – Global Sourcing
The role of High Point Market When It Comes to Global Sourcing
Panel Discussion
Toma Clark Haines, The Antiques Diva, discusses global sourcing and the role of High Point Market and it's exhibitors, whether it's manufacturers and showrooms seeking inspiration or antiques dealers buying around the world to bring to Market, we often hear the motto "High Point to the World" but the World also comes to High Point, with Kim Faison of Kim Faison Antiques, Cecil Adams of Currey & Co and Randal Weeks of Aidan Gray.
Moderator: Toma Clark Haines, The Antiques Diva
Panel Experts: Kim Faison of Kim Faison Antiques
Cecil Adams, Creative Director of Currey & Co
Randal Weeks of Aidan Gray
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The Paris Flea Market – Paul Bert Serpette – Names The Antiques Diva© & Co Exclusive Market Guide
Marché Paul Bert Serpette at the Paris Flea Market – celebrating its 70th anniversary this year – names American-owned company The Antiques Diva© & Co– Europe's largest antiques touring company – as their Exclusive Flea Market Tour Guides as part of their rejuvenation project at the "puce."
"I am thrilled to congratulate Paul Bert Serpette on 70 years as an innovator in the international antiques market. It's a dream come true and honor for my company to be named the exclusive and only tour guide of the Paris Flea Market Paul Bert Serpette" says American expat Toma Clark Haines, CEO and founder of The Antiques Diva & Co. "For years buyers seeking to source antiques abroad at the Paris Flea Market or in anyone of one of our 8 tour countries found buying abroad on their own unattainable. They didn't know where to go, how to negotiate, or how to get their purchases home. I've built a company to help people source antiques abroad doing everything from custom planning antique buying tours to translating, negotiating and even shipping purchases home sweet home across the pond! Perhaps our most popular antique buying tour is our Paris Flea Market tour and the jewel in the crown of the puce is Marché Paul Bert Serpette."
Marché Paul Bert Serpette is the flagship entity of the Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen. Globally renowned, the Paris Flea Market is the single largest antiques market in the world attracting nearly 5,000 visitors every weekend. The Marché has become a destination for collectors and dealers from around the world, including celebrity collectors, for its vast array of furniture, silver, design, vintage clothing and antiquity from every era. Traffic at the famous Marché aux Puces has increased in part through use of antiques buying guides such as The Antiques Diva© & Co. Toma Clark Haines has been shopping the Paris Flea Market for over twenty years and has watched the Marché evolve from when she first visited the market until today when The Antiques Diva & Co has become the largest antiques touring company in Europe working with a team of 21 locally based antiques buying tour guides.
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"We could not be more delighted and enthused by the work of The Antiques Diva© & Co which brings an influential international clientele to the market. Their passion and energy each time they visit us at Marché Paul Bert Serpette invigorates buyers as well as our vendors," says Marion DuFranc, the Market Director. "It's all about relationships. It's a symbiotic dance – The Antiques Diva & Co gives our clients insider access and we supply clients with quality unparalleled inventory."
"The Marché's climate has changed significantly since I began shopping the market nearly 20 years ago." says Clark Haines. "The increasing trend of mixing modern with antiques as well as eclecticism in décor means that today there is not only a greater variety of objects to sift through, but a greater enthusiasm among a new generation of collectors, dealers, designers and everyday tourists alike. The market encompasses an area of over 7 square miles – navigating the puce can be an overwhelming experience. At The Antiques Diva© & Co our team of local flea market guides know the market like the back of their hand. Our job is to help clients find the exact area of the market that has what they are looking for – maximizing their time, translating, negotiating and liaising with an international shipper to simplify the process of buying abroad. We save our clients time and money by custom planning their visit to the Paris Flea Market, and helping negotiate their purchases."
Marché Paul Bert Serpette changed hands in 2014 when the Duke of Westminster sold the recently renovated market to Jean-Cyrille Boutmy, CEO and founder of Studyrama. Since Boutmy's takeover, the Marché has modernized and rebranded with added services and accessibility, as well as enhanced marketing and communication initiatives. The educational component has also been a focus, drawing younger collectors to St-Ouen.
Antique Matchmakers
Clark Haines jokes, "We are in essence 'Antique Matchmakers' – bring together the love of antiques and commerce." Marion DuFranc concludes, "With a long history of attracting collectors to this chaotic jungle in the north of Paris, the Marché Paul Bert Serpette is excited to have Haines on board. Our successful growth is contingent on having experts like The Antiques Diva in our midst as our exclusive guide. We're excited for this relationship and our future together, particularly this year as we celebrate the 70th year of the market!"
Toma Clark Haines is The Antiques Diva® – Chief Executive Diva of The Antiques Diva® & Co, Europe's Largest Antiques Touring Company. When this tastemaker is not on a buying tour, Toma is also a freelance travel and design writer, an international public speaker, an interior decorator and social media guru. She is a champagne connoisseur, a vintage Chanel addict and her hobbies include driving fast cars and gourmet cooking. Traveling extensively for work, she divides her time between her home in Berlin, Germany and traveling in each of her company's tour countries. Follow her antiquing abroad travels on Facebook at The Antiques Diva® & Co or on Twitter @TheAntiquesDiva. Her blog The Antiques Diva was recently voted Top 100 Interior Design blogs by Modenus.
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Fashion Shopping in Florence
Dear Diva Readers,
When a client who is a fashion designer in India booked an Italian Vintage Fashion Tour he asked our advice on some extra things – post tour – to do while traveling in Florence. Naturally my locally-based Diva Guide Susan had a plethora of fashion shopping tips in Florence for both a designer seeking inspiration as well as for mere shopping mortals simply wanting to drop some dough!
Take a step back in Fashion History by visiting some of Florence's famous fashion museums! The Gucci Museum is worth a visit as well as the Ferragamo Museum. For something different visit the costume gallery in the Palazzo Pitti which houses fashion from the 17th to 20th century. The Palazzo itself is beautiful immersed in the Boboli gardens on the Oltrarno which is the south side (or "other side") of the river.
Naturally you''ll want to stroll along Via Tornibuona as this is where the well-known fashion designers such as Prada, Loro Piano, Pucci, and Cavalli have their shops. And if you're a bargain hunter like I am, plan a trip to the Designer Outlet Mall in Val di Chiana. Your hotel in Florence could organize transport – it's only 40 minutes outside of Florence and for serious shoppers it's worth the trip! Note to readers – it's where I've personally bought a slew of my Italian purchases over the years from a fantastic pair of Tod's for 35 Euro to Gucci sandals for less than 50E… Hmmm, if I keep writing this list of shoe purchases this will be a long, long list! Suffice to say, if you're looking for Italian fashion and a bargain then this is the THE place to go.
For women's fashion you must visit Luisa via Roma, Via Roma 19-21r, in Florence. This is on the same street as Eredi Chiarini at n° 16 which is a fabulous men's fashion store. Playground, Via Don Giovanni Minzoni, 31/A should also be on the must shop list list.
Perhaps my favorite ambiance for shopping in Florence is at the Farmacia Santa Maria Novella. This beautiful old chapel is the original store and it still belongs to the nuns who create these wonderful perfumes, potions and lotions. Nearby is Frasi, a great men's shop in Via Dei Federighi 7/R, above all for ties and accessories.
Leather shops abound all over Florence – watch this space, we're helping a purse designer shop Florence soon so we will have a slew of tips to share with you from that trip – but if you're looking for leather shops it is pretty much guaranteed wherever you are in the city you will find them. It's hard to mention one leather shop above the others.
Nothing says Diva like a fabulous hat… and Borsalino in Via Porta Rossa at 40 r has a sensational selection. Another historic desitination is Casa dei Tessuti in Via dei Pecori, 20-22-24r. This shop is very old fashioned from the outside but they have a huge variety of high quality clothing textiles, and custom made suits, shirts, etc. They embody a total respect of the tradition of hand-made goods, and for fashionistas handy with a needle and thread they also offer basic courses on tailoring and costume history.
Paolo Romagnoli is located on the narrow street of via Parione at 54/r, A little tailors shop that makes suits and jackets, pants and skirts, shirts and even belts and ties. Prices range from 120E to infinity.
Last but not least… why yes, we at The Antiques Diva & Co tend to be fashionistas… let's not forget our CORE BUSINESS is Antique and Vintage Shopping Tours so I would be positively remiss if I neglected to mention a few of the designer vintage stores in Florence! Ceri Vintage in via dei Serragli, 26r; just west of the Santo Spirito area is one of my favourite streets for finding antiques and midcentury! Last but not least – consider Pitti Vintage at Borgo Degli Albizi, 72r and Nadine, Lungarno Acciaiuoli 22r must shop destinations for the vintage fashion shopper.
Now before I love you and leave you… I would never leave you hungry. I'm certain if you're like me you have folders bulging with a slew of restaurants marked for your trip to Florence but knowing of a few more places to nosh is always nice when traveling abroad. You can combine fashion and a bite to eat when visiting the department store Mercato Centrale – go to the top floor for a fabulous view and taste of everything Italian. Trattoria ZaZa in the market square outside is also great. La Menagerie http://www.lamenagere.it in via Ginori is perfect for lunch, brunch or supper but does get busy – you may need to call ahead to book a table. On the other side in San Ambrogio is Il Cibreo offers both a bistro and restaurant. South of the Arno are some smaller fun restaurants in the antiques district … Go out and explore… It's really hard to eat badly in Florence. And when the day is done remember there are also a bunch of roof bars to sit enjoying cocktails and the view while reflecting on your purchases! One of my favorites is along the Arno river at the Hotel Continentale vicolo dell'Oro 6r.
The Antiques Diva & Co (with help from Tuscan Antiques Tour Guide Susan)
Why Shop The Paris Flea Market?
A Day at the Paris Flea Market Les Marché aux Puces
Any antique lover can agree—shopping the Paris Flea Market is the ultimate dream! I mean seriously… it's the stuff Bucket Lists are made of! At The Antiques Diva & Co, a day at the Paris Flea Market Tour is one of our most popular tours, and with good reason! From the atmosphere to the inventory and even the food and wine, a day at Les Puces de Paris is a day well spent.
In Paris, going to the markets is a normal part of life. From a cultural standpoint, Europeans are used to buying many items at market – they don't go to the grocery store to buy their fruits and vegetables – they shop their local market! They even buy their cheese, meats, bread, and flowers at their local market – so it's no surprise that when the weekend arrives, heading to the Paris Flea Market is a national pastime. Of course… if you lived in Paris, wouldn't you shop there every week? What a great way to score beautiful antiques as well as enjoy the company of friends. Whether you're the type of shopper who scans the stands quickly or the "take your time and enjoy" type, you're sure to get plenty of exercise and fresh air as you peruse mile upon mile of market!
All that walking is sure to make you hungry, and that's certainly not a problem in Paris! Comfort food and yummy street food is available in the markets themselves. Who couldn't picture themselves nibbling a fresh croissant and sipping a café while enjoying live music from a solo musician or an ensemble on the street, soaking up the atmosphere that is the Paris Flea Market.
What Should You Expect at The Paris Flea Markets?
Originally, The Flea Markets were so named because of the actual FLEAS which permeated the outskirts of the city and found their way into the goods being sold on the streets there! Hmm… That doesn't sound so dreamy, does it? Well, the fleas have fled, and today Les Puces is the best place to find all sorts of pieces at just about every price point. Antique furniture, jewelry, linens, art, rugs, silver, and just about anything else you can imagine can be found—if you're up for the hunt!
If you've got a specific shopping list, that's great. We always ask clients if there are any pieces they really want to find, that way we can guide them to the perfect dealer. However, it's also important to remain open, as you may stumble upon the perfect piece you didn't even know you needed. This is what the French call Coupe de Foudre…. Struck by Lighting, Love at First Sight. I always prepare a list before I shop… and then just like trying to find the perfect man, the one who doesn't have what you're looking for, might actually be the one that steals your heart!
There are definitely different types of stands to be aware of when shopping Les Puces. Some dealers have massive spaces in actual buildings—these are more like stores, with highly curated inventory that is displayed beautifully. Other areas of the flea market are more akin to a rummage sale, where the thrill of the hunt must be your primary reason for going. Here you'll find that perfect treasure amid a box of junk, tucked under a table, or back along a wall. (It's not a bad idea to bring a pair of gloves and some hand sanitizer if you plan to get down & dirty while searching through boxes.) But hey, that's where you find the best deals! While we may be Divas, we're not above rummaging for the perfect find! Hmm… I still think the tax man should allow me to tax deduct my manicures.
While most of the vendors are permanent stalls, the fact is the items being sold are one of a kind… and if you hesitate… someone else might just buy it before you do. If you like it, if it's the right price, the price you're willing to pay, then by golly buy it!
When To Shop The Paris Flea Markets?
The Paris Flea Market is open on Saturday and Sunday – with some vendors also opening on Friday and Monday. While historically people think of getting to the flea market early… the early bird doesn't necessarily get the worm in Paris. The French like to sleep-in and so the market doesn't really start going in full swing til 10am. Also – be aware of French holidays… the vendors are a skeleton crew in end July and August when the Parisians flee from the city in order to take their month long holiday! Shopping at the Puce is slim pickings then… so if you're planning a trip to Paris to shop the Flea Market DO NOT go during this time!
Why Choose The Antiques Diva & Co?
As the only official Exclusive Guide of the Paris Flea Markets Paul Bert Serpette, The Antiques Diva & Co has been chosen because of our long term relationships and close contacts with les Puces. The best way to get a bargain at the Paris Flea Market is to be a local… And it just so happens we are! We can typically save clients via negotiations on antiques what they pay for our tour. Plus we save you time in addition to money. We custom plan a tour for you, helping you navigate the many markets and thousands of vendors to find just what you're looking for. You don't waste time digging through things you're not looking for, but rather maximize your shopping time (and dollar) on a pre-choreographed tour.
Plus… we're just fun. Not only do we take the stress out of your day by translating and negotiating on your behalf but we tell you inside stories about living in Paris, our favorite haunts, secrets about Parisian life. But buyer beware… the very first Paris Guide I hired was a client who was so obsessed with shopping the Puce I asked her, Why don't you come on staff and help lead these tours! You might just fall in love with Paris and decide to move overseas!
Email us at email@example.com to find out more about how you can book an Antiques Diva Paris Flea Market Tour!
Toma, The Antiques Diva®
Tips for Shopping at The Paris Flea Market
The Antiques Diva's Shopping Tips for the Paris Flea Market
For first-time visitors to The Paris Flea Market, there are several things you should know before heading out for a shopping day. While many antique lovers build up an image in their mind of an easy-breezy day of strolling through a flea market set in a romantic neighborhood, the reality is that there are some tips that can help you find the market and navigate your way through it. As the only official approved Exclusive Tour Guide of the Paris Flea Markets Paul Bert Serpette, The Antiques Diva & Co is here to help with shopping tips for the Paris Flea Market! Here's our advice when it comes to shopping the famous Puces de Paris!
Getting There
The first problem many people have in getting to the market is actually finding the Paris Flea Market. I can't tell you how many people have emailed me saying, "I went to the Paris Flea Market, but all I saw was a shabby little market outside the metro station selling t-shirts, suitcases, stolen watches, and designer fakes! What did I do wrong? Where is the Paris flea market of my dreams?" Check out a blog I did here for directions on finding the ACTUAL Paris Flea Market.
St-Ouen is much larger than many people suspect. With 15 markets and nearly 2000 vendors in more than 7 miles of antique-filled alleyways, the only way to navigate is with a map or an Antiques Diva Tour Guide. Fortunately we know the market like the back of our hand, and so when you shop with us we'll take you straight to the vendors you want to see, cutting out the areas that aren't on target for you, navigating the flea market based upon the types of pieces you're looking for. Many new art shops and vintage fashion boutiques as well as new antique dealers have opened in the last two years, making St-Ouen a cool weekend destination for Parisians as well as foreign tourists. Watch this space… a new hotel is opening up actually at the market! Now that's what I call convenience.
This is an issue many people struggle with – how to bargain, what's appropriate, and is it expected? There was a time, many years ago, when tourists were optimistic about finding a bargain at le Puces. One of the biggest questions I am asked is "Can you still find a bargain at the Paris Flea Market?" Back in the good ole days, it was a hodgepodge of vendors with a melange of inventory. This meant that a shopper may have been able to unearth a valuable treasure in a stand otherwise filled with junk. Let's just put it this way… there are no long any fleas at the flea market. It's gorgeous quality inventory… in fact, so gorgeous its almost ALL the stuff that you want to bring home with you. The market is now set up in permanent stalls – which means it can feel more like a retail experience than some Paris Flea Market virgins expect. So the question is – can you get a bargain at the Paris Flea Market? Absolutely!!! And want to know the best way to get bargain? Use our guides. We do volume business. The vendors know us and know our guides. They know we are coming back week after week and that our clients are pre-qualified shopper. You're not given the tourist price on an Antiques Diva Paris Tour – you're given the local price – because the vendors have relationships with us and know that our clients MEAN BUSINESS!!
Part of our service as the only official tour guide of Paul Bert Serpette at The Paris Flea Market is to translate & negotiate on our client's behalf. But if you're not with a guide (silly you!) what should you do? You need to ask. The easiest most polite way to ask is simply say, "Is that your best price?" It allows the vendor room to negotiate and sometimes they will surprise you by offering more of a discount than you expected. If you're shipping with a reputed shipper who will give export papers you can tell the vendor it's for export and automatically you can get a discount! For more tips on bargaining, check out this blog I recently wrote about What to Buy & How at the Paris Flea Market.
Whether you're the type of person who prefers to stroll through the market, taking in every stand, or a power shopper who treats shopping like a sport, chances are you're going to need to refuel at some point. When hunger strikes, there are a few options for food at The Paris Flea Market.
For traditionalists, there is the Bistrot Paul Bert where one can enjoy a classic steak frites on Rue Paul Bert. My god, their French onion soup is so good that they don't allow you to order only it. There's also Le P'tit Landais on Rue des Rosiers where indulging in foie gras and a salad is the perfect lunch. For something new and hip, Philippe Starck's Ma Cocotte has been serving a wide variety of foods since 2012. And believe it or not le cheeseburger has become impossibly hip in Paris… and its on le menu at the Ma Cocotte.
However you envision your day at the Paris Flea Market, we're always here to make it easy and enjoyable so you'll not only come away with some treasures, but also with a lasting memory. In French souvenir means memories… and when you shop with The Antiques Diva & Co you're buying memories of your trip to France.
For more information on our Paris Flea Market Tours, email us at email@example.com. We'd love to custom plan a tour for you!
Bonne Shopping!
Toma, The Antiques Diva®
The Best Antiques Warehouse in England
Dear Diva Readers,
The dust has barely settled from my recent trip to the USA speaking on buying antiques abroad followed by a quick jaunt to Venice for a Salon during the Architectural Biennale and then onto Antwerp sourcing antiques through our Buying Service for a client who didn't have time to come abroad…. And yet, I'm already scheduled again to hit the road this weekend going to England for the Grand Opening of a "new" Antiques Warehouse! Well, as they say… everything old is new again!
This new antiques store is the result of a marriage made in heaven – but quite an unusual union! Stuart Atkinson and Kiel Shaw owners of Fontaine Decorative and Martin Johnson and Paul Wong owners of Martin D Johnson Antiques have been friends for a long time, both trading in the coastal South of England counties of Kent and Sussex. Both businesses rank at the top of the decorative trade tree but each retains its own unique style and character, enough so that the boys all go buying together in the South of France without falling out! Based on this close relationship, synergy of business style and many 'planning meetings' in the restaurants and bars of England and France, they are trail blazing a new way to trade by opening a monumental warehouse together just outside Lewes, East Sussex, which opens to the public on Monday 13 June 2016.
Gail McLeod, our Antiques Diva Agent leading our England Antiques Tours has worked for a long time with both businesses, both in her role with my company leading English antique buying tours as well as her own business Antiques News and Fairs. As our Roving Reporter on the Ground in England – Gail explains:
"Martin Johnson Antiques is a family business which has traded in the High Street in Seaford, East Sussex for nearly 30 years, moving from dealing in silver and semi formal oak and mahogany to the uber decorative look they are known for both at home and in the US, dealing in C17th, C18th and C19th English antiques and a mix of decorative French furniture, industrial pieces and mid-century furniture.
Another successful arm of the business is their line of bespoke commissioned pieces using recycled industrial equipment and elements, uniting antique components with more contemporary materials, sourcing locally and in France.
Martin and Paul have become expert property hounds over time, buying and restoring a number of neglected beauties and they worked hard to get planning consent to convert their Seaford premises to residential use so that they could decamp to a more user friendly space for their huge business – parking and loading are key to the life of a dealer to say nothing of ceiling height. This all came to pass in 2015 when permission was granted and they found their new warehouse on a beautiful farm just outside Lewes and the future became clear.
Over in Kent, The Fontaine Boys, as they are known by most people, who had started their career in the Lewes area some 20 years ago, had also been busily acquiring and restoring cherished buildings and their first Margate showroom was once Margate Town Laundry. This too had parking, loading and ceiling height issues so they let it to a well known animation company and acquired a warehouse showroom in nearby Broadstairs which opened in 2015. They too are property junkies and they also acquired an unloved shop in the centre of nearby Ramsgate which is currently being transformed into a retail showroom and will be the next Fontaine Kent outpost.
From their humble beginnings setting off for their first adventure in France 20 years ago, Fontaine are now established and experienced French decorative antiques dealers and members of LAPADA – The Association of Art & Antique Dealers. Their informal and relaxed approach when it comes to buying and selling antiques has attracted a cool and loyal following – hipster antiques and collectables expert Mark Hill wrote, 'Stuart and Kiel who run Fontaine are veritable alchemists when it comes to display. Their innate skill and eye at sourcing objects of beauty and desire are unparalleled, but it's what they do with it that marks them out as truly top-flight dealers and decorators'."
At The Antiques Diva & Co we cannot wait to for the launch of this union – and we're utterly certain the result will be The Best Antiques Warehouse in England. The Martin D Johnson Antiques & Fontaine Lewes collaboration will be styled in a room set showcase layout choreographed by period and style. We've had a sneak peek into the space before opening day and can attest – it's warm and inviting and almost loses its industrial cloak when you enter the very smart offices area – squashy sofas and good coffee on tap! The venue will be an absolute boon for visiting trade – always on a deadline, who can now see a high volume stock from two of the key suppliers in the industry under one roof.
Happy Shopping Mates!
The Antiques Diva®