citylikeyou — Paris / Dani Molyneux

Dani is a Manchester based graphic designer and founder of Dotto— an indie brand and design studio creating playful meaningful work. Dani brings together a love of colour, typography and graphic shapes to make work with feeling. Her clients are often arts and culture based organisations or businesses with a similar ethos and passion. Alongside her practice, Dani co-organises LWD Manchester, a series of events started in NYC by Jessica Walsh.

http://studiodotto.com

Graphic Designer

Current city: Manchester

Other cities: Paris Zürich Belfast Lisbon Amsterdam

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Paris / Art

Ofr. is a bookshop and art space in Le Marais. What. A. Place. Stacked full of beautiful magazines, special edition art, design, fashion, photography and architecture books, with a bonus collection of vintage clothing in the back. My perfect shop.

Paris / Restaurant

After a long day exploring Paris, a huge plate of noodles is basically the dream. Le Chef Thai is small and cosy, although I think they have a downstairs too which we didn’t see. It’s really relaxed inside and filled with plants so there was a nice calming energy. The guy that served us was super-friendly and we all had an excellent feed for a reasonable price. Happy days.

Paris / Cafe

Café Breizh will hit the spot if you’re in the mood for a crêpe. Which in my case, is often. They’ve got them in spades, along with savoury galettes and buckets of cider. Mmmm. It was a popular spot so get in there early. The reason it made my favourites was the delicious (organic) fare. But more importantly (for me anyway) the lovely staff who brought my kid an extra plate with a sweet, for her toy ‘Doggle’. So Café Breizh—you’re ace. I would have taken some more useful pictures but I was distracted by the ‘Timbres Papiers Timbres’ tile typography outside.

Zürich / Street Food

Zürich has embraced ‘shipping container chic’ with the utterly charming urban garden Frau Gerolds Garten. We stopped by for drinks in the early evening, and sipped as the sun went down. Lovely stuff. Positioned beside the railway, I got over-excited about the bundles of overhead wires, which ultimately inspired my Tiny Guide Zurich print. Mixed in with fairy lights, street art, cushions, greenery and a bath of plants (of course) this is a great place to hang out for relaxed food and drinks, and full of opportunities to test out your camera.

Zürich / Restaurant

Spend a leisurely morning brunching at Restaurant Viadukt... aaaaah. We sampled some pretty awesome pancakes here while chain-drinking delicious espressos.

Zürich / Cafe

Zürich seemed to have exceptional pancakes. Yum. One place we sampled more of these fluffy goodies was in Café Lang – a beautiful haven of dark wood and tiles. It was also one of the places open on a Sunday morning which was extremely helpful. For this reason (plus the fact that its lovely) meant that it was pretty busy on a Sunday morning. We waited at the coffee bar with more espressos while we waited for a table. It might be an idea to book if you decide to go. I loved it here. The staff were really friendly, the food was delicious and they had super-swank toilets – which is always a bonus in my book.

Belfast / Market

A beautiful Victorian covered market. Coming from a city of super-hipster market types, this place was so refreshing. It's an actual real market, with a lovely buzzy friendly vibe and normal products and prices. We irritated the veg man by taking pictures of his swanky fruit, and browsed everything from nighties to massive scones. We passed some time drinking top-notch coffee and munching tasty cakes next to a bunch of old men who looked like they were having their daily catch up. Was a heart-warming kind of place, loved it.

Belfast / Bar

If you're anywhere near the Cathedral Quarter. and in search of a Guinness (or beverage of choice), Muriel’s Café Bar will call out to to you with a great big warm glow. A haven of velvet and neon, with a string of fancy pants adorning the ceiling (perfectly normal). This was a cosy, friendly bar, with an enviable liquor collection. We went back a couple of times during our stay. We didn't eat there but I think it does food too.

Lisbon / Shop

We found this beautiful store by accident while wandering around hilly Lisbon in the sunshine. A beautiful menagerie of vintage finds, curated designers, accessories and trinkets. Housed in a high-ceilinged, big windowed architectural treat. My perfect home (shop wise). I left with a Parisian summer dress in peacock tones, and a big smile. The staff were helpful and lovely, and coincidentally I had something in common with the gorgeous owner. We shared stories of graphic design and Leeds Art College—it really is a small world.

Paris / Artist

Alexandre Benjamin Navet is a multidisciplinary artist and art director currently living in Paris, FR. Graduated from ENSCI–Les Ateliers, the École nationale supérieure de création industrielle in 2011. Grand prize winner of the Design Parade Toulon - Van Cleef & Arpels.

Paris / Visual Artist

Camille Lévêque (1985) is a freelance photographer born and raised in Paris, France. She graduated from university in Paris with a degree in Fine Arts and Literature. Along those years she taught herself photography as well as the technicalities of a dark chamber. After graduating, she traveled worldwide for several years and documented her travels in black and white with analog equipment. From 2007 to 2008 she lived in Armenia, where she was commissioned by the French Embassy and the UNHCR to assemble a year-long reportage on post Karabagh war refugees situation in Armenia. Back in Paris she was then an intern for the agency Tendance Floue, and studio assistant for food industry shoots. In 2010 she started working as an Editorial Assistant for MAGNUM PHOTOS in Paris, to eventually move back to the US in 2011 in order to focus on personal projects. Her works have been featured on various publications, online and in print, and have been exhibited in the US and in Europe. She is founder and member of LIVE WILD collective and the co-founder of publishing house ORPHEUS STANDING ALONE.

Paris / Film Director

Filmmaking, painting, illustration

Paris / Art Director

A French and American dual-citizen, Margaux is definitely Parisian, but shares a bit of her heart with the Big Apple as well. She’s a songwriter, a singer, a musician, a photographer and a muse. Much more than your average clothes-horse, she’s the kind of girl all photographers and designers want to work with. Her simple yet elegant taste does not betray fanciful creativity of her aristocratic heritage. After the 2013 release of her French album with Capitol Records, she’s coming back refreshed with the ability to collaborate with the people she loves without any restriction to express herself freely. www.margauxavrilphotography.com

Paris / Photographer

Originally from the south of France, is a graduate of the Beaux Arts of Marseille and the Gobelins Photography School of Paris. She currently expresses herself through still life photography. Candice works from her own studio in Paris. Represented by Margot de Roquefeuil http://www.margotderoquefeuil.com/artists/candice-milon/

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