Astier de Villatte

The only guides in the world to be printed on letterpress, Ma Vie à Paris and its supplement Ma Vie aux Puces come in a delirious box illustrated on both sides by a colorful photo montage. Embodying Parisian taste, the most obvious asset of Ma Vie à Paris, an atypical golden guidebook, is its physical appearance: its format resembles a large novel, which allows its user to be considered in no place, however chic, as an inappropriate tourist. My Life at the Flea Market is a practical compilation and tour of the various stalls, shops and other fun places that you should not miss at the Saint-Ouen Flea Market. The authors, Ivan Pericoli and Benoit Astier de Villatte, regulars of the place and virtuosos of china, know the rites and codes and deliver them to the reader. My Life in Paris and My Life at the Flea Market are the subject of a major update that gives pride of place to creation, family craftsmanship and the exceptional. For example, the jeweler who has been selling antique rings for four generations and repairing worn-out jewelry on the spot. The plumber who is also an antique dealer. The Potager du Roi, which sells its delicious vegetables three times a week at unbeatable prices. The cobbler's shop with its unchanging decor for more than a quarter of a century, which magically makes your shoes look like new again...