PATRICK BLANC IS AN UPWARD THINKER
Sir Patrick Blanc is a French botanist who as a child has always been obsessed with...you guessed it, plants.
This green thumb Frenchie is the inventor of the vertical garden that means he prefers his gardens on the wall and not on the ground. 'Tis why he put his cool new invention to use for the Athenaeum Hotel in London.
Its no seventh Wonder of the world but I think King Nebuchadnezzar II would have definitely contracted Mr.Blanc for his whole garden bit.
The hotel as shown is eight stories high and because weather conditions vary, so do the plants. A variety of plants are chosen for the lower shad(y)ed area's and another variation of plants are selected that can withstand the aggressive winds of London such as plants you might find hanging off a cliff.
What if Patrick was your dad? You could say things like "I don't think my dad, the inventor of the vertical garden would be too pleased with that!" HAWT!
Patrick on being "different".
"I leave horizontal gardens to others. I only think vertically." Vertical THINGS are extra HAWT!
A FEW FRIENDS
Katy Perry sings to a mesmerized crowd of 30,000+ in Arras, France yesterday, July 05, 2009.
You know, just a few of OUR closest friends.
The "Main Square Festival" also brought other artist like Moby, Franz Ferdinand, Duffy, and Lenny Kravitz.
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AN AMERICAN GIRL IN PARIS...
Katy Perry looks amazing as she arrives at the Patrick Demarchelier's exhibition party last night in Paris. Patrick is an amazing photographer who has shot for every major magazine and has photographed people from Leonardo Dicaprio to the late Gianni Versace. Brilliant!
Gianni Versace. Paris 1992
Princess Diana. London 1990
Leonardo Dicaprio. 1999
FINDING FASHION AS A PREGNANT MOTHER OF TWO
Angelina Jolie-Pitt at the Cannes Film Festival in France still finds a away to be fashionable even after being 6 months preggers with twins. Angie is wearing a dress by Thomas Wilde created by one of my favorite designers, Paula Thomas. Let's not forget to add, Angie is not going for comfort when she put on her Christian Louboutin heels. Maybe the swollen feet add to the cushioning.
