Gifts & Souvenir shopping in Paris
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La Boutique des Inventions
This unique shop in the heart of Village St-Paul, a delightful little shopping square with boutiques and galleries, is a forum for inventors and their inventions. Be the first on the block to own a shaker that sprinkles its own salt, a pepper grinder that twists itself or a miraculous filter that turns water into wine. Lots of wacky designs, too.
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Canicrèche
And where do the chic chiens (dogs) of Paris go? They head for this friendly boutique, which moonlights as a canine hotel, for their collars, toys, bedding and stunning little outfits. There’s a branch in the 15e ([tel] 01 43 06 64 34; 9 rue Quinault, 15e; [hrs] 8am-8pm Mon-Fri, 8am-7pm Sat; [metro] Commerce).
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La Charrue et les Étoiles
Presumably named after Sean O’Casey’s 1926 play (though the Irish connection is lost on us), ‘the Plough and Stars’ may look like just another gift shop but stocks an unusual collection of figurines modelled after celebrated works of art (eg Vertumnus and The Librarian by Arcimboldo) and miniature soldiers.
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L’Agenda Moderne
Subtitled ‘the Shop of Days’, this boutique sells handmade diaries beautifully bound in natural or dyed alligator or calves’ leather. And, fear not, they’re bilingual, so the Monday morning blues will not become les blues de lundi matin.
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L’Écritoire
This bijou of a shop so beloved by young Japanese tourists sells anything and everything to do with writing – from pens and ink in a rainbow of colours to seals, sealing wax and origami-like handmade envelopes. It’s been here since 1975.
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