The Paris Flea Market
The Paris Flea Market: Les Puces de Paris, Saint-Ouen
By Kate van den Boogert
Photography by Toby Glanville
This inspiring stroll through Paris’ mythic flea market spotlights a fascinating array of influential vendors—revealing their unique wares, trade secrets, and the life-changing finds on sale there.
As the largest concentration of antique and second-hand dealers in the world, the Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen, has been a destination for designers and collectors for over a century. A village within a village, its bustling alleyways and hidden corners are home to over one thousand merchants that collectively offer a masterclass in the history of art, craft and design.
In The Paris Flea Market, Kate van den Boogert offers a window into this eclectic and somewhat elusive world by profiling eighteen of the market’s key dealers. Vibrant imagery and revealing texts provide insights into the hidden workings of their trade, the fascinating range of objects on offer and the community of highly skilled artisans which the market nurtures. With expertise ranging from midcentury modern and Art Deco, to Memphis Milano and Louis XVI, these antique and second-hand dealers drive the market’s rich and diverse profusion, not only preserving the history of the decorative arts, but also shaping future design trends.
At once a promenade thorugh Paris’ most epic antique, collectibles, curiosities, fashion, and design market and an ode to upcycling the treasures of the past, this book will capture the imagination of weekend bargain hunters and design professionals alike.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
KATE VAN DEN BOOGERT is a writer, editor and entrepreneur who is dedicated to exploring the intersections where self-expression meets culture, history and community. Since moving
from Melbourne to Paris, she has been seeking out and championing the people and places that give Paris its special flavour. Her books, Makers Paris (Prestel, 2020) and Makers Paris 2 (Ofr. Éditions, 2022) evolved out of more than a decade running slow-travel pioneer Gogo City Guides. Via her Mkrs.family website, newsletter, and Instagram account (https://mkrs.family/) Kate continues to discover, meet, and champion the people and places that make Paris tick.
TOBY GLANVILLE‘s photographs have been published and exhibited internationally and are held in collections including the V&A, the Bruce Bernard Collection, the British Council, and the National Portrait Gallery.
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