[TheForge] Blacksmith sites in London and Paris

[Ries Niemi]

In Paris, you should check out the department store La Samaratain. It 
is very close to Notre Dame, a block from the Seine. The interior is a 
peculiar industrial art deco, with Angle and Channel forged into curves 
and flourishes, lots of rivets, and portions of it where seemingly 
impossible ironwork turns out to be faux finished plaster which blends 
seamlessly with real iron.
Pretty wacky, and well worth seeing. On the roof is a reasonably priced 
cafe with amazing views of downtown Paris.
Another thing you might consider is buying the Dover book Art Noveau 
Decorative Ironwork by Menten.
It actually has addresses for many of the elaborate houses with 
ironwork on them in Paris. Some of these are gone, but many are still 
existant.


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