The ToolBox By Marion #29

Ciao from Marco Polo Airport!

When I need ME time to focus, I go for a retreat. I hesitated between exploring a new monastery or Venezia (again!). And here I am. There is nothing like Venezia: the silence (far from the tourists), the colors, the art scenery ...

News of the week: my blog 36faubourg.com became marioncouvreurphotography.com more to come ...

The Venezia Edition

Far from the crowd: Lee Bae - La maison de la lune br?lée at Fondation Wilmotte

Yu Hong: 'Another One Bites the Dust' at the Chiesetta della Misericordia

Beautiful and necessary: 'Your ghosts are mine' by Expanded Cinema / Amplified Voices at Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti

Colorful 'The arch within the arch' by Rick Lowe at Palazzo Grimani

Weird, but still it is Punta della Dogana: Liminal by Pierre Huygue

Energizing Ensemble by Julie Mehretu at Palazzo Grassi

To question political and cultural powers and influences, but a bit too dark and oppressive: Monte di Pieta by Christoph Büchel at Fondation Prada

Nature is taking over a beautiful palazzo near the Ponte Dell'Accademia: 'Greenhouse', the Portuguese Pavilion at the Biennale by Fondazione Franco & Roberta Calarota

The most intimate foundation in Venezia: 'Ulysses, We are all Heroes' at Fondation Valmont

20 foods you must eat in Venezia by Italia Segreta (One of the Italian mags that I continue to read)

A good way to skip the line is to visit San Marco to attend a mass, using the small door on the left. For the non believers, just use this time to turn off your phone, take a deep breath and reflect on your week.

A project / local brand that I already shared here but that I really find to be genuine and essential, aiming at bringing the local community together to be stronger and create value Relight Venice

For a pause I a cosy place by a canal surrounded by books Sulla Luna Libreria & Bistrot

A dialogue between fashion and Venezia: DANS LE PALAIS DES DOGES CARRéMENT! AVEC MAX MARA! Par Lo?c Prigent

Monumental Scuola grande di San Rocco

Bye Bye Fondaco Dei Tedeschi ...

If you need tips or extra push to plan a trip, just DM me :)

Fashion & Luxury

The State of Fashion 2025 Report : Challenges at every turn. The global fashion industry faces economic uncertainty, a dynamic market, and consumer behavior shifts. Finding pockets of growth means navigating a complex maze. By BOF x McKinsey.

Upcoming webinar.

Double 11 shows how Chinese consumers have changed - Jing Daily

Innovation

Virtual tour of St Peter: When the Vatican meets Microsoft, well done Paolo Benanti , amazing project

Travel

Next on my list 36H in Tokyo by the NYT

To get recos while you are on the go (thank you Nico!) Amigo Travel App

Julie Andrieu, ses meilleures adresses à Rome, Beau Voyage Podcast (We share lots of them:)

Learning

The photo courses that I registered to, it is been a while that I wanted to learn the basics to escape from the "automatic mode" of my camera Nikon School

Art

Sublime: La fl?te enchantée de Mozart à l'Opéra de Paris

Patrick Roger is an incredible personality and chocolate maker. La vibration de l'experience

Productivity

How I Manage My Time - 8 Tips that Changed My Life, by Jeff Su

6 Strategies to FOCUS Your Mind by Jim Kwik

Books

I was very skeptical about trying audio to listen to summary of book, but I have to say that time is limited and I will not be able to invest hours in some of them for which I am interested in the key messages, so I tried Headway : practical and effective. Not sure about their line "become the most interesting person in the room" but still...

Parler pour que les enfants écoutent, écouter pour que les enfants parlent de faber et Mazlish (merci Coralie!)

Personal

La solitude choisie, facteur de bien-être émotionnel - ELLE

Women so often feel alone and are isolated because we collectively treat miscarriage as a taboo: Fausse couche, la fin d'un tabou sur Canal +

Music

Manu Chao's new album Viva Tu

Beauty pop corn

We have a guest, my dear friend, former intern at Fendi, Claudio who is also beauty obsessed (I am not), I asked him to share his coups de coeur with us: "The Original 101 Ointment Multipurpose Superbalm is a 100% natural formula that hydrates and nourishes, keeping lips plump and protected against winter's chill. It can also be used to soothe dry, chapped areas around the lips, restoring moisture and relieving discomfort, being a multi-purpose product. With a luminous, lip gloss-like finish, it provides long-lasting hydration!"

'Nothing you wear is more important than your smile'