Look!: Paper Lanterns at Olive et Gourmando Montreal

Look!: Paper Lanterns at Olive et Gourmando
Montreal

These paper lanterns caught our eye at favorite neighborhood lunch spot, Olive et Gourmando's. Geneviève Oligny's creations are one-of-a-kind objects of intrigue...

The lanterns we saw are elaborate paper creations, each one created around images or patterns that look like they could be pages taken from old books. Here's a Decormag article about Oligny's work (in French). It has a few accompanying photos of her lanterns:

While we're in Color Month, it's worth mentioning more of the Olive et Gourmando interiors. More to come in a followup post...

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nice to see our favorite coffee shop in montreal!

posted by human typewriter on October 7th 2008 at 9:47am
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Is there some reason they're hung all together? Are they for sale/decoration, like some establishments might do with art? I really REALLY like these, but I don't like them all at once, since they're just all very different and special. This way reminds me of shit "like Anthropologie" everyone seems to adore. I have been bored by paper lamps for a while because they're usually boring and cheap/dorm looking. Very nice to see someone take the concept in a fabulous direction.

posted by K T G on October 7th 2008 at 9:52am
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KTG, You point out something I should have mentioned in the post: the lamps you see here are on exhibit at Olive & Gourmando's and are indeed for sale. For purchasing info, contact Geneviève Oligny at 819.327.5485.

posted by regina on October 7th 2008 at 10:09am
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The last lantern looks like the uh... backend of an elephant with a REAL giant... uhhh... ewwwww.

posted by DoodyMac on October 7th 2008 at 10:28am
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where is this coffee shop? i would have to stop by

posted by elinka189 on October 7th 2008 at 10:29am
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Those are really cool!

posted by bepsf on October 7th 2008 at 10:44am
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Love them! - And this is one of those items I have seen here that I would really, really would love to own

posted by La loca on October 7th 2008 at 12:17pm
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Thanks Regina! It is probably too expensive, but I did try to translate that page and hoped it wasn't just an art installation. I'm glad the pieces are being offered for sale individually. They're very unique and offer a lot of style that's hard to find usually.

posted by K T G on October 7th 2008 at 12:42pm
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Elinka189:

Olive et Gourmando is in Old Montreal, on Saint-Paul West.
www.oliveetgourmando.com

The brownies and sandwiches are out of this world!

Christine

posted by kine on October 8th 2008 at 4:56am
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