Donatella Benckenstein

Jan 14, 2025 | papercitymag.com | Donatella Benckenstein |Jenna Baer

Graphic by Jenna BaerEditor’s note: In this PaperCity series dubbed Postcards from Paris, Donatella Benckenstein chronicles her adventures in the French capital. With a Dutch mother and Italian-American diplomat father, Benckenstein was raised all over the world. She was schooled under the French academic and university systems, and anchored herself in Paris, both professionally and privately.

Jul 27, 2024 | papercitymag.com | Donatella Benckenstein

Editor’s note: In this PaperCity series, “Postcards from Paris,” Donatella Benckenstein chronicles her adventures in the French capital in an Olympic summer. With a Dutch mother and Italian-American diplomat father, Benckenstein was raised all over the world. She was schooled under the French academic and university systems, and anchored herself in Paris, both professionally and privately. Now, this well-traveled sophisticate is back in Paris after living in Houston for more than two decades.

Jul 1, 2024 | papercitymag.com | Donatella Benckenstein

Editor’s note: In this new PaperCity series dubbed Postcards from Paris, Donatella Benckenstein chronicles her adventures in the French capital. With a Dutch mother and Italian-American diplomat father, Benckenstein was raised all over the world. She was schooled under the French academic and university systems, and anchored herself in Paris, both professionally and privately. Now, this well-traveled sophisticate is back in Paris after living in Houston for more than two decades.

Apr 5, 2024 | papercitymag.com | Donatella Benckenstein |Caitlin Hsu

Editor’s note: In this new PaperCity series, “Postcards from Paris,” Donatella Benckenstein chronicles her adventures in the French capital. With a Dutch mother and Italian-American diplomat father, Benckenstein was raised all over the world. She was schooled under the French academic and university systems, and anchored herself in Paris, both professionally and privately. Now, this well-traveled sophisticate is back in Paris after living in Houston for more than two decades.