In light of their upcoming renovation, the Hotel Crillon has entrusted Artcurial to auction off all of the furniture, design elements and even some of the most coveted wines from the historic Parisian palace What the world recognizes today as one of the most beautiful and legendary hotels of all time, was once the home [...]
Tord Boontje reinvents the ritual of serving champagne with the Belle Epoque design for a highly decorative champagne vine In 1902, when the simple beauty of nature inspired Emile Gallé to spray paint a pattern of white anemones on a bottle of Perrier-Jouët, he had no way of knowing that this singular act would change [...]
The Pavillion of Art & Design returns to the Tuileries gardens for a six day stint of incredible interior design options PAD Paris is back again, occupying the space beneath the tents in the Tuileries Gardens in Paris, for a week long look at the current trends in decorative arts, design and jewelry. For 17 [...]
A design tour spread across four different venues highlights the latest in French design with an exhibition-sale brought to you by the members of Ateliers d’Art de France Designing an Apartment in Paris / L’Appartement du Design à Paris L’Appartement is the latest adventure in design, sponsored by Ateliers d’Art de France, presenting a [...]
Cycling fans will go cray for this creative new coffee table book, Cinelli: The Art and Design of the Bicycle, recently published by Rizzoli Editions New York. For their European launch, Cinelli threw a cocktail party Thursday night in Paris at the concept bicycle shop par excellence, En Selle Marcel. Company president Antonio Colombo and [...]
AesopAustralian cosmetics brand, Aesop, has always had a penchant for designers decorating their boutiques. The recent opening of yet another boutique in Paris, situated at 29 rue Tiquetonne in the Marais, was designed by the architectural agency Ciguë (a collective of 6 architects formed in 2003) and truly captures the natural essence of the brand. [...]
The ‘Unruly Shoe’ is an avant-garde creation imagined by Rem D Koolhaas and Niels ‘Shoe’ Meulman for the cutting edge shoe label United Nude. It all started years ago when the young Dutch architect, Rem D. Koolhaas (nephew of the famous Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas), fell for a girl who didn’t fall for him. He [...]
Meet Australian designer Marc Newson, ‘Tonight in Paris’, as he gives a rare appearance at the Taschen bookstore in Saint Germain to celebrate the release of his latest book, “Marc Newson, Works”, with a personal dedication for those lucky fans who manage to grab copy of his latest edition. “The Gospel According to Marc, Marc [...]
For the 27th edition of Les Puces du Design, amateurs and professionals alike will descend upon the bucolic Bercy Village this weekend in search of the missing like in their design chain. Featuring the masters of 20th century design, with names like Eames, Panton and Prouvé, and showcasing new comers such as Airborne and other [...]
The 2nd edition of the Paris Design Week opens today with an extravagant line-up of exhibitions, events, conferences, debates, product launches, cocktail parties and more. Featuring 250 participants in 150 different spaces, including shops and showrooms, museums and galleries, restaurants and hotels, the entire city of Paris will be bustling to the avant-garde sensations created [...]
