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A getaway to Paris this summer? Here are our best addresses for a citytrip in the City of Light.
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To visit: Gia Viewing Room
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If you are planning a getaway to Paris, do not miss the exhibition “The Ghost Between the Guest and the Host”, which does not take place in a museum or a gallery, but in a 1970s office tower. is in this bizarre place that 200 artists have temporarily taken up their quarters. On the third floor of the Pouch (the temporary name of the tower) is “Gia Viewing Room” by Laurent and Raphaël Giannesini. The two brothers, one a fashion photographer, the other a scenographer, are the curators of this constantly evolving exhibition.
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Within the ecosystem of countless artist studios, “Gia Viewing Room” acts as a catalyst: it offers a stage for the new generation of Parisian artists. The brothers alternate contemporary visual arts and design, collaborating with the Parisian gallery À Demain, which exhibits vintage pieces by Arne Jacobsen, Pierre Chapo, Marcel Breuer and Robin Day, names that also constantly change.
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6, boulevard du Général Leclerc in Clichy.
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Where to sleep: Hotel Saint James
Laura Gonzalez, essential decorator of the Parisian catering industry, has imposed her colorful and eclectic style in many hotels, bars and restaurants, including Lapérouse. His latest feat of arms is the metamorphosis of the Saint James Paris hotel, which reopened its doors on 1is July with 50 rooms and suites, a bar-library and a large garden. A gourmet restaurant and a Guerlain spa will open at the end of August.
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The castle-hotel can boast of a glorious history. It was built on the first aerodrome in Paris, where the first hot air balloons took off, until Élise Dosne, widow of French President Adolphe Thiers, had this imposing residence built there in 1892, teeming with neoclassical characteristics that the decorator mixed with references to Greek antiquity and Art Deco.
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To rediscover: The good Samaritan woman
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It took 16 years and 750 million euros for the LVMH group to resuscitate the Samaritan woman from Pont-Neuf in Paris. On June 23, this famous department store on the banks of the Seine reopened its doors in all its glory.
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The building from 1869 has been fully restored, including the floral mosaics on the facade and the famous stairwell (pictured). The Japanese agency Sanaa designed the new transparent corrugated facade on the rue de Rivoli side. She was also responsible for the renovation of the original patios, works of the architect Frantz Jourdain, a Belgian emigrated to Paris.
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LVMH bought the Samaritaine in 2001, before closing it down in 2005 for security reasons. The luxury group has renovated it to make it a multi-purpose building: with a total area of 70,000m², the store occupies only 20,000; the rest is home to a Cheval Blanc hotel with 72 rooms and suites created by Peter Marino, a Dior spa, a Langosteria restaurant on the rooftop, 15,000m² of offices, a hundred social housing units and a nursery. You can find everything at the Samaritaine!
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To visit: Carnavalet de Paris
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The Carnavalet-Histoire de Paris museum is one of the little-known museums of the City of Light. The oldest museum in the city was created during the time of Baron Haussmann. Housed in two private mansions in the Marais, the museum has just reopened its doors after four years of renovation, and offers a redefined tour route. The international architectural firm Snøhetta designed the monumental staircase and reception.
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To discover: Bourse de Commerce
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For years, the private museum project of the entrepreneur and patron François Pinault (founder of the luxury group Kering) at the Bourse de Commerce, has been on everyone’s lips. The museum has finally opened its doors, unveiling its impressive collection in a historic building where the Japanese architect Tadao Ando has carried out a striking concrete intervention.
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Less publicized, the tubular luminaires several meters long in glass and aluminum were designed by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, the two Breton brothers who have been operating for 20 years in the highest spheres of the design world.
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They are also the ones who designed the lighting for the entrance hall, stairwell and restaurant, for which they were inspired by 18th century architecture and the work of Tadao Ando. All are produced by Flos, the Italian lighting label which offers, in addition to its collection, bespoke pieces.
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