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Rei Kawakubo creates Parisian beauty store Dover Street Parfums Market

October 9, 2019 Natasha Levy 0

Dover Street Parfums Market, Paris, designed by Rei Kawakubo

High-end fashion department store Dover Street Market has opened a beauty-focused branch at the heart of Paris, where products are displayed inside towering textured columns. Located just a few minutes walk from Paris’ Musée Picasso, Dover Street Parfums Market is solely dedicated to selling perfumes, make-up and grooming products. This marks a change from the

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Charlotte Perriand retrospective opens at Fondation Louis Vuittton

October 3, 2019 India Block 0

Charlotte Perriand: Inventing a New World at the Fondation Louis Vuitton

An extensive exhibition of Charlotte Perriand’s work at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris reveals the art-filled interiors and architectural scale of the French designer’s expansive life and career. Charlotte Perriand: Inventing a New World marks 20 years since Perriand passed away at the age of 96 in 1999. The show is the first time

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MANA and Scott Oster insert mirrored skate ramp into Parisian store

September 29, 2019 Ali Morris 0

Le Cube installation by MANA and Scott Oster

Chicago architecture practice MANA and skateboarder Scott Oster have added a skate ramp encased within a reflective silver cube in the atrium of Le Bon Marché department store in Paris. The installation – called Le Cube – was unveiled as the centrepiece of the Los Angeles Rive Gauche exhibition in Paris, where a curated selection

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MANA and Scott Oster insert mirrored skate ramp into Parisian store

September 29, 2019 Ali Morris 0

Chicago architecture practice MANA and skateboarder Scott Oster have added a skate ramp encased within a reflective silver cube in the atrium of Le Bon Marché department store in Paris. The installation – called Le Cube – was unveiled as the centrepiece of the Los Angeles Rive Gauche exhibition in Paris, where a curated selection

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Gensler designs Pavilion Notre-Dame as temporary worship space

July 29, 2019 India Block 0

International architecture firm Gensler has proposed creating a pavilion alongside Notre-Dame as a temporary place of worship following the fire, which destroyed the cathedral’s roof. Situated on the square in front of the cathedral, Pavillon Notre-Dame is designed to host church services and markets for residents and visitors while the 850-year-old cathedral is being restored. Notre-Dame’s

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Birkenstock 1774 showroom occupies a classic Parisian apartment

July 24, 2019 Natasha Levy 0

Birkenstock 1744 showroom designed by Vinson & Co

Footwear brand Birkenstock has worked with design studio Vinson & Co to create a showroom inside a grandiose Paris apartment, where shoes are displayed in living-room-style spaces. Nestled amongst the high-end boutiques that line Paris’ Rue Saint Honoré, Birkenstock 1774 is a dedicated space for the brand to present special projects and collaborations. It takes

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MAD’s first European building nears completion in Paris

July 22, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0

A sinuous facade of stepped terraces envelops MAD’s UNIC apartment tower, which is nearing completion in Paris, France. Developed in collaboration with local studio Biecher Architectes, the 13-storey residential building will become MAD’s first completed project in Europe. The block is wrapped in balconies that will be fitted with planters to double as “raised gardens”

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Soltani+LeClercq proposes shrouding Notre-Dame in a veil

July 10, 2019 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Soltani+LeClercq has designed a translucent membrane to cover Notre-Dame Cathedral while reconstruction takes place. The New York architecture studio envisions covering the cathedral, which lost its spire and roof in a fire on 15 April, in a veil that will obscure views of the building as it is rebuilt. “The entire envelope is shrouded in a diaphanous

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SABO Project creates family-friendly Sacha apartment in Paris

July 10, 2019 Natasha Levy 0

Peg-hole walls and a curved child-proof staircase are some of the quirky details inside this Parisian apartment, which SABO Project has overhauled for a young family with a baby on the way. Set within a residential block in the city’s fifth arrondissement, the Sacha duplex apartment had previously featured a series of “very dated” rooms

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Paris plans to go green by planting “urban forest” around architectural landmarks

June 26, 2019 India Block 0

Paris reveals plans to plant trees by landmark architecture

Paris has unveiled plans to plant trees and gardens alongside four of its historic sites to improve the air quality and address climate change. Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo has announced an “urban forest” planting scheme for the Place de l’Hotel de Ville, the Gare de Lyon, the Palais Garnier and a footpath along the

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