#paris Stories

ARCHITECTURE
Paris Might Put On the Leanest, Greenest Olympics Yet

The Games have garnered somewhat of an unsavory reputation for requiring host cities to funnel...

FASHION
In Paris, Dover Street Market Pushes Against the Tide

The Comme des Garçons–owned retailer’s newly opened Paris outpost is putting major stock in...

OPENING SHOT
Fabrizio Casiraghi Brings Moody Opulence to Paris’s Left Bank

Tucked between Montparnasse and Saint-Germain, Hôtel des Grands Voyageurs harkens to the days of...

ART
Beyond Borders, Paris Rings In 150 Years of Impressionism

Musée D’Orsay’s landmark exhibition, “Paris 1874: Inventing Impressionism,” opened to...

HOTEL
Résidence Bouchardon Is Steeped in Seventies Eclecticism

Bernard Dubois leans into retro-cool elements over Beaux-Arts grandiosity for a transportive new...

RESTAURANT
A Historic Parisian Locale’s Culinary Makeover Heats Up

Situated in the courtyard of Paris’s Commerce Saint-Andrés, the newly opened Brasserie des Prés

OPENING SHOT
Japanese References Coalesce in Paris’s Serene Hotel Hana

Laura Gonzalez and Olivier Leone craft a five-star tribute to the neighborhood’s Japanese...

OPENING SHOT
Two Parisian Restaurants Journey Into the Heart of Brazil

Oka and Fogo, the latest from Michelin-starred chef Raphael Rego, builds connections between the...

BAR
Moët Hennessy Unveils a Multi-Concept Cocktail Emporium

Ramy Fischler fashions a glimmering bar that unfurls across four levels of a 17th-century building...

ARCHITECTURE
This Glass Pyramid May Change the Paris Skyline Forever

A garish triangular tower by Herzog & de Meuron, slated for completion by 2026, is sparking a...

RETAIL
In Paris, La Samaritaine Reopens as an All-In-One Shopping Destination

After being closed for 16 years, the storied Parisian landmark gets resurrected by LVMH as an...

URBAN PLANNING
Paris Will Transform the Champs-Elysées Into a Massive Green Space

Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, greenlights a $300 million transformation of the Champs-Élysées

SITE SPECIFIC
The Parisian Shop Making Made-to-Measure Bikes

At its exacting atelier and showroom, Parisian bicycle company Maison Tamboite carries on the...

Architecture
Shigeru Ban Proposes Notre-Dame Temporary Replacement Chapel of Rope and Paper

Graceful and solemn, the simple structure intelligently answers all the site's needs without glass,

SPONSORED CONTENT
MAISON&OBJET Is So Much More Than a Trade Show

The Paris-based salon has an abundance of wares on display, but it’s more of a multicultural hub...

PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
A Sharp Modernist Office Rehab With Unbeatable Parisian Views

Studio Vincent Eschalier has turned a classic 2nd arrondissement apartment block into something...

NEED TO KNOW
Need to Know: Sarah Lavoine of Maison Sarah Lavoine

"Interior design is not limited to decoration. It’s about psychology, lifestyle, well-being."

Destination
Paris

There’s always something new to experience in France’s cultural powerhouse. But it’s the...

TRAVEL
Meet the 30-Year-Old Making Waves in Paris’s Tenth Arrondissement

Arnaud Lacombe is the head of Savoir Vivre, a lifestyle group that’s launched a series of smart,...

STORE
Maison Sarah Lavoine’s New Boutique Is Next-Level Loft Envy

The French fashion designer turned a hidden industrial workshop into a shoppable flat filled with...

TECHNOLOGY
Tony Fadell Wants to Disrupt Silicon Valley

With his firm Future Shape, the creator of the iPod and the iPhone seeks to dethrone tech’s...

events
Surface and Jonathan Anderson Celebrate the September Fall Fashion Issue

The exclusive event was hosted at Les Bains in Paris.

Design
Designer of the Day: Alireza Razavi

The architect discusses creating design value, the key moment in a project, and why he collects art

Design
A Reclusive Artist Shows in Paris

Daniel Brush, who prefers spinning gold to leaving his home, appears at L’Ecole Des Arts...

Fashion
Why Dries Van Noten’s Runway Shows Are the Absolute Best

Journalist Tim Blanks and FIT Museum director Valerie Steele tell us what sets the Antwerp-based...

News
Design Dispatch: April 17, 2017

Our daily take on the world through the lens of design.

Design
Sarah Lavoine’s New Parisian Boutique Resembles a Stylish Apartment

At the interior designer’s Maison, patrons are served delicate French pastries while lounging in...

Travel
New in Paris Nightlife: Dry Iced Cocktails?

The family behind the famed Hôtel Costes revives La Belle Armée, a dapper lounge near the Arc de...

Essay
Buried in Velvet

One writer sees the tony fabric’s recent renaissance as a sign of the fraught times we live in.

Letter from Europe
Trump Talk at Maison & Objet and Beyond

Our editor-in-chief finds the U.S. president looming over the design and art worlds in Paris,...

Fashion
Surface and Azzedine Alaïa Celebrate the Fall Fashion Issue

The magazine and design legend threw an intimate dinner party during Fall Fashion Week.

Travel
Six Stylish New Design Hotels in Paris

In the capital of France, boutique hotels have made a comeback. These are the best recent openings.

Fashion
When Japanese Fashion Took Paris

Nearly three decades after the fashion capital welcomed an influx of Japanese designers, a new show

Fashion
Sonia Boyajian’s Jewelry Captures Surrealist Whimsy

The Hollywood-based designer loves vintage, over-the-top glamour.

Fashion
The Art of Azzedine Alaïa

The lauded designer is famously secretive about his life in fashion. Ask about his gallery,...

Travel
Online Retailer L/Uniform’s First Store Is a Sleek and Elegant Minimalist Space

The aesthetic of a popular online retailer’s first brick-and-mortar post takes cues from its...