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Tucked away in a residential neighbourhood, Brach Paris is an eclectic and unpretentious new hotel by Philippe Starck that’s shaking up the city’s straitlaced 16th arrondissement. YOU’RE KNOWN TO DISLIKE TALKING ABOUT DESIGN, AS JUST DESIGN, SO WHAT WERE YOUR STARTING POINT…
Paris’ first digital art museum, the Atelier des Lumières, opened last year in a disused 19th century foundry in the city’s 11th arrondissement. And, following sold-out shows on Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele and the history of the Vienna Secession, they’ve outdone themselves this yea…
Having retained his coveted Michelin star for a second consecutive year, the forty-four-year-old chef has joined the world's culinary elite, a remarkable feat for a Lebanese immigrant who arrived in Paris during the Civil War.
A weekend at the Raffles-run palace hotel off the Champs-Elysees, where Starck's whimsical mirrored interiors, an art concierge and Nobu's only Paris outpost combine to lift the spirits.
Arriving at Charles de Gaulle at five in the morning after twelve hours from Abu Dhabi, our writer was utterly shattered. Yet, as the saying goes, there would be no rest for the weary.
Following three years of work on its new HQ, YSL has finally moved back to the Rive Gauche into majestic new headquarters on Rue de Bellechasse in the French capital’s 7th arrondissement. The building, which dates back to 1671 has served many purposes over the years, including as …
Three years after first sampling the Peninsula Paris, our writer comes back as a guest of Air France. The most exclusive of the Asian powerhouses to reach the City of Light still dazzles.
There are so many good hotels in Paris these days it’s hard to decide where to stay but the Mandarin Oriental, with its discreet obsession for perfection, is a worthy contender. Once upon a time, Saint Honoré, and its elegant continuation, the Rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré, was just a lo…
Set near Notre-Dame in central Paris, the Institut du Monde Arabe ranks among Mitterrand's celebrated Grands Projets. A museum, library and more, this urban scheme remains a work of striking architectural character.
A striking new landmark has appeared in the Bois de Boulogne. Completed in October to showcase the cultural ambitions of France's biggest maison, the Fondation Louis Vuitton cost almost 170 million dollars before land and art.
George Gershwin may have written ‘An American in Paris’ while staying at the original incarnation of this hotel in 1928 but fast-forward to today and you’ll find the new Peninsula Paris sings a very different tune – one that will resonate greatly with the world’s most discerning travell…
Breguet and the Louvre may seem an odd pairing to the museum's ten million annual visitors, yet the Swiss watchmaker is plainly committed to championing European culture, from horology to the decorative arts.
A decade in the making and backed by Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Azerbaijan, the Louvre's 125-million-dollar Islamic arts department brought the world's boldest architects together to honour a civilisation's enduring artistic treasures.
CEO Yves Carcelle prizes the emotion a single artwork can bring. At L'Espace Culturel, Olafur Eliasson's lift plunges visitors into forty-five seconds of darkness, cleansing them of the city before art begins.
Now part of the Raffles chain, Le Royal Monceau owes its rebirth to the legendary Philippe Starck. Sara White Wilson discovers how the designer has infused this Parisian icon with culture and dazzling artistic ingenuity.
For an experience of Paris fashion that is historically and culturally deeper than your average shopping spree, the Coco Chanel Suite at the Hôtel Ritz Paris is the destination de rigueur.