In June 2016, after 4 years of renovation, the magnificent Hôtel Ritz at Vendôme Square in Paris reopens its doors – the interior remains full of splendour, charm and the illustrious history of the Ritz! Opened on the first of June 1898, the Ritz came together through the audaciousness and influence of the Swiss gentleman...
The holidays are fast approaching, and with them come Christmastime treats aplenty. The Shangri-La Hotel has announced its newest production with head pastry chef Michaël Bartocetti – the idea: bring out an exquisite iced dessert. This is a yule log, but a yule log that takes on the shape and motions of a top. As...
Megève looks out over a breathtaking landscape. This village is tucked in the Savoie, in the Mont Blanc range at the heart of the Alps. Here, there is a building that has preserved all the charm that made this village renowned for being one of the most beautiful ski stations in the world. The setting...
“Stores will become museums” – this premonition comes from the Nostradamus of art and pop culture, Andy Warhol. When you see the marvel that is the Louis Vuitton store on the Champs-Elysées, it’s obvious that he wasn’t too far off. London, New York, Jakarta, Hong Kong, and a number of others… while the trunkmaker is eminently present on the...
Willed by Louis XIV, designed by Mansart and Boffrand, the place Vendôme would soon see an explosion in fashion and luxury houses setting up shop there. At 5 rue de la Paix, there once existed the couture house of Monsieur and Madame Paquin, founded by Jeanne Beckers and Isidore Jacobs who’s immense renown made the...
After a first luxury hotel opened in Dubai in 2010, the Italian couturier is lending his style to the Milanese hospitality industry; 16,500 square meters where luxury, minimalism, and hedonism come together. It’s in Milan’s Golden Triangle, just a hop skip and a jump away from Via della Spiga and Via Montenapoleone that the Armani...
Inaugurated in 1929, the Hôtel Martinez de Cannes still resonates with the sounds of jazz and the merriment of the Roaring 20s. Built in an Art Deco style, the imposing building was inducted into the general inventory of cultural patrimony in 2001. The hotel has participated in the fairytale of the Cannes Film Festival right...
It’s considered a gem. The exterior is thought up like an “ocean liner” on stilts. An hommage to the five points of modern architecture put forth by Le Corbusier, the view is omnipresent. A flat roof, white and blue chromatic variations, awnings made of tarpaulin, shaped out of reenforced concrete… Eileen Gray reinvented the seaside...
The hotel was originally located at 223 rue du Saint Honoré. Initially excelling in responding to the practical needs of travelers from the British coastal regions, Le Meurice soon began to attract princes, princesses, sovereigns, artists, and writers that primarily enjoyed its environment that brought to mind all the splendor of Versailles, Fontainebleau, or Le...
August 1, 2012, was the day that the sumptuous Ritz Hotel closed its doors. With a desire to earn the pedigree of a true luxury hotel, Mohammed al-Fayed decided to organize a large overhaul all while conserving the Parisian refinement and art de vivre that César Ritz debuted in 1898. Despite a fire having destroyed an...
