When visiting Paris for Paris Design Week, I normally focus totally on the varied exhibitions and galleries. Simply as I did in Milan final spring, I’ve let go of the phantasm that I’ll really handle to see all the pieces on my listing. There have been a number of locations I positively wished to go to, and quite a few galleries in Saint-Germain had been on my itinerary as effectively. Sadly, it turned out that every one the galleries had been closed on Sunday, one thing neither I nor many others might fairly perceive. With a global design crowd on the town for Paris Design Week and Maison & Objet, you’d count on no less than a few of them to be open over the weekend.
Saint Laurent Montaigne
Thankfully, there was extra to see than simply the smaller galleries. One of many locations excessive on my listing was the brand new Saint Laurent flagship retailer on Avenue Montaigne, which opened in 2025. Housed in a former embassy constructing, the shop covers three flooring and combines the Saint Laurent collections with artwork, classic furnishings and design items.
The inside instantly caught my consideration, with darkish wooden, marble, carpets, giant home windows and a mixture of modern artwork and historic design items. The furnishings and artworks had been chosen by Saint Laurent inventive director Anthony Vaccarello, with references to Yves Saint Laurent’s personal style and his historical past as a collector. Somebody working within the retailer additionally instructed me that a lot of the ornamental materials used all through the house comes from Yves Saint Laurent’s personal archive.
Saint Laurent Rive Droite Café
Behind the shop is a patio belonging to the Saint Laurent Rive Droite Café, adopted by the café itself. The house has a relaxed ambiance with a number of seating areas with classic chairs, a bar with animal print stools and a curated collection of books, magazines and Saint Laurent objects all through the house.
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