Entries by Hélène

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CAFE DE FLORE

The most illustrious café in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. It was the favourite spot of the intelligentsia of the 30’s, from Surrealists to editors, artists and filmmakers and it became the meeting point of post-war Existentialists. There gathered Simone de Beauvoir, Jean-Paul Sartre, Boris Vian, writers and artists such as Ernest Hemingway, Juliette Gréco Brigitte Bardot, Roman Polanski, […]

CAHIERS D’ART

Created in 1926 by Christian Zervos, the Cahiers d’Art review belongs to the legend of SaintGermain-des-Prés. Picasso, Giacometti, Matisse, Léger, Beckett and Miro took part in it before it became slightly neglected. ‘Les Cahiers’ were purchased by the Swede Staffan Ahrenberg and are now headed by Samuel Keller and Hans-Ulrich Obrist and back to their […]

LA GALERIE DES MODERNES

Philippe Bismuth worked as a 20th century painting and sculpture expert for ten years before teaming with Vincent Amiaux, a specialist of Cubism to open the gallery in 1998. Works by Giacometti, Foujita, Dubuffet, Lhote, Picabia, Utrillo, Picasso, Warhol and 20th century masters are regularly on show.   LA GALERIE DES MODERNES 2 Rue des […]

GALERIE FURSTENBERG

Since 1958, the gallery has offered a vast selection of graphic and photographic editions of the greatest figures of the Surrealist movement, namely Hans Bellmer, Giorgio De Chirico, Salvador Dali, Leonor Fini or Wassily Kandinsky. It also exhibits Pre-Columbian art focusing on the cultures from Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador and […]

Galerie APPLICAT PRAZAN

The gallery is dedicated to the major painters of the “Nouvelle Ecole de Paris” (a term coined in the 50’s) including :  Karel Appel, Jean-Michel Atlan, Jean René Bazaine, Roger Bissière, Camille Bryen, Serge Charchoune, Chu Teh-Chun, Corneille, Olivier Debré, Jean Dubuffet, Maurice Estève, Jean Fautrier, Otto Freundlich, Hans Hartung, Jean Hélion, Auguste Herbin, Asger […]

CHAINE D’ENCRE

Design, architecture, photography, fine arts, fashion…situated inside the Hermès boutique rue de Sèvres, the Chaîne d’encre bookshop is a quiet corner where epicureans will find an extremely well crafted book selection. Chaîne d’Encre chez HERMES 17 rue de Sèvres 75006 Paris

CHAINE D’ENCRE

Design, architecture, photographie, beaux-arts, mode… située à l’intérieur de la boutique Hermès rue de Sèvres, la librairie Chaîne d’encre est un coin tranquille où les épicuriens trouveront une sélection de livres extrêmement bien ficelée. Chaîne d’Encre chez HERMES 17, rue de Sèvres  75006 Paris 01.42.84.41.57

CHAINE D’ENCRE

Design, architecture, photographie, beaux-arts, mode… située à l’intérieur de la boutique Hermès rue de Sèvres, la librairie Chaîne d’encre est un coin tranquille où les épicuriens trouveront une sélection de livres extrêmement bien ficelée. Chaîne d’Encre chez HERMES 17, rue de Sèvres  75006 Paris 01.42.84.41.57

CHAINE D’ENCRE

Design, architecture, photographie, beaux-arts, mode… située à l’intérieur de la boutique Hermès rue de Sèvres, la librairie Chaîne d’encre est un coin tranquille où les épicuriens trouveront une sélection de livres extrêmement bien ficelée. Chaîne d’Encre chez HERMES 17 rue de Sèvres 75006 Paris

LIBRAIRIE ALAIN BRIEUX

Jean-Bernard Gillot is first and foremost a librarian, but he also infuses his bookshop with his passion for photography and travels. He also regularly organises exhibitions on modern and contemporary photographers. LIBRAIRIE ALAIN BRIEUX 48 rue Jacob  75006 Paris

SYLVESTRE WAHID

Taking over Jean-François Piège, he runs the restaurant located just upstairs from Brasserie Thoumieux. the young chef is only fourty but he has already been rewarded with 2 Michelin stars for Strato in Courchevel and l’Oustau de Baumanière in the Baux-de-Provence. In his place, Sylvestre Wahid offers both his signature dishes and brand new creations […]

GUY SAVOY

Enter a succession of five elegant and chic lounges decorated by Jean-Michel Wilmotte and adorned with paintings lent by François Pinault. There we know for sure that we are experiencing a special moment, surrounded by 18th century architecture, with a view on the Louvre, on the Pont des Arts or on le Pont Neuf and […]