Everything started with Pierre-François Lubin, who created his Maison de Parfumerie (Perfume shop) in 1798, to give to “Incroyables” (the Incredible Dandies) and to “Merveilleuses” (the fine ladies) (our ancestors!) perfumed ribbons, masks for balls and face powder, but most of all, his famous “eau vivifiante”(invigorating-bracing water) which became “L’Eau de Lubin” (Lubin’s Water). Lubin’s fame reached empress Joséphine and Pauline Bonaparte, and he became their favorite before becoming the one of Marie Hélène de Bourbon and of all European sovereigns. One century later, in the Roaring twenties, a new perfume is created every year. The Art Deco perfume bottles are designed by Julien Viard and Maurice Depinoix and the luxurious editions are made of Baccarat Crystal.
Lubin’s perfumes are the symbol of French elegance, particularly in the United-States, and until 1975 success has continued before the brand felt into oblivion with the massive appearance on the market of perfumes made by top fashion designers. In 1999, Gilles Thévenin, director of creation at Guerlain at that time, decides to give a new life to Lubin, which still represents to him the quintessence of French luxury. It is a titanic project but, fortunately, he has a great part of the 450 scents created by the brand and he decides, with Olivia Giacobetti’s help (one of the famous noses of French perfumery, remember En Passant at Frédéric Malle) to put some of them back on the market, alternating with the creations of new fragrances.
This gallery presents 5 to 6 annual exhibitions which show the various periods and waves of photography: Denis Brihat, Denis Dailleux, Paul den Hollander, Bernard Descamps, Eric Dessert, Duhiro Ishimoto, Michael Kenna, Bohnchang Koo, Saul Leiter, Laurent Millet, Sarah Moon, Françoise Nuñez, Philippe Pache, Françoise Nuñez, Luis Gonzales Palma, Marc Riboud, Willy Ronis, Paolo Roversi, Pentti Sammallahti, Patrick Taberna, Christopher Taylor, Alexey Titarenko, Michel Vanden Eeckhoudt.
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Georges-Philippe and Nathalie Vallois were the first ones to dedicate personal exhibitions to Alain Bublex, Gilles Barbier or Paul MacCarthy in France and they are now on display all around the world. Among those whose works are defended by the gallery, there are really well known artists but also younger artists : Boris Achour, Pilar Albarracin, Matthew Antezzo, Julien Bismuth, Richard Jackson, Adam Janes, Jeff Mills, Joachim Mogarra, Jacques Villeglé, Virginie Yassef …
Hervé Loevenbruck fell in love with Saint-Germain-des-Prés . In his gallery he displays many young hopefuls from the French and European contemporary world : Philippe Mayaux, Bruno Peinado, Fabien Giraud, Raphaël Siboni, Virginie Barré, the Irishwoman Blaise Drummond, the Norwegian Gardar Eide Einarsson, the Swiss Cristian Andersen and the Austrian Werner Reiterer, but also already well known artists as the Hungarian Gabor Ösz or Alina Szapoznikow from Poland.
Fascinated by the jewelry of the 1920s with its graphic and clean design, Alexander Corrot , the creator of Djula, designs fine jewels, elegant, made of gold, with brilliants and semi-precious stones, to combine with unconventional clothes.
Dinh Van has become a must since the late 1990s when he created the bracelet on a cordon which is now his signature, and has been copied hundred times. Dinh Van succeeded in breaking with the sometimes conventional style of the traditional jewelry, by creating new shapes or by appropriating symbols as the target, the Chinese Pi or even handcuffs, which became the talismans of the ones who wear them : men, women and children.
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Laurence Coupelon designs jewels which are inspired by her travels, mainly in Asia. Her chains and her necklaces, made with natural stones, ethnic and ancestral-inspired, are unique pieces with which you will not be able to go unnoticed.
The Pont des Arts Bridge connects the Institut de France and the Cour Carrée of the Palais du Louvre. It is the most reliable and beautiful way to get to right bank. It is also a party place when the night comes for the neighborhood’s students. But before that you have to “do” the Bouquinistes (secondhand booksellers which are set along the Seine) from the Pont Neuf to the Quai Voltaire. In those famous green boxes we can find old books or secondhand books, old magazines and reviews or collector’s cards, a real Aladdin’s cave for collectors of all kinds.
Another possibility is to go down on the Seine’s banks and to stroll, admiring the barges.
For forty years, Sergio Rossi created shoes for the collections of the top designers : Yves Saint-Laurent, Gianni Versace, Azzédine Alaïa or Dolce & Gabanna. Since 2010, Francesco has taken over Sergio Rossi : the young designer continues using the palette of rare leathers such as python or croco, which made for Sergio Rossi’s reputation.
Here we are. Where ? Well, in the headquarters of all writers, fashion people, artists and tourists, journalists, publishers, young and old people, old existentialists and new surrealists !
Saint-Germain has always been and will always be a rallying point for everyone. The neighborhood has its fanatics in Paris, but also in the whole world.
This neighborhood goes from Saint-Germain-des-Prés to the Institut du Monde Arabe to the Jardin du Luxembourg. Its historical heart is the Sorbonne (which is an edifice of the Latin Quarter which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris. Nowadays, it houses several higher education and research institutions.).
Its name comes from the exclusive use of Latin in the classes given by the medieval schools and universities of the neighborhood in earlier times.
Headquarters of the students, who always arrange to meet at the Fontaine Saint-Michel, It is also the place of the cinemas, small Japanese restaurants of the Rue Monsieur-le-Prince, and of secondhand bookshops. It is an amazing mix of influences : a lot of history and culture, but also a really young population of students which gives the district an air of vitality and excitement.
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Publishers specialized in art, fashion and decoration, Martine and Prosper Assouline decided in 2005 to open a bookshop that combines Culture and Luxury, books and objects. We can find there exclusive accessories, curios, personalized gifts … they have opened a new bookshop with the same concept in NYC, at the Plaza Hotel.
