At La Samaritaine, one might all the time discover every thing. So insisted the Paris division retailer’s well-known slogan: On trouve tout à La Samaritaine. And now, one may even discover essentially the most fashionable place on the town to spend the night time—or the week, as discerning vacationers will little question be tempted to do. Just lately reimagined by LVMH, the Proper Financial institution retail complicated simply welcomed a stunning new neighbor, the Cheval Blanc Paris lodge, positioned on the Seine-facing aspect of the 1928 Artwork Deco constructing by Henri Sauvage.
“Our intention was to rework the long-lasting Parisian constructing with out disregarding its present design heritage,” says Peter Marino, who was tasked with conceiving the lobbies, 4 eating places, the Dior Spa, and 72 rooms and suites. Consistent with his long-standing work for LVMH, the AD100 architect has reimagined the interiors as a sort of temple to French luxurious and craft, utilizing solely the crème de la crème of supplies. (Assume luxurious stone flooring, straw-marquetry partitions, and leather-wrapped elevator cabs.) For the seventh flooring, he selected elaborate bronze panels by sculptor Ingrid Donat; for the foyer, a wood-and-patinated-brass reception desk by painter and set designer Thierry Leproust; and for the elevators, an experiential set up by lighting designer Thierry Dreyfus, which provides sweeping views of the Seine and the Eiffel Tower. And all all through the lodge, Marino sprinkled classic treasures by the likes of Maria Pergay, Charlotte Perriand, and Jean Lurçat, whose tapestry hangs within the stairwell that results in Plénitude, helmed by chef Arnaud Donckele.
However essentially the most dazzling house of all will be the four-bedroom Quintessence suite, which is kitted out in fanciful bronze furnishings by the French artist couple François-Xavier and Claude Lalanne, together with the final piece Claude ever made: a winding bronze-and-brass staircase. Or maybe it’s the Dior Spa, the place guests can discover what’s being referred to as the longest indoor lodge pool in all of Europe, which stretches almost 100 ft and is encased in customized mosaic tile. Could all of us discover ourselves there. chevalblanc.com —Hannah Martin
