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France’s largest sauna just opened in Paris – try it while it’s hot
Sant Roch is dedicated to contrast therapy; in the immersive space, lighting, materiality, playlists and scent invite you to take the plunge
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At Rosewood Courchevel Le Jardin Alpin, luxury meets alpine chic
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts debuts its first winter resort at Courchevel 1850 in the French Alps
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You can now sleep inside Karl Lagerfeld’s former Paris office
Highstay reintroduces the late visionary’s Saint-Germain workspace as a design-led residence, available for short- and long-term bookings
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Check into Nolinski Paris for a refreshing dose of design-led calm
The Haussmannian conversion by Jean-Louis Deniot layers brass, lacquer and frescoed ceilings for a richly calibrated hotel experience
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Pierre-Yves Rochon reimagines Four Seasons Hotel George V as a collection of Parisian apartments
Three decades on, the French interior designer returns to the historic Parisian hotel with a vision grounded in light, craft, and domesticity
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Recently modernised, this château is like stepping onto a Jean Renoir set
Just south of Paris, architect and designer Katja Pargger took on the task of updating a classic ‘château Solognot’. Over ten years, the renovation remained elegant and restrained, yet full of surprises
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This sun-drenched Le Corbusier villa – where modernism meets the Mediterranean – could be yours
In Villa de Mandrot, the architect translated his purist, industrial modernism into a South of France setting – now listed for €2.3 million
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Five highlights of Maison & Objet 2026
We were at France’s leading homes and interiors fair last week. Here are the key headlines and exhibitions to know about
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Discover Renée Gailhoustet and her radical approach to socially engaged housing
The Algerian-French architect thrived on creating bespoke designs and remarkable social housing; a new exhibition at the Architectural Association in London revisits the case study of Le Liegat in Paris
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Philippe Weisbecker, on drawing the essence of things and his architectural world
'Architectures', an exhibition of Philippe Weisbecker’s minimalist architectural drawings, opens at Galerie Yvon Lambert in Paris
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Pierre Yovanovitch on reviving French design house Ecart, and the ‘beautiful things’ ahead
Two years after acquiring Ecart, Yovanovitch unveils his plans for the design house founded by Andrée Putman and now relaunched with a series of reissues by American-Hungarian émigré Paul László
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Van Cleef & Arpels’ immersive workshops reveal jewellery-making secrets
Every year in Lyon, Van Cleef & Arpels opens its doors to the public with a series of workshops and events. Here is what goes on
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Wallpaper* Architect Of The Year 2026: Lina Ghotmeh, France
Asked about a building that made her smile, Lina Ghotmeh – one of three Architects of the Year at the 2026 Wallpaper* Design Awards – discusses Luis Barragán’s Capuchin Convent Chapel and more
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The most stylish hotel debuts of 2025
A Wallpaper* edit of this year’s defining hotel openings. Design-led stays to shape your next escape
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Form... and flavour? The best design-led restaurant debuts of 2025
A Wallpaper* edit of the restaurant interiors that shaped how we ate, gathered and lingered this year
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Alpine A390 GT: French, fast and fun. A sporting EV with a real sense of occasion
Alpine doubles down on its fast electric credentials with the A390 GT, the French performance brand’s largest car to date
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This Alpine chalet rejects the ‘modern ski’ aesthetic to embrace art deco
Originally designed by architect Henry Jacques Le Même, a key figure in shaping the Alpine style, Le Sarto in Megève, France, has been captivatingly transformed by interior architecture studio Claves
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New Marseille restaurant Dévo dishes up a sultry 1970s mood
Mirrors, satin curtains, and tubular steel define the atmosphere of this theatrical hangout, as envisioned by a local team of creatives
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How Billecart-Salmon became the hospitality industry’s champagne of choice
Neil Ridley ventures into a subterranean temple to patience and precision beneath the village of Aÿ-Champagne, France, and discovers a winery not of spectacle, but of soul
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A local’s guide to Paris by Art Basel newcomer Ash Love
Visual artist Ash Love shares their essential addresses in the French capital as the city hosts the art fair’s fourth edition
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Hôtel Le Provençal is a sun-kissed family affair
A beloved third-generation hotel in the south of France reopens with a fresh look, all whilst preserving its authentic midcentury heritage
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Tour the world’s best libraries in this new book
Author Léa Teuscher takes us on a tour of some of the world's best libraries, from architect-designed temples of culture to local grassroots initiatives
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‘You have to be courageous and experimental’: inside Fondation Cartier’s new home
Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain in Paris invites us into its new home, a movable feast expertly designed by Jean Nouvel
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A wellness retreat in south-west France blends rural charm with contemporary concrete
Bindloss Dawes has completed the Amassa Retreat in Gascony, restoring and upgrading an ancient barn with sensitive modern updates to create a serene yoga studio
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A night at Le Meurice’s Suite 1835 is like ‘sleeping in an exhibition’
At the historic Paris hotel, design studio Things From shake things up with an installation-like suite – a futuristic cocoon available until the end of 2025 only
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Explore the new Hermès workshop, a building designed for 'things that are not to be rushed'
In France, a new Hermès workshop for leather goods in the hamlet of L'Isle-d'Espagnac was conceived for taking things slow, flying the flag for the brand's craft-based approach
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Crosby Studios reimagines the espresso bar in Paris
Industrial poetry and a blaze of orange define Café Nuances’ latest outpost in Le Marais
