Art, architecture and travel in France

Fashion and Lace Museum, Calais

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 20 October 22

Atelier Ordinaire design minimal wooden holiday home near Aix

Architect Thomas Walter set up his studio in 2014 and was joined by artist and costume designer Angèle Maillard in 2019, forming Atelier Ordinaire. Together, the team seeks to create designs rooted in craftsmanship and clever use of quality materials. Their manifesto declares their aim ‘to remain simple and sincere in every way’. Their house in the southern community of Venelles reflects this approach, made in immaculately produced joinery, clean forms and a delicately unassuming yet unmistakable modern form.

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 20 October 22

Cartier explores influence of Islamic art in groundbreaking Paris exhibition

DS+R (Diller Scofidio + Renfro) has designed the striking geometrical scenography for ‘Cartier and Islamic Art: In Search of Modernity’ at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris

By Hannah Silver Last updated 20 October 22

Atelier Ordinaire's French countryside retreat challenges typologies

A holiday home with tailor made interiors pieces by Stattmann Furniture balances between a boutique, private retreat and a larger group escape in the French countryside, courtesy of Strasbourg-based architecture studio, and alumn, Atelier Ordinaire

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 20 October 22

Loïc Picquet

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 20 October 22

Marcio Kogan makes his mark on Barcelona with Francesc Macià 10

By Ali Morris Last updated 20 October 22

Bureau Architectures Sans Titre

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 20 October 22

A6A

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 20 October 22

Antonin Ziegler

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 20 October 22

CUT Architectures

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 20 October 22

Sean Scully takes up residence in Picasso’s former studio at Château de Boisgeloup

The Irish artist’s gestural paintings and stacked sculptures preside over the 18th-century estate in Normandy

By Charlotte Jansen Last updated 19 October 22

Elegant lines and pleasing pastels at Paris’ new Hotel Bienvenue

By Rooksana Hossenally Last updated 19 October 22

Bold and highly-polished, Le Ballu Hôtel opens with a flourish in Paris

By Rooksana Hossenally Last updated 19 October 22

Hilton Paris Opera

By David Paw Last updated 19 October 22

Grand Pigalle Hôtel

By Rooksana Hossenally Last updated 19 October 22

Paris’ newest hotel is steamy, unabashed and flamboyant

By Elisabeta Tudor Last updated 19 October 22

C.O.Q. is a hip new hotel that has launched in Paris’ 13th arrondissement

By Catherine Dash Last updated 19 October 22

CitizenM latest Paris property taps into the city’s youthful jet-set

By Daven Wu Last updated 19 October 22

Business on board: Paris welcomes its first co-working hotel

By Rooksana Hossenally Last updated 19 October 22

Paris chophouse Au Boeuf Couronné opens a slick hotel

By Daven Wu Last updated 19 October 22

Paris hotel Amastan packs as hard a punch as the heavyweights

By Ella Marshall Last updated 19 October 22

Wanderlust — Paris, France

By Lauren Ho Last updated 19 October 22

Okko Hotel — Nantes, France

By Marie Lefort Last updated 19 October 22

Montpellier’s Grand Hotel du Midi has been refurbished

By Rooksana Hossenally Last updated 19 October 22