What to See in Paris Right Now
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1/10Hôtel Bachaumont
Recently reopened after an extensive restoration by designer Dorothée Meilichzon, the hotel—which served as a clinic after its closure in the 1970s—now sports stylishly updated Art Deco–inspired interiors. Experimental Group runs the chic glass-roofed restaurant and the cozy wood-paneled bar.From $314/night;hotelbachaumont.com
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2/10Tory Burch
The designer’s first stand-alone Paris boutique is a charming three-story space devised by architect Daniel Romualdez on the rue Saint-Honoré. The shop—containing everything from ready-to-wear pieces to handbags to jewelry—is filled with antiques, floral wall coverings, block-printed upholstery, and brass accents.toryburch.com
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Photographie Luc Boegly - 20143/10Créteil Cathedral
Located just a few miles southwest of the city, Créteil Cathedral recently emerged from a $10 million expansion by French firm Architecture-Studio. The building, originally designed by Charles-Gustave Stoskopf in 1976, is now double in size, featuring a domed roof that symbolizes hands held in prayer.
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4/10Inès de la Fressange
The French style icon’s Left Bank boutique offers a range of items, from her vintage-inspired frocks to textiles and ceramics. The chic shop includes a back room that displays favorite artisanal homewares.inesdelafressange.fr
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5/10I Love Paris
On your way in or out of the city, make sure to stop by this new India Mahdavi–designed restaurant, upscale sandwich shop, and Champagne bar in Terminal 2E at Charles de Gaulle Airport. Acclaimed chef Guy Martin, who helms the kitchen at the city’s Le Grand Véfour, is turning out his updated French classics.+33-1-74-25-03-04
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6/10Le Bon Marché
The beloved department store has a new 3,000-square-foot beauty department. The section—characterized by patterned floors, brick walls, and Serge Mouille lighting—took nearly three years to complete and features hairstyling, nail, and eyelash bars as well as hundreds of hard-to-find beauty products.lebonmarche.com
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7/10Gabriel & Guillaume Pop-Up
Following two iterations in Beirut in 2013 and 2014, the next location for the pop-up decorative arts gallery—a collaboration between Guillaume Excoffier, who previously owned design gallery Guillaume, and Nancy Gabriel, a former advertising and film producer—is the ornate salons of Christofle’s 8th-arrondissement boutique. Rare vintage pieces sit alongside contemporary items from such talents as Zaha Hadid and Jean-Louis Deniot and artworks by Claude Lalanne and Sol LeWitt, among others.从10月ober 22 through November 21 at Christofle, 9 rue Royale;gabrieletguillaume.com
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8/10III-Studio and Pigalle basketball court
Even non-sports fans will appreciate this colorful basketball court tucked between two apartment building on the rue Duperré in the city’s 9th arrondissement. A collaboration between design firm Ill-Studio and French fashion brand Pigalle, the court was inspired bySportsmen,a 1930s oil painting by Russian artist Kasimir Malevich depicting color-blocked human forms.
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9/10Maison Kitsuné
For its fourth Paris store, Maison Kitsuné—the French clothing brand created by former Daft Punk manager Gildas Loaëc and Japanese architect Masaya Kuroki—commissioned architecture firm HA-AU to create a lively space to house its clothing and downstairs café. Nicolas Dorval-Bory Architectes, British design brand Dzek, and rock-star designer Max Lamb collaborated on an exclusive marble to decorate the walls, floors, and staircase.kitsune.fr
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© Hervé Goluza10/10Hotel Henriette
The 30-year-old boutique hotel has a stylish new look courtesy of former fashion editor Vanessa Scoffier. She filled the property with flea market finds, floral wallpapers, and neon accents. From less than $100/night;hotelhenriette.com
