By Isabelle Brigout on Wednesday 12 December 2018, 10:28 - Ethical shopping
It is in Strasbourg for the 60th anniversary celebration of the Treaty of Rome that Isabelle Prin du Lys, director and "nose" of the brand, was called upon to create a natural perfume, composed of native plants: Auditorium, the spirit of Europe was born.
By Isabelle Brigout on Tuesday 11 December 2018, 10:47 - Ethical shopping
Nothing is gained by manufacturing, one has to upcycle on time: this is Anaïs DW's motto, who founded the brand Les Récupérables and creates limited edition of garments from raw material waste or vintage household linen and does not generate any additional manufacturing.
By Isabelle Brigout on Monday 10 December 2018, 10:40 - Concierge
The vegetable garden has been conceived by the Marquise de Vibraye and laid out in 2004, in the former allotments: decorative or edible flowers, vegetable of today or forgotten ones are grown without chemicals and with aquaponics. For Christmas, the vegetable garden has been decorated by coloured stripes that alternate with branches of coniferous trees.
By Isabelle Brigout on Friday 7 December 2018, 10:48 - Concierge
The Mandarin Oriental Paris is offering a deep silent pause on next December 12. Spa care and brief consultation will take place in an absolute peace, to make a break that can help establish personal boundaries on the use of technology, clear mental chatter and establish a healthy, digitally balanced lifestyle.
By Isabelle Brigout on Thursday 6 December 2018, 13:42 - Concierge
How to sculpt a scent? In what material? With which light? Claudine Dray is presenting her olfactory sculptures until January 6th, 2019 at the 68 Champs Elysées, in the perfumer's historic mansion house, for Guerlain's 190-year anniversary.
By Isabelle Brigout on Wednesday 5 December 2018, 10:57 - Ethical shopping
Vendredis is a group of designers who create outdoor luminaires out of non-treated wood, so that the material is transformed and blends in with the natural environment.
By Isabelle Brigout on Monday 3 December 2018, 10:40 - Heritage
Japanese bamboo basketry confers upon some of its creators, who have become master weavers of the material, the prestigious status of Living National Treasures. Yesterday dedicated to traditional basket making, the contemporary art of bamboo basketry has transformed itself by disregarding the function of the object.
