By Isabelle Brigout on Tuesday 26 October 2021, 09:50 - Concierge
Guerlain is showing sculptures made of paper, beeswax, plastic, metal, marble or hay in its mansion house located on the Champs Elysees in Paris until November 14th, 2021. The exhibition displayed on two levels merge into the background of the boutique and the spa.
By Isabelle Brigout on Friday 15 October 2021, 09:16 - Concierge
From 16 to 31st October 2021 during the FIAC, Ruinart opens an ephemeral restaurant in the Maison 1729 a stone's throw from the Champ de Mars in Paris. Responsible haute-cuisine by Michelin starred and committed chefs on the menu, workshops and lectures on the programme.
By Isabelle Brigout on Thursday 7 October 2021, 09:22 - Ethical shopping
It is not the ones who click fastest who will have the privilege to purchase a bag made by Freitag from a tarp of a truck that has traveled the roads for five years, but the luckiest ones. The draw on October 20, 2021 will reveal the list of the few fortunate who will purchase a unique piece.
By Isabelle Brigout on Wednesday 29 September 2021, 07:09 - Ethical shopping
Founded in 2018 by Philippe Guilet, the Renaissance Project guides carefully selected remunerated trainees to create an upcycled garment collection, from luxury pieces that are no longer worn.
By Isabelle Brigout on Wednesday 21 October 2020, 07:17 - Ethical shopping
The boutique of the Confluence Museum in Lyon puts up upcycled unique pieces on sale, in the frame of the exhibition Une Afrique en couleurs (Africa in colours) until August 22nd, 2021. The raw material is collected on beaches and art works are made by the social and supporting company OCEAN SOLE AFRICA located in Kenya.
By Isabelle Brigout on Sunday 11 October 2020, 07:34 - Ethical shopping
The House of Arthus Bertrand makes medals since 1803. Today, it recycles broken or old-fashioned jewellery in exchange for an engraved and numbered medal, whose benefits will be entirely donated to the Goodplanet Foundation.
By Isabelle Brigout on Sunday 4 October 2020, 07:12 - Concierge
Kering is sponsoring the upcycling workshop open to all in the frame of the ELLE Green event, on October 3rd and 4th, 2020, at the Goodplanet Foundation. The session for kids allows to make a butterfly and the one for grown-ups teaches how to make a heart-shaped pouch in size XXS, from dead inventory.
