June 9th, 2009
Paris’ famed Hôtel de Crillon - one of the finest of the luxury Paris hotels - has been put up for sale by its American owner - Starwood Capital - for about
€300 million ($420 million).
Built in 1758 as a government building after being commissioned by Louis XV, “Le Crillon” is situated near the Champs Elysées on Place de la Concorde.
Starwood has owned the Crillon since 2005. The company took on the five-star hotel as part of its €2 billion acquisition of Taittinger’s hotel and champagne empire.
May 20th, 2009
Located just a short walk from the Trocadero and opposite the Eiffel Tower, the Radisson Blu Le Metropolitan Hotel is Paris’s newest luxury boutique hotel.
Conceived by the famous designer Francois Champsaur, the 48-key boutique hotel features ten suites, five with unrestricted Eiffel Tower views.
The signature Eiffel Suite is a 430-square-foot one-bedroom suite located on the sixth floor.
May 15th, 2009
Until May 17th, the luxury chic supermarket of Paris, La Grande Epicerie, hosts 14 photographs by Fulvio Bonavia.
The artist amused himself by turning upside down fashion accessories in a gourmet way.
The handbag is made in raspberries, the belt with sardines, artichokes on the cap, the ring is full of Bayonne ham and the watch is a kiwi!
May 14th, 2009
Shareholders of Pinault Printemps Redoute (PPR), the French multinational holding company specializing in retail shops and luxury brands, were showered with raw eggs thrown by employees of the group protesting during their general assembly in Paris on May 7, 2009.
The shareholders voted a dividend equivalent to 418 million euros (560 million US dollars) for 2008, whilst the employees demand the sum to be invested in to the company, and that job lay off plans be abandoned.
May 11th, 2009
The Hotel Gabriel Paris Marais is the first “Detox Hotel” totally devoted to well-being and regeneration.
The room interior decorates with Zen minimalist character in white color, delicate colour colors as well as relaxing credentials song put a physique in a pacific mood that undiluted for an preferred detox experience.
The “Detox” concept centers on internal ecology to purify the body, where healthy foods and regenerative sleep are necessary ingredients.
April 12th, 2009
Paris luxury jeweler Boucheron immortalizes Ladurée macarons in part of this year’s collection titled “Gaieté Parisienne” (Parisian Joy) with their new line, Gourmandise, which includes Tentation Macarons rings, pendants, necklaces and earings.
It’s modern, 21st. century and someone has already taken a bite out of each macaron as you can see from the teeth marks in the pictures.
The rings, which come in white gold with tsavorites, multicoloured sapphires, amethysts or garnets, look like they’ve already been bitten into. The best part? All the pleasure and none of the calories.
