The young French brand Okko Hotels inaugurates its ninth establishment. Housed in a historic Parisian train station in the heart of the 10ème arrondissement, this complex disrupts the codes of the traditional hotel industry, from its conceptual audacity to its design interior.

For almost two centuries, James - named after its founder, Celestin James - stands out with high quality woodworking. Small cabinetmaker workshop originally, the house has quickly grown, becoming a reference in the edition of contemporary wooden furniture, then in the arrangement of prestigious places. Thomas Guinet, General Manager of James 1840, has opened the doors of their workshop located in Saint-Laurent-de-Cuve (50), a place as amazing as historical.

On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the Rencontres de la photographie d'Arles (13), the founders of the event, Lucien Clergue, Michel Tournier and Jean-Maurice Rouquette, are honored. The 2019 edition reflects on what made the festival such a success and also exploits major universal themes, including architecture. Preview of a tempting program.

The City of Architecture and Heritage honors the furniture of the great names of architecture at an exhibition-event. Of these famous creators, one often imagines the monuments, less the pieces of furniture and the everyday objects. And yet ...

In Lille (59), Atelier 9.81 signs an architectural complex comprising 63 social and intermediate housing, as well as a media library and a business. In rupture with the surrounding urban landscape, the realization redefines respectfully the space in which it is inserted.

Priestess of refinement, interior designer Sofia Alvarado of the Panamerican studio Fi unveils Welcome Back, a series of sculptural furniture with vibrant colors that smells of summer.

No need to book your round trip to enjoy a sunny getaway, the restaurant La Gare is on its own a journey in itself. If its former railroad facade keeps track of its past, its interior signed Laura Gonzalez - named designer of the year 2019 by Maison & Objet - we quickly forget.

The architects Joan Arnau and Carme Muňoz of the Spanish agency 05AM arquitectura took up the challenge of fitting out the interior of an old Parisian apartment of 172 square meters in the 16th arrondissement. Successful bet !

Ukrainian artist Masha Reva unveils a series of objects as beautiful as ceramic paintings for the brand Nadiia. A light collection, borrowing the pictorial aesthetics sketches Henri Matisse or Pablo Picasso.

The streetwear brand HOMECORE offers a colorful pop-up store in the capital at the Galerie Elysées 26 designed by Studio Malka Architecture. A colorful space of 100 square meters in style borrowed from graffiti culture, born in the 1980 years.

Inaugurated the 29 last June, the MOCO (Montpellier Contemporary) is the first new generation art center in Europe offering a global version of the museum institution, from the training of artists to the presentation of public or private collections. Back on a bold project.

Nestled in the resort of Les Deux Alpes in Isère (38), the People Hostel is the first hotel built in solid wood panels CLT (Cross Laminated Timber), a specialty straight from Austria. This establishment for a young clientele combines the accessibility of the hostel with the comfort of the hotel and the guest house, redefining the accommodation in the mountains. Funded by La Foncière Hoteliere des Alpes (CDC Group) and operated by France Hostels, the hotel was designed by Tectoniques Architectes and built by Adim - Vinci Construction France.

The new exhibition of the Yves Saint Laurent Museum in Marrakech (Morocco) looks at the long tradition of weaving Berber women of the Aït Khebbach tribe. Full of vivid colors, the carpets presented to the spectator reflect the expression and the abundant creativity of the desert regions of North Africa.

The trio of Parisian architects Freaks and the teams of the Danish studio Bjarke Ingels Group take the city of Bordeaux (33) in a creative spiral with the MECA, a neo-Aquitaine cultural center of 18 000 square meters on the left bank of the beautiful asleep.