Chanel: “We inaugurate Place Vendôme a private mansion of fine jewellery”
In May, Chanel inaugurated its new experimental boutique on Place Vendôme, the Parisian temple of fine jewellery. […]
After more than a year of renovation, the new 18, Place Vendôme ranks among the most opulent stores of all time: hammered bronze doors and drawers, light gold patchwork walls, Coromandel lacquered walls, Goossens crystal chandeliers, and in its center, “La Borne”, a three-metre-high bronze figurative sculpture by Johan Creten, in homage to the gigantic column standing outside in Place Vendôme. […]
There are also gilded Louis XV desks, a “Hamada” coffee table in white bronze and raw black oak by Jean-Luc Le Mounier, a portrait of Mademoiselle Chanel in diamonds by the famous Brazilian artist VikMuniz, or a beautiful bronze armchair by Voukenas Petrides. Experts estimate the cost of the shop at around 30 million euros, making it probably the most expensive luxury store ever built per square metre. […]
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