Hôtel Plaza Athénée
25 avenue Montaigne, 75008 Paris, France.
Tel: +33 1 58 00 22 43
E-mail : adpa@dorchestercollection.com
The decor
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The experience
"We created a space completely in tune with Alain Ducasse's naturalness cuisine and his quest for the perfect welcome. First, by highlighting the truth of the materials. Then by organising the space in a manner in which the guests will live simultaneously an extraordinary and very intimate experience."
Patrick Jouin and Sanjit Manku, designers.
Patrick Jouin and Sanjit Manku, designers.
The experience
The experience begins at the entrance of the room, this area set off by three polished stainless steel bells - evoking those traditionally covering plates - creating a smooth transition, a gentle manner of giving time to the visitor to enter the restaurant’s world.
Jouin Manku
A singular, multicultural and ambitious tandem between architecture and design: Patrick Jouin and Sanjit Manku invented a profession at the crossroads of industrial production and the long tradition of craftsmanship.
Combining their experiences, their conceptual and experimental approach, they saw the opportunity to create a dynamic collaboration that shatters lines between objects, the interior and the structure. One of the fundamental values of the agency is to reinvent itself with each project working on a global concept: from the ceiling to a tablespoon, from the stairs to the door handle.
Associated with the largest high-end projects, such as the Dorchester, Van Cleef & Arpels, the Montparnasse train station (with AREP), Patrick Jouin and Sanjit Manku develop a creative dialectic dedicated to the optimization of space and architectural design projects.
A team of 20 people, architects, interior designers and product designers all together push back the boundaries of creation.
Jouin Manku
A singular, multicultural and ambitious tandem between architecture and design: Patrick Jouin and Sanjit Manku invented a profession at the crossroads of industrial production and the long tradition of craftsmanship.
Combining their experiences, their conceptual and experimental approach, they saw the opportunity to create a dynamic collaboration that shatters lines between objects, the interior and the structure. One of the fundamental values of the agency is to reinvent itself with each project working on a global concept: from the ceiling to a tablespoon, from the stairs to the door handle.
Associated with the largest high-end projects, such as the Dorchester, Van Cleef & Arpels, the Montparnasse train station (with AREP), Patrick Jouin and Sanjit Manku develop a creative dialectic dedicated to the optimization of space and architectural design projects.
A team of 20 people, architects, interior designers and product designers all together push back the boundaries of creation.
SOFT AND MARVELOUS
Solid oak tables beckon the hand to caress them. If the hand does continue its path and slips under the table top, it will come into contact with leather...as what cannot be seen must be as beautiful as what is visible…Chairs glide in silence, the leather seats cover soft cushions... Everything has been engineered for the guests' delight.
SOFT AND MARVELOUS
The "Cabin" table
To the left, an amazing structure, an erected boat-hull form delimits a singular space in the restaurant. Of extremely elegant and sleek contemporary lines, it adds verticality to the volume of the room, thus connecting the floor to the ceiling. The interior of the hull is carved staff, the exterior in wood. Patrick Jouin explains: «The choice of wood on the exterior evokes a front and backstage to the scenery, according to Patrick Jouin. This is a tribute to all the craftsmen and suppliers whose expertise remains invisible, behind the scenes. The "Cabin" table is under this hull, with the promise of a superlative experience.
To the left, an amazing structure, an erected boat-hull form delimits a singular space in the restaurant. Of extremely elegant and sleek contemporary lines, it adds verticality to the volume of the room, thus connecting the floor to the ceiling. The interior of the hull is carved staff, the exterior in wood. Patrick Jouin explains: «The choice of wood on the exterior evokes a front and backstage to the scenery, according to Patrick Jouin. This is a tribute to all the craftsmen and suppliers whose expertise remains invisible, behind the scenes. The "Cabin" table is under this hull, with the promise of a superlative experience.
THE LEGACY OF THE PAST
A : LIKE ARTISANS
"We are witnessing a remarkable representation of craftsmen expertise. Man's hand and at the service of beauty transcends form and matter"
A : LIKE ARTISANS
The three stainless steel bells were manufactured by the Matinox company, founded and directed by Jean Bertaud, and in particular, for the metal part, by Robert Tasker, artisan cauldron maker. Pierre-Yves Le Floc’h, best worker of France, upholsterer and decorator in Vannes, created the restaurant upholstery. Rinck, holder of the «Living heritage company» accolade, headed by Bruno Sachet, made the tables. Italian company Poliform made the chairs. Entreprise D3 completed the 'Cabin' hull. The woven metal was designed by Sophie Mallebranche and directed by Rinck. Entreprise Gendre made the carts. The curiosities cabinet of was created by Entreprise Lallier headed by Jean-Marc Bret.
