la villa
Just steps from the Arc de Triomphe, Gilles&Boissier revive the spirit of the old Parisian follies, imagining La Villa as a collector’s residence. Between artistic memory and a hedonistic art of living, the restaurant unfolds a sequence of atmospheres where cinema, history and fantasy compose a setting that is both free-spirited and cultivated.
paris, france
la villa
Just steps from the Arc de Triomphe, Gilles&Boissier revive the spirit of the old Parisian follies, imagining La Villa as a collector’s residence. Between artistic memory and a hedonistic art of living, the restaurant unfolds a sequence of atmospheres where cinema, history and fantasy compose a setting that is both free-spirited and cultivated.
paris, france
Under Louis XVI, the neighbourhood was home to the Folie-Beaujon, a pleasure estate where Nicolas Beaujon hosted lavish parties and entertainments. Two centuries later, the art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel established his gallery there, exhibiting under its glass roof paintings by the Impressionist masters. It is within this layered history that La Villa is reborn.
Conceived as a lived-in house, the venue evokes the spirit of a Mediterranean villa. The spaces unfold like the rooms of a private residence: a library lounge, a powder-pink boudoir bar, a vast winter garden crowned by a spectacular glass roof, and a sheltered terrace open to the Parisian sky. Sculpted wood panelling inspired by the eighteenth century punctuates the volumes, subtly recalling the site’s original folly.
Art runs through the space as a quiet thread. A monumental photograph by John Stewart adorns the boudoir, while a vegetal fresco by Cyprien Chabert animates the walls of the winter garden. The spirit of a collector permeates the venue—discreet yet ever present.
From one room to the next, colours, materials and patterns shift dramatically. These contrasts are deliberate, almost theatrical. Echoes of Blake Edwards’ comedies, the grandeur of a Visconti set and the suggestion of an Italian palace combine to create a fluid atmosphere that carries the place from breakfast through to the heart of the night.
Under Louis XVI, the neighbourhood was home to the Folie-Beaujon, a pleasure estate where Nicolas Beaujon hosted lavish parties and entertainments. Two centuries later, the art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel established his gallery there, exhibiting under its glass roof paintings by the Impressionist masters. It is within this layered history that La Villa is reborn.
Conceived as a lived-in house, the venue evokes the spirit of a Mediterranean villa. The spaces unfold like the rooms of a private residence: a library lounge, a powder-pink boudoir bar, a vast winter garden crowned by a spectacular glass roof, and a sheltered terrace open to the Parisian sky. Sculpted wood panelling inspired by the eighteenth century punctuates the volumes, subtly recalling the site’s original folly.
Art runs through the space as a quiet thread. A monumental photograph by John Stewart adorns the boudoir, while a vegetal fresco by Cyprien Chabert animates the walls of the winter garden. The spirit of a collector permeates the venue—discreet yet ever present.
From one room to the next, colours, materials and patterns shift dramatically. These contrasts are deliberate, almost theatrical. Echoes of Blake Edwards’ comedies, the grandeur of a Visconti set and the suggestion of an Italian palace combine to create a fluid atmosphere that carries the place from breakfast through to the heart of the night.
"“We wanted to tell the story of a collector’s home, a residence imbued with the nostalgia of a southern villa."
Dorothée Boissier
