Renaissance Paris Republique Hotel makes star-studded debut

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Renaissance Paris Republique Hotel firmly established its spot in the Right Bank’s social scene with a star-studded debut event on 16 June that embraced the hotel’s location, the bobo (‘bourgeois bohemian’ chic) République neighbourhood, the Renaissance brand’s ‘fearlessly chic’ global design philosophy and ‘business unusual’ outlook catering for the next-generation business traveller. The hotel debut brought together top talent from the worlds of fashion, music, art and design creating experiences to bring the hotel’s wild, elegant and vibrant history and locale to life for the nearly 500 stylish guests. As guests arrived at the iconic building, a former home for travelling artists, they witnessed one of Paris’ greatest urban art talents, Kouka, recreating his famed ‘Guerriers Bantus’ or ‘Bantu Warrior’ paintings on the windows of the hotel– reproducing what he created in 2011 on 77 of the building’s distinctive windows. Moving through to the hotel’s impressive outdoor terrace, French street artist J3 created a live street art installation, inspired by his celebrated installations gracing the walls of the Paris Metro. The party was kicked off in style by model, socialite and Chanel muse Leigh Lezark as she and her New York creative collective The Misshapes took to the decks to mix house tracks with ’70s French club classics. Daughter of infamous French photographer Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Mahaut, then continued the wild, elegant and vibrant entertainment late into the night with an original vocal set. While Parisian society sipped on specialty cocktails and indulged in canapés from the hotel’s restaurant, Origin, many stylish attendees accessorised with flower crowns, corsages and boutonnières by Mademoiselle M, an homage to the Bobo spirit of the hotel’s neighbourhood. Behind the doors Renaissance République’s Penthouse Suite laid another discovery for guests; the suite had been transformed into creative designer Marie Beltrami’s vision of a French boudoir, complete with chocolates, champagne, lingerie, seven of Beltrami’s paintings and her ‘Erotic Bed Golden Head’. Renaissance Paris Republique, the brand’s sixth property in the Paris portfolio, is ideal for experiencing the City of Lights’ newest ‘it’ district in style. Inspired by the bohemian soul of the République district, the hotel has been modelled by interior designer Didier Gomez. Best known for his creations for Yves Saint Laurent, LVMH and De Beers, among others, his interiors give an overall contemporary feel with exotic woods and tawny leather contrasted with contemporary artwork in the guestrooms and public spaces. Gomez’s design includes cross-cultural features including a sculpture from Africa in the lobby, furnishings from Asia in the guestrooms and local Parisian street art throughout. In his design, Gomez has brought the outside in with tree motifs in the guestrooms, cloud shaped ceiling lights and a vegetation wall in the hotel’s expansive outdoor terrace.

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