words Karine Monie

photos Jérôme Galland, Mathilde Hiley    

If you need an excuse to visit Paris, here’s the perfect one: this temporary space, located in the heart of Paris in a striking Haussmann apartment adorned with elegant moldings and classic parquet floors, celebrates sustainable design in style. Through a curated selection of pieces by innovative designers, skilled artisans, and visionary artists, it merges aesthetics, wellness, and non-toxic materials.

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The installation, created by Cosmos and Matter—founded by the Sustainable Design Association in 2021 to promote virtuous practices in the design world—can be visited until February 16.

“We believe the nature of the choices we make every day impacts not only our inner selves but also the state of the world at large,” says Marie-Cassandre Bultheel, co-founder of Cosmos and Matter. “We want to offer a new art of living that deeply draws on the knowledge and wisdom of our ancestors while also caring for the future.”

“Living in a space is much more complex than a simple interaction with materials,” Marie-Cassandre continues. “It’s about a delicate and precious relationship with the Earth and the cosmos. This is why Cosmos and Matter presents a new proposition, one that can be understood through the sensitivity of our bodies, the power of our perceptions, and the depth of our emotions. For this reason, the installation can be visited barefoot”. 

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How can we live differently within our interiors? This was the starting point for imagining the apartment, which features 10 scenes displayed in different rooms that create a sensory journey. Each area highlights a facet of the art of a more eco-friendly living, where the alchemy between traditions and modernity invites aesthetes, designers and art lovers to question themselves. In the apartment are a Botanic Bar, a Table of the Living, a Moon Lounge, a Sun Lounge and a “cosmic soundscape” room.