With this small intimate palace in the fifth arrondissement, the decorating duo Les Héritiers has signed its first Parisian address.
With La Lanterne, Les Héritiers sign their first Parisian address. Nestled halfway between Notre-Dame and the Pantheon, in the heart of historical and intellectual Paris, “this small palace combines the intimacy of a house, the soul of an aesthete and the services of a high-flying hotel,” explain the architects.
Here, then, the pool floats under the vaults, while the beautiful fabrics found in the antiques rub shoulders with contemporary art in a discreet elegance. Some winks displayed by the decorators: here, the black and white photos of lanterns and lampposts in Paris, signed by the photographer Nicolas Sénégas, are printed on wallpaper to add to the depth of the field of the rooms of the establishment; there, drawings of nudes of workshops typical of the artistic Saint-Germain or old engravings painted in the hand. And, framed throughout the establishment, lettering the walls.
Like a house of great standing, La Lanterne has been refurbished, after a year and a half of work, around multiple spaces to live in order to offer more than the simple comfort of a room and the permanence of a reception. To this end, Les Héritiers, namely Pierre Dubois and Aimé Cécil, have imagined different small lounges: one, near the entrance, friendly ; the other, inspired by the 50’s, discreet and dedicated to reading Chinese, independent, ideal for meetings. At the same time, a breakfast and a bar follow the tempo of the different moments of the day.
Works of art are omnipresent, alongside symbols and the know-how of French artisans: fashionable engravings from the 1900s, oil paintings from Montmartre, a pair of bull’s-eyes from a Versailles mansion, a collection of ceramics made with the Buffil studio in the south of France… As for the mirrors, they adorn the rooms as much as the common areas, “to create leaks, perspectives and notions of space,” according to Les Héritiers.
At La Lanterne, 42 rooms from 16 to 35 m2 constitute the traditional offer. Three rooms with private terrace, four with garden and two duplexes for families complete the proposal. Near the pool, a hammam, a treatment room and a fitness room are also available.
