Luxury department store in Paris La Samaritaine shines in new splendor

Status: 23.06.2021 2:09 p.m.

It is one of the most famous shopping addresses in the world: La Samaritaine in Paris. The legendary department store was lavishly renovated for 16 years. Today it opened its doors again.

From Stefanie Markert, ARD studio Paris

“O lala!” – Emmanuel Macron is visibly impressed by the sight: Gustave Eiffel’s gray-blue iron staircase spanning five floors with 16,000 gold leaves has been originally restored. Many of the 1700 employees of the department store stand on the landing and applaud the president. He accepted Bernard Arnault’s invitation. The billionaire and boss of the luxury goods company LVMH owns the Samaritaine. He renovated the building complex for 750 million euros and is now attracting customers: “Perhaps you can also shop on the Internet. But there you can’t touch the products, you can’t see them, and you can’t have lunch in such a wonderful atmosphere.”

A water pump as namesake

In the Samaritaine, this is most spectacularly done in the “Voyage” restaurant under the historic glass dome, surrounded by a 115-meter-long peacock frieze in Art Nouveau style. But actually shopping is hip here, emphasizes Head of Marketing Nathalie Montaldier: “You are on the fourth floor – all women’s shoes, from sneakers to luxury. The special thing: when you try them on you have a fantastic view of the Gothic cathedral Saint-Germain-L’Auxerrois . A unique experience.” In 1870 Ernest Cognacq founded the Samaritaine. Before that he had sold fabrics on the bridge next door – the famous Pont Neuf -, then rented a corner café and expanded his business little by little. At that time the first Parisian water pump stood on the Pont Neuf, and it was called “la Samaritaine” – the Samaritan woman. The pump gave the store its name. Today, historical commercials flicker there on old TVs:

Monsieur wants something?

Yes, nails.

We dont have.

An alligator clip.

Neither clamp nor crocodile.

Haven’t you read the name of our store?

No.

This is not the Samaritaine.

Ah, I see – you can find everything in the Samaritaine.

In the Parisian luxury department store you will find one thing above all: French “savoir vivre”. Image: Stefanie Markert / ARD-Studio Paris

A hymn to Paris

The house no longer lives up to this claim, says manager Eleonore de Boysson, but: “You can find all of Paris in the Samaritaine. Its brands and artists. It’s like a promenade with surprises. A visit should trigger a new Parisian feeling.” And convey the French way of life. The house bakes its own croissants, personalizes champagne bottles and sells cosmetics from collapsible crates that resemble those of the bouquinists in front of the door. Mosaics are reminiscent of the Parisian passages and yellow lanterns of the street lighting in the past. Parisian flair en passant.

The luxury department store is a hymn to the city. It offers the largest beauty department in the European Union – 600 brands and products from three-euro hand gel to perfume in a giant crystal bottle for 150,000 euros. Up to five million customers are expected each year. Parisians, French and of course tourists. On the lower floor, the head of marketing points to a long rolling carpet like at the airport: “There was direct access from the parking lot to the department store. We have redesigned this tunnel. This is where the bus tourists will arrive.”

The complex includes a luxury hotel with a 1000 square meter suite. Even the smallest room there costs 1500 euros per night. But there is also a day nursery and almost 100 social housing. Samaritaine General Director Jean Jacques Guiony explains: “That is the law. When building, around 25 percent of the area has to be reserved for social housing. We were free to move it inside in the Rue de Rivoli building.” The tenants look out over a green, roofed courtyard with the department store’s wellness oasis. The Samaritaine is open 364 days a year. It is only closed on May 1st

On weekends, the capital’s hot weather makes many people choose commercial centers as a place to “relax”. People comply with epidemic prevention regulations, have their temperature checked at the entrance, wear masks during sightseeing and shopping. The shopping center is especially crowded on the supermarket and dining floors. Prepared food stalls are especially attractive, some people forget to keep their distance when choosing goods. No longer buying and hoarding like previous outbreaks, most people buy according to family needs, often preparing food for 3 days – 1 week. The checkout counters are open at full capacity to serve customers, at peak times, it takes about 15-20 minutes for customers to wait for their turn, because some counters have orders to go to the market to buy large quantities. Although the supermarket has instructions to line up and stick to the floor, most customers don’t notice, standing close to each other Although the Hanoi People’s Committee requires indoor food and drink shops to ensure a minimum distance of 2m from seats, the cafe in the commercial center lobby still arranges tables close together, almost full. The store makes full use of the space and aisles to place tables and chairs In contrast to the crowded food court, crowded cafes, and empty fashion stores, weekend shopping Even some layers of fashion and accessories are almost empty The children’s play area suffers from the same sad and empty situation, although it is still open for operation Outside the commercial center, some indoor restaurants are closed or only sell take-out, although not within the scope of the requirements of the City People’s Committee. Hanoi. The shop has equipped a shield, but does not serve customers to eat on the spot to ensure epidemic prevention phòng Shops are closed, leaving many streets deserted on weekends Beer shops, pubs comply with epidemic prevention regulations, arrange tables and chairs, closed from the beginning of the week

Executors Steph and Oliver Gordon created a 430 square foot (40 square meter) triangular house on their cattle ranch in Mudgee (Australia). They used corrugated metal sheets to make the walls and roof for the house, in which the roof tilted 30 degrees and installed heavy solar panels to generate electricity for the house. In addition, the 30-degree inclined roof system also helps homeowners collect rainwater into a storage tank. All windows and doors are double glazed and have wooden frames. The house has polished concrete floors while the interior is mainly decorated with plywood. The bedroom and bathroom spaces are separated by recycled tiles. In the bathroom there is also a dressing table, opposite the dressing table is a door leading to the toilet. The adjoining minimalist kitchen includes a wood-burning fireplace, small gas stove, sink, mini-fridge, and black floating shelves. The kitchen table is extended through the window for the homeowner to eat or work. The open-plan bathroom has both a bathtub and a shower that is positioned to take advantage of the view and can be fitted with a curtain for privacy. After its launch, the model quickly attracted the attention of many Australians, especially in rural areas. In Vietnam, some opinions on social networks believe that this model can be completely applied in rural areas with small families and in tourist and resort areas when the owner or investor. Not much budget for construction.

Accordingly, in the face of increasingly complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic in the city, the Department of Informatization recommends agencies and units under the Ministry of Information and Communications to use technological solutions for medical declaration. Manage people entering and exiting the office. Specifically, in addition to officials, civil servants, public employees, and employees in the agency, all guests coming to contact work are required to install and turn on the application to install the Bluezone proximity detection application before go to work. This rule only excludes those who do not use smartphones. Bluezone application is the most effective tool to trace people suspected of being infected with Covid-19. Photo: Trong Dat At the entrance of offices and units under the Ministry of Information and Communications, the Department of Informatization recommends that you paste a QR Code to install the Bluezone application at a recognizable location to support users. Guests who come to work at agencies and headquarters of the Ministry of Information and Communications also need to make an electronic medical declaration. The declaration will be made on 1 of 3 applications Bluezone, NCOVI, Vietnam Health Declaration or on website tokhaiyte.vn. The paper medical declaration will only be applied to those who do not have a smartphone. In addition, agencies and units in the Ministry of Information and Communications have also been advised to manage people entering and leaving the office by scanning QR codes. To do this, units need to register for a “quarantine point” and get their QR code at website tokhaiyte.vn. This QR code will be printed and pasted at a recognizable location at the entrance of each agency or unit. Scanning QR codes is a measure to save users’ epidemiological milestones. Guests coming to contact business will be forced to scan a QR code for quarantine using one of the 3 applications Bluezone, NCOVI, Vietnam Health Declaration. In the event that after scanning the quarantine QR code, the application says that the user has not made a medical declaration or the declaration has expired, they will be forced to make a medical declaration and re-scan the code. At the entrance to the offices, the Department of Informatization also recommends arranging a department to check and monitor the scanning of quarantine QR codes of employees and visitors to contact for work. Using the Bluezone tracing app, electronic medical declarations and scanning QR codes for quarantine are just 3 of the 5 anti-epidemic solutions with technology proposed by the Ministry of Information and Communications to localities. Previously, sharing at the current news at 19:00 on May 26 of Vietnam Television, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Huy Dung said that renewing the approach to technology in Covid-19 prevention and control is a combination balance between “defence” and “attack”. In terms of technology, “attack” is the mandatory use of some key applications to prevent Covid-19, instead of just recommending as before. If before, data was distributed by application, now data must be managed centrally. Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Huy Dung. The Ministry of Information and Communications has proposed mandatory use of Bluezone application. Workers in industrial parks, factories and enterprises are required to make medical declarations. People using smartphones are required to use an application to identify close contact when going to a public place, where there are many people. Public places and offices must control people coming, going, leaving and entering by scanning QR codes. The fourth measure is to use technology to support the monitoring of people in medical isolation. According to Deputy Minister Nguyen Huy Dung, turning on Bluetooth and using the Bluezone application when going to public places will help users protect themselves, protect the community, assist in zoning out the epidemic, and quickly trace. When that happens, it will also help isolate high-risk people, rather than everyone. For agencies and organizations, effective disease prevention will help agencies, organizations, factories and enterprises maintain normal production and business activities. Trong Dat

Not only the entrance, the main door is also considered a place to charge air and regulate energy sources, so it is necessary to pay attention first to get the harmony between the 3 elements of aesthetics, function and special. is feng shui. In particular, “Three No Kien” is a term that refers to three things to avoid when entering the house, including: “Opening the door of the apple ant”, “Opening the door to the ant toilet” and “Opening the door to the glass ant”. So what exactly does “apple, toilet, glass” refer to here? We invite you to follow the following explanation of feng shui expert Phung Phuong: Enter the door to meet the kitchen In the book Duong Trach Tam Coc, it is written: “Opening the door to the apple, the money is wasted”. “Apple” here is the kitchen. In feng shui, the owner of the kitchen is about fortune and health. Opening the door and seeing the kitchen right away (ie the main door and the kitchen are in a straight line) is considered a bad way of feng shui, also known as the “revealing apple” error. Such a kitchen will not accumulate gas, affecting the health and fortune of the family. In this case, the kitchen needs to be covered with a bar or wooden wall. Enter the door to meet the toilet immediately “Xi” is the toilet. Open the main door and see the toilet door, the energy from outside, no matter how good, is polluted, creating unclean gas that spreads throughout the indoor atmosphere. This flow of energy is the beginning to lead into the home. Once, the watershed is not good, the end of the source or the middle of the source, especially other spaces, will not be good, leading to bad luck for the homeowner. It is best to make the toilet door sideways to avoid this closeness. Another effective option is to place feng shui items for town. Enter the door and meet the mirror right away “Glass” here refers to a mirror. Using decorative mirrors in the house should be noted not to be located opposite the main door to the house. Feng shui from ancient times to the past has a unified concept – the door is where luck and fortune come in. Meanwhile, the mirror is a place to attract luck (no matter good or bad). Therefore, when the mirror is opposite the door, everything will be sucked back out (of course, the mirror mentioned here is just a mirror, not the spherical and bagua mirrors). Besides, placing a mirror in front of the door will create a door-to-door position (real door and mirror door) This is a very bad position for the feelings of family members. * Information is for reference only.

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According to Feng Shui expert Song Ha, the palace is one of the three palaces that plays an important role in determining the wealth, property and prosperity of the owner. Therefore, many people are extremely interested in activating the palace of wealth, especially in this year of the Tan Suu 2021. However, not everyone knows how to catch the destiny of heaven and earth to increase wealth, health, luck and happiness. For more details, please refer to the following information that expert Song Ha shares. Decorative standard feng shui doors Should open doors at least once a day to welcome positive energy Doors are one of the important elements of home feng shui, helping to create a smooth and convenient house. Because this is considered the “welcome point” of rich good aura to the owner. If the door is in the Good direction, you should decorate it in accordance with the Destiny and the energy of Cung Tai Loc such as installing better capacity bulbs, hanging wind chimes, painting the door color, cleaning the house clean. will every day … To invite good gases into the house. Every day you should open the door at least 1 time to “invite” positive energy, circulating the air currents. Air is circulated and circulated regularly, bringing health to family members and activating fortune and luck for each person. Choose the right feng shui color for the living room Living room with bright colors To activate the Tai Loc Palace for your family, you should not ignore the selection of the right color for the living room. The living room is the place where the whole family gathers and welcomes you to the house, so the colors that are too colorful or too colorful will not be suitable for the Tai Loc Palace. You should choose bright and pleasant colors that are suitable for Cung Tai Loc, suitable for Meets with the owner. Limit too much wind drafts into the house to diffuse air The styles of house architecture today often aim to have many windows to help the house ventilate and cool. However, it is necessary to allocate windows appropriately for the house to avoid excessive draft winds, because in feng-shui, strong and direct winds will bring killing intent, not only wasting resources but also affecting energy. healthy homeowner. Always clean the house neatly to invite talent According to old beliefs, a tidy and clean house not only gives family members a sense of relaxation, psychological comfort but also is a factor to preserve the prosperity of positive energy. So from now on, you need to pay attention to neatly arrange unnecessary objects into the closet such as shoes, clothes, children’s toys … so that your house looks decent, ready to welcome your destiny. Good. In particular, the house number plate should be designed to be simple, easy to recognize and should be cleaned carefully. Note that the rule of thumb is that from the inside, in any plan, the house number plate, address or small office sign must be placed on the left-hand side. Plant trees indoors or on the side of the house In feng shui, green trees are items that bring many special benefits. In it, the plants with lots of water are considered a symbol of the Cat Tuong. Trees help increase prosperity, while increasing the longevity of your family members. Some plants have a very high energy index, which helps to filter the air very well, so they should be placed indoors such as: tiger’s tongue tree, Kim Ngan tree, Trau Ba tree, Aloe plant … Some trees can be planted on the side of the house with very strong energy such as: Hoa Lua, Rose, Dinh Lang, Lemongrass, Khue, Chili … Plants that reduce the harmful effects of ultraviolet rays: Plants with spikes should not be placed indoors. Because these plants are easy to generate toxic energy streams, potentially causing risks and unhappiness for homeowners. However, only with Cau Cactus is an exception, these trees are placed near the Attomat, near the television, and the computer screen will help reduce the harmful effects of ultraviolet rays emitted from electronic devices such as TV, phone, computer … They absorb a part of these rays, so they are often placed near electronic devices in the home. * Information is for reference only

The market for people is not good because there are few buyers. At 10 am May 1, customers parked in front of the stalls selling beef of Ms. Dung (small trader at Dai Tu market, Hoang Mai, Hanoi) was surprised that there is still a lot of meat not sold out today, while every day only 8 In the morning, my betrayed meat had nothing to buy. Ms. Dung said that although she actively imported less meat than usual, she did not expect that the market was so empty today, so it was not sold out. “Yesterday, there were many customers, but today is boring, the amount of meat sold today is not equal to weekends, Saturdays and Sundays. Everyone’s home, people come back to the hometown, all have been traveling ”, said Ms. Dung. Not only beef stalls, many stalls selling pork and chicken are also in the same scene, the meat table is still full of goods, but very few people ask to buy. According to the survey, the prices of goods at the local market are still sold by small traders at the same price as usual, even because of stock prices, many people reduce prices quickly. For example, bacon only costs 150,000-170,000 / kg, depending on type; ribs from 140,000 to 180,000 VND / kg; Beef tenderloin costs 250,000 VND / kg, beef corn 270,000 – 300,000 VND / kg … The lack of customers is not only at popular markets, but also in regular supermarkets that are crowded today. Supermarket with less customers than normal day For example, at the T-Mart Dai Tu supermarket (Hoang Mai), there were staggering customers to buy. According to the salesman, yesterday the supermarket was crowded because they came to buy fruit and food to return home for the holidays. However, from this morning until noon, the supermarket is quite thin, even quieter than usual. At Vinmart Linh Dam supermarket, right at the entrance there is always a sign that requires customers to wear a mask when entering the supermarket to prevent epidemics. If anyone forgets to wear a mask, they will be reminded and asked to buy a mask immediately before they can purchase. Here, the goods are quite plentiful, many discounted fruits such as Australian green grapes and black grapes are priced at just under 100,000 VND / kg; Imported apples are only priced from 49,900 VND to 87,900 VND / kg … However, customers coming to buy goods are also absent, the shelves of vegetables, meat, and fruits … even though it is noon, are still full of goods. Below are some pictures at supermarkets and local markets this morning of May 1 recorded by PV Infonet: Although it was late afternoon, the stalls of beef, pork, and chicken were still full. Small traders in the area selling shrimp and fish at Dai Tu market do not wear a mask when selling. At T-Mart Dai Tu supermarket, customers come to buy goods sparsely. At the entrance to the supermarket Vinmart Linh Dam (Hoang Mai – Hanoi), there is always a sign that requires a mask to be worn in order to enter the supermarket to buy goods to prevent epidemics. All visitors to the supermarket wear masks. Meat stalls at supermarkets are also in the scene “meat waiting for customers to buy”. Until noon, the shelves of vegetables and fruits … are still full even though the supermarket has many discount programs. The cashier is leisurely because few customers pay.

Architect Story Architecture said that when living in the city, the host faces many pressures of work life, living expenses … Therefore, a house with a lot of space to relieve pressure is the criterion. the design of this project. Although the construction area is small, all indoor spaces are designed by the architect Story Architecture with floor pockets or glass panels to free up the vision. The Alone House project is located in an alley in Binh Chanh district, Ho Chi Minh City. The house has a modest area of ​​only 48 m². Outside the building is very impressive with the design of the doors like a bar. The large glass array with free curves in the stair area also makes it more enjoyable to move. The courtyard and greenery attached to the kitchen and dining space helps homeowners relax more when eating alone. The living room with a large array of glass and surrounding greenery helps to free up the view and create comfort when living in a small space. The architect has a large yard at the back of the house as an ideal outdoor play and relaxation space. Trees combined with wooden furniture create a close feeling. Looking down from above to the backyard. Stairs with iron railings and wooden surfaces are the only way to the other floors. All materials to make this house are natural, rustic and bring a closeness, simplicity but extremely comfortable to the homeowner. Particularly, the bedroom, the architect designed a floor panel so that the homeowner can watch the sky relax before falling asleep and the early sunlight will wake the owner instead of alarming by the phone. Floor openings are designed with curtains that are pulled back when needed. The bedroom is adjacent to the floor space. In addition, the house also has curved paintings with a soft feel, destroying the rigidity of the small house. These The free-form curves in the stairwell area also make it more enjoyable to move. A corner of the bathroom has a cement-colored wall with a coarse feel. The house is located in a small alley so it is quite close to the opposite house, so privacy is very focused. Therefore, the architect designed a sunshade system to help the house get light, wind, but still private, not disturbed. The architect also designed a sun-blocking bar, so the living room was flooded with light and greenery This barrier helps homeowners have a private, quiet space. A chill corner on the upper floor.

A small piece of Dalat, beautiful and peaceful

Photo: Hoa Yen An Binh

Photo: Hoa Yen An Binh

The space of Hoa Yen An Binh is décor style vintage Minimalism: Simple, rustic with many types of vines, small beautiful cactus pots placed on the outside shelves looking like the space of a “miniature Dalat”. Wooden gate leading into the shop, wooden wind chimes swaying in the wind and countless lovely decorations will make you “lost”. True to the name of the salon, the space here is always filled with vibrant colors of flowers.

Photo: Hoa Yen An Binh

Photo: Hoa Yen An Binh

Photo: Hoa Yen An Binh

The main menu of the shop is coffee, hot and cold teas, juices with lovely names: Spring Tea, Butterfly Pea Ginger Tea … If you want to sip some snacks, the shop there are also some more delicious desserts: egg tart, croissant, banana ice cream … all of them are contained in beautiful small porcelain plates / cups with an antiquated look. In addition to the cool green space, delicious drinks, the shop also has a few children pet cute for you to take pictures of your pet comfortably.

Sweet Grass Tea Shop is memorable with minimalistic vintage style

Photo: Sweet Grass Tea Shop

Co Sweet Tea Shop has 2 floors décor With the main brown tone, all items in the shop are used mainly from wood. The store’s signboard is handwritten and beautifully decorated. The simple wooden gate is a bit nostalgic, the stairway leading up to the floor is placed outside in a very classic and unique style.

Photo: Sweet Grass Tea Shop

Photo: Sweet Grass Tea Shop

When entering the shop, you feel like you are lost in a certain garden in Dalat with cactus pots and many cleverly arranged flowers and trees. The space is designed to be open so that you can always receive natural sunlight, whether it’s bright early morning sun or light yellow sunset in the afternoon.

Photo: Sweet Grass Tea Shop

Photo: Sweet Grass Tea Shop

If you like books, the store also has a nice little bookshelf for you to sip every time you visit the store. If you like music, sometimes the salon also offers Acoustic concerts in the evenings. And if you love cats, the shop also has a couple of lovely and friendly “cat staff”.