The Socialite Family is proud to show you its very last work: The Bureau. A luxury coworking space, the result of a partnership with Atelier MKD. What was the idea? Marika Dru was in charge of the layout, and we were in charge of choosing the furniture. Just near Pont de l’Alma, the made to measure creations of Italian studios go together with bargain-hunted pieces of furniture and textures we selected. We could not have imagined a more beautiful setting than this one – a setting full of wood and marble – for Rasmus Michau’s and Laurent Geneslay’s new project. These two friends wanted to restore the respectability of the workplace, which is too many times caricatured. There is no room for a coffee machine in there. You can taste a black coffee – from Belleville coffee-roasting place – at the counter, with Italian sweets made by the team of Luca Laffi, the chef. The two bosses are waiting for you in the restaurant. They are very present, care for the people working there and go as far as preparing them a creative programme of very private festivities every month. “Good life, good work”, as they often say. This expression takes on its full meaning there. Arnaud Rebotini and JoeyStarr – both musicians – will become lecturers for The Bureau, and numerous artists will have their works of art hanged up in the bluish corridors of the Art Deco building. Designed to stimulate its members, the place, who just opened, will add to its range of services an access to a cinema, a spa and a fitness centre. And of course a concierge service and brand new technical installations. These privileges remind us of the English clubs. The Bureau has their elegance. The Milanese spirit in the volumes of the 28, cours Albert Ier makes us want to go back in time and get lost in the 60’s. Lino Ventura would smoke his cigarette while playing a game of billiard there, while Aldo Maccione, true to himself, would show off.
The Bureau, 28 Cours Albert 1er – 75008 Paris.
Credits : Constance Gennari @thesocialitefamily
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