The Art of Design Issue 21 2016 | Page 34

34 WORDS: Sophie Jacqmin PHOTOS: Sophie Jacqmin Sophie Jacqmin Interior Designer Sophie Jacqmin Presents Bistro de l’Arc, An Epicure’s Heaven Bistro de l’Arc, situated near the Arc de Triomphe and Place de l’Etoile in Paris’ chic 16th arrondissement, called upon the expertise of French interior designer Sophie Jacqmin for its decor. Based on the concept of bistronomy, Bistro de l’Arc reinvents dishes and avours from traditional French cuisine with a menu that changes daily according to seasonal produce. Open from Monday to Saturday from 7am to 2am, this new bistro offers an innovative and rich menu in an elegant ambiance created by Sophie Jacqmin. For the interior design, she revisited, with nesse, the codes of a classic bistro using noble materials such as brass and marble. The space is a chic setting that mixes classic decor with a touch of eccentricity including design elements that evoke cinema, jazz music and poetry.