Oursin Restaurant: Jacquemus Brings a Taste of Mediterranean Summer to the Heart

　　Walk up to the second floor of Galeries Lafayette Champs-Elysées in the French capital and you’ll soon stumble upon a glorious setting of Mediterranean bliss where summer reigns all year long. This is Oursin, a restaurant by fashion designer Simon Porte Jacquemus and hospitality group Caviar Kaspia that opened last September. Conceived as a Mediterranean haven in the heart of Paris, the restaurant was designed by Jacquemus in collaboration with Galeries Lafayette Champs-Élysée’s creative director Clara Coret down to the last detail. From Jacquemus’ interior design and décor, toChef Erica Archambault’s seafood-rich menu, to Athenian ceramist Daphne Leon’s bespoke tableware, the restaurant is imbued with the eternally summery allure of the South of France.
　　Daphne Leon ceramics for Oursin.
　　Photo by Nastazia Arapoglou.
　　Photo © Yoann et Marco.
　　Photo by Roberta Valerio.
　　Daphne Leon ceramics for Oursin.
　　Photo by Nastazia Arapoglou.
　　Born and raised in Provence in the south of France, the Mediterranean countryside is a constant source of inspiration for Jacquemus, as attested by Café Citron, the designer’s first restaurant for Galeries Lafayette Champs-Elysées located on the first floor. But whereas the latter has the outdoorsy feel of a Provençal village, Oursin has a more intimate vibe. Featuring undulating whitewashed walls playfully punctured by sculpted alcoves adorned with an eclectic collection of colourful Picasso-esque vases, bowls and other decorative objects that Jacquemus handpicked in flea markets or pried from his own personal collection, the space transports guests into a rural courtyard in the South of France, to the property of some artist and gourmand perhaps, where art meets gastronomy.
　　Oursin’s sculpted, whitewashed interior undoubtedly evokes the vernacular architecture of Southern Europe. It also however draws inspiration from French architect Jacques Couelle whose sculptural, grotto-like house in Provence Jacquemus has vacationed in, and multidisciplinary artist and South of France native Valentine Schlegel whose work combines organic abstraction with modernist simplicity. A vine tree climbing all the way to the ceiling at the centre of the room and the abundance of sunlight flooding through large windows reminiscent of Cezanne's Aix-en-Provence studio, further imprint the sense of the Mediterranean summer as do the handmade wooden rattan chairs and the sand-coloured serpentine banquette seating.
　　Daphne Leon ceramics for Oursin.
　　

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