Tiffany & Co. Opens Paris Flagship

Tiffany & Co. has opened a Paris flagship on the city’s famed Champs-Élysées. The iconic jeweler occupies 10,765 square feet spanning three floors and showcasing the company’s high jewelry, fine jewelry, celebration rings, fashion jewelry and accessories. The space is a former Quick fast-food restaurant, but was gutted and rebuilt in a style that blends Tiffany’s New York heritage and the spirit of Paris’s best-known shopping district,  Marc Jacheet, managing director for France and Benelux at Tiffany & Co. told Women’s Wear Daily.

The store features a three-ton stainless steel door and a 50-foot chandelier composed partly of 1837 glass rods (a nod to the company’s founding date). There are Carrara marble and French oak floors and wall panels carved from a single Canadian walnut tree.

The company’s history is told on an interactive screen near the entrance and framed pictures throughout the space. Other details include a a gold leaf motif and a chandelier and wall lamps in the shape of magnolias designed by New York artist Michele Oka Doner. There are three private salons and a library on the top floor that will house the famed Tiffany Yellow Diamond, which will be on loan to the Paris store through June.