The fame of the BON MARCHE as
one of Paris’ top general store is not
to be made again here.
Their demand was to create an expo
on the Route of the Silk...
We proposed the Route of the SPA,
all the
magnificent and
delightfull art of
life in Asia.
The starting point
was a cabin,
where we used to
have massage
North Laos next
to the Chinese Boarder : a steam
bath in the mid of lake full of lotus
and water lilies with a long and
clumsy bamboo bridge to land
back.
The result : a LOTUS FLOWER
An ultra light and simple structure
with a tea house, a Spa shop and
a massage parlour in which one
enters through the stem, a sort of
suspended bridge with the damp &
fragrent atmosphere of the
rain forest and its comforting
noises.
The initial project was to give work to DOITUNG the Foundation of the Thai Royal Family to create fair trade products for the sustainable development of the tribes from North Thailand.
The option kept by the store was to present a transversal offer of everything concerning the Spa and well being from the shop.