Tala Gharagozlou's guest appearances

Tala Gharagozlou

The New Paris Podcast

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Much like fashion, Paris is a global reference for design. There are the iconic interiors one might imagine when thinking of Paris but then there are the more sceney or concepty places that seem to have big design firms and big investors behind them. In the last 8 or so years, it feels like every new spot has a resident interior designer or architect or a theme that they’re going for. In some ways, it feels more like London with its developed restaurant groups and their sharp designs. What might explain the proliferation of more global less local styles in restaurants and hotels in Paris? Who have been some of the tastemakers over the years and what defines the kind of look and feel we’re seeing now? To get to the bottom of it, I chat with Tala Gahragozlou, an interior architect who trained with and worked for Frank Gehry, has worked for Soho House, India Mahdavi, The Hoxton, and with her design collective Atelier Ramo, designed Bleu Bao and Bao Express, two restaurants from the group Bao Family.  Mentioned in this episode:  Atelier Ramo  India Mahdavi  Hotel Costes  Jacques Garcia Thierry Costes Buddha Bar Christian Liaigre  Joseph Dirand  Paris Society spots (Monsieur Bleu, Girafe..)  Stéphane Jego’s L’Ami Jean  Septime  Frenchie / Gregory Marchand Big Mamma Group Touriste Hotels / Adrien Glouagen  Café des Deux Gares  Soho House The Hoxton La Samaritaine  Cheval Blanc  Maxime Frédéric pastry chef   Thanks to Matthew Jordan for technical production and editing on this episode! 

Much like fashion, Paris is a global reference for design. There are the iconic interiors one might imagine when thinking of Paris but then there are the more sceney or concepty places that seem to have big design firms and big investors behind them. In the last 8 or so years, it feels like every new spot has a resident interior designer or architect or a theme that they’re going for. In some ways, it feels more like London with its developed restaurant groups and their sharp designs. What might explain the proliferation of more global less local styles in restaurants and hotels in Paris? Who have been some of the tastemakers over the years and what defines the kind of look and feel we’re seeing now? To get to the bottom of it, I chat with <a href="https://www.atelieramo.com/atelieramo/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Tala Gahragozlou</a>, an interior architect who trained with and worked for Frank Gehry, has worked for <a href="https://www.sohohouse.com/houses/soho-house-paris" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Soho House</a>, <a href="https://india-mahdavi.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">India Mahdavi</a>, <a href="https://thehoxton.com/paris/?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=local&amp;utm_campaign=hotel-thehoxtonparis" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">The Hoxton</a>, and with her design collective <a href="https://www.atelieramo.com/atelieramo/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Atelier Ramo</a>, designed Bleu Bao and Bao Express, two restaurants from the group <a href="https://www.baofamily.co/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Bao Family</a>. Mentioned in this episode: <a href="https://www.atelieramo.com/atelieramo/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Atelier Ramo </a> <a href="https://india-mahdavi.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">India Mahdavi </a> <a href="https://www.hotelcostes.com/fr" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Hotel Costes </a> <a href="https://www.jacquesgarcia.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Jacques Garcia</a> <a href="https://beaumarly.com/g-t-costes/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Thierry Costes</a> <a href="https://www.buddhabar.com/en/restaurants/buddha-bar-paris/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Buddha Bar</a> <a href="https://www.studioliaigre.com/en/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Christian Liaigre </a> <a href="https://www.josephdirand.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Joseph Dirand </a> <a href="https://paris-society.com/tables/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Paris Society spots (</a>Monsieur Bleu, Girafe..)  <a href="https://www.lamijean.fr/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Stéphane Jego’s L’Ami Jean </a> <a href="https://www.septime-charonne.fr/en/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Septime </a> <a href="http://www.frenchie-restaurant.com/en/home/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Frenchie / Gregory Marchand</a> <a href="https://www.bigmammagroup.com/fr/accueil" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Big Mamma Group</a> <a href="https://touriste.com/fr/notre-histoire.html" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Touriste Hotels / Adrien Glouagen </a> <a href="https://hoteldeuxgares.com/en/cafe.html" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Café des Deux Gares </a> <a href="https://www.sohohouse.com/houses/soho-house-paris" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Soho House</a> <a href="https://thehoxton.com/paris/?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=local&amp;utm_campaign=hotel-thehoxtonparis" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">The Hoxton</a> <a href="https://www.dfs.com/en/samaritaine/?localeredirect=yes" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">La Samaritaine </a> <a href="https://www.chevalblanc.com/fr/maison/paris/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Cheval Blanc</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maxime.frederic/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Maxime Frédéric pastry chef </a> Thanks to Matthew Jordan for technical production and editing on this episode!