From Paris to Rio, the colorful travels of Laurent Gélis
October 2025 By Geagea. Laurent Gélis is a master of color. He invents them. From the soft shades of green found in nature—which has always inspired him—to the fiery red of the walls of his home in Brazil, to the sunny yellow of the light he seeks in Guétary, São Paulo, Rio, or Greece, Laurent is a […]
Guy Martin's Italian palaces offer the quintessence of La Dolce Vita
Text and photos by Geagea. A long weekend in Italy with Guy Martin, in Nardo To be welcomed into Guy Martin’s world is to have the privilege of accompanying one of France’s greatest chefs on his latest travels and discovering his favorite spots—this time in Italy. A tireless traveler, bon vivant, and aesthete down to the very last detail […]
Michael Malapert's travels
January 2025 Geagea In the suitcase of the architect of the blank page Michael Malapert is a magician of the blank page, the blank page on which he designs the hotels, restaurants and places that his customers entrust to him, so that he can realize their desires and build their worlds.
Interview: Jean-Charles de Castelbajac's travels, an antidote to the gloom
Meet the visionary artist who created the paramentique for Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris and made angels fly over the walls. His first creations? A coat cut from his boarding-school blanket and clothes made from mops, thus launching the concept of up-cycling. Since the late 1970s, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac has always been one step ahead, lighting up the art and fashion worlds with his joyful, childhood-inspired graphics. An antidote to the gloom, the work of this protean artist, who defines himself as "an enormous faceted ball of creation with thousands of reflections, a planet of curiosity", is being displayed for the first time on the walls of Paris, and the artist chosen to create the work projected onto Notre Dame de Paris, when it reopens on December 8.