3 RUE MONTMORENCY 75003 PARIS AS@ALEXANDRASENES
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3 RUE MONTMORENCY 75003 PARIS AS@ALEXANDRASENES
3 RUE MONTMORENCY 75003 PARIS AS@ALEXANDRASENES.COM T +33144889575 C +33687817814 Son Altesse Sérénissime SASSSSS Su AltESSa Santidad Sans attitude Sensée Secret Agent Senes Sell A Story Sans Arrêt Singulière So And So Silent Applause Sucks Starving Artist Soul Secret Attack Senes Scandinavian Airline System Special Air Services Sad And Sick Senes A Signaler Serious Angst Syndrome Save Alexandra’s Soul Sublime Adonaï Sacrée Surfers Against Sewage Silver Aquamarine Scarlet Secrète Association Sexuelle Sloppy And Sore Superlative Actuarial Services Saúde, Amor, Samba Sneak A Smoke Separate And Sublime Simplement Atomique et Superbe Save Arctic Seals South Asia Sea Sweethearts Are Suckers Slap And Shave Supernatural Ass Surfers Subliminal Assault Ship Sausalito Antique Show SüSSe Apfel Strudel Shirt And Shoes Spanish Armada Sank What we do? Certain jobs can be described in just two words and in less than three seconds: « marriage counsellor » « landscape artist », « financial analyst ». Others are more challenging to define. In the case of SAS, it is not three seconds but rather five minutes of your time for you to get the idea. SAS is NOT a « communications agency ». We are a laboratory from which new ideas emerge. SAS formulates and brings to life original concepts for brands looking for something different – an alternative way of communicating – to enhance their leverage, establish their positioning, revitalize their image, or add value in their product range and product environment. SAS is adept at crossing borders and avoiding obvious consensus tracks. Industries we work with include: Fashion & Beauty • Luxury • Lifestyle • Advertising • Film • Entertainment • Art • Food & Drink • Print and Web • TV & Radio Since its launch in 2006, SAS has taken on a number of roles: • Event planning and production • Trend scouting & forecasting • Communications • Media relations • PR stunts • Celebrity relations and seeding • Fashion styling • Video Production • Pop-up events • Trade show exhibits • Graphic and web design Management • Copy-writing • Art direction • Product launches • Media kit design • Trend notebooks • Photo shoot production • Journalism, and more…. Specific expertise is brought into projects through the SAS global network of experts: photographers, merchandisers, musicians, casting directors, philosophers, movie producers, designers, architects, artists… they help us to enrich our knowledge of their markets, feed our trend research and coordinate projects locally. We involve ourselves deeply to accompany our clients, step by step, in the blossoming of their brands. Because we believe in their uniqueness and want them to be successful, we provide tailored services and solutions. SAS in a nutshell is: coherent chaos! Who is she?¯ A child in Dakar, a teenager in New York, Alexandra Senes finally set down her baggage in Paris. With only one goal: to become a journalist. Resourceful and dauntless, she quickly conquers the hearts of editorial offices. From ELLE to LE NOUVEL ÉCONOMISTE, she also signs a weekly page in the JOURNAL DU DIMANCHE and initiates the « Style » supplements (design, food, fashion, beauty, cities) of LE MONDE together with Laurence Benaïm. She sharpens her writing and imposes a tone of her own. She predicts trends like no one else; she is a down to earth yet eccentric and an adventurous wanderer. The JALOU publishing house entrusted her with launching a new monthly magazine, and in 1998, JALOUSE was born. Chief editor of this new magazine; which skyrocketed in sales and advertising (today 86 000 copies). Alexandra Senes has a field of expertise that is unique: she is a contemporary alchemist. The first of its kind in the history of French feminine press: a special Japan edition of JALOUSE to be read backwards; an edition with a moving cover in partnership with Chanel; an edition with an enclosed dildo, way before Tom Ford and Carine Roitfeld ever started doing porno chic; an accessory special supplement shot by Claude Closky… After nine years, as leader of this extraordinary field of action, she longs for something else. For utter outbursts. Desire to expand her horizons. She leaves JALOUSE to build SAS, Société d’Alexandra Senes, a « custom fit » agency, a super-efficient kaleidoscope. It encompasses the world’s diversity and is vibrant with colors. A lab for ideas, chic, experimental and visionary. As a « mutant » of the twentyfirst century, she is always reinventing herself. Elusive and impossible to categorize. Exhibition commissioner, trend setter, story teller or communication adviser… She is not one, she is all. The world is her hunting ground and play pen, obsessive digger and clairvoyant, she unveils the invisible. Activist in macro cosmopolitanism, she blows up microcosms, boarders and conventional landmarks. Her trips and encounters across the world are a way of life. And so she develops her own global network, and an exclusive, unique contact with every person she meets. She has a nose for unknown geniuses (Ozwald Boateng, British tailor, Giambattista Valli, Italian designer or even Art/C, Israeli designer) and enjoys making them work with well established and renowned artists. Fashion, art, music, design, cosmetics, literature and graphic art, she mixes in an explosive Petri dish, to make up her inimitable signature. SAS : A LABEL « DÉJÀ VU ». WHICH CONDEMNS HERMèS, SEPHORA, LONELY PLANET have experienced it. It is no wonder that the SAS « kaleidoscope » has been so coveted from the first day it was born. Since 2006, projects have kept coming, as a testimony to how adaptable Alexandra is. Parts to play continue to diversify, and rewards keep coming too. Elise Bonaventura, masters degree in literature and masters degree at the French Institute of Fashion. Since its creation in 2006, SAS has developed by constantly pushing the boundaries of its field, moved by the desire to conquer unchartered grounds and work with new people. The idea is to move forward constantly towards novelty, to discover the unseen and always push SAS to regenerate itself. Every project thus becomes a unique blow, and not the « nth » execution of an old recipe. EXHIBITIONS COMMUNICATION EVENTS ART DIRECTION SAS Journalism (creative on-line and off-line media content): sources and crafts articles; advises magazines in search of identity or a « new skin »; invents formats and directs productions « made for TV »; imagines radio chronicles; invents your concept. média¯ PRESS¯ 10 rue du plâtre, 4e arrondissement, Paris Previously chief editor of Jalouse, SAS stays connected to its first family.Today theIR mutual trust and influence remain intact. Journalist, consultant, editor at large média¯ PRESS¯ média¯ PRESS¯ 14 rue Margueritte, 14e arrondissement, Paris Mediafair FZ LLC, twofour54, PO Box 77778, Abu Dhabi Two young Tunisians, with a project to create a new magazine, turn to SAS for advice. « unfair »: a magazine about fashion and culture; visionary and modern; specifically created for the women in Arab countries. A pioneer publication which needs to be invented: the analogy with Jalouse’s beginning is obvious and strengthens the implication of SAS. The agency defines an original and editorial direction, to prevent the magazine from becoming another « luxury catalog » without A soul. Initially hired as creative director, Alexandra Senes, appears under the title of « fairy godmother » in the credits of the magazine. Creative director; journalism; artistic and editorial advice; hiring of co-workers; celebrity relations and seeding. (ex: feature interview with Azzedine Alaïa in the first issue) média¯ PRESS¯ 33 rue Paris du Colonel Pierre Avia, 15e arrondissement, The weekly magazine of fashion recruits Alexandra Senes for its « fashion police » section: experts in fashion are in charge of grading the looks of stars and it-girls; and of tracking down their style blunders. Sergeant SAS has the reputation to be unrelenting even merciless, but always fair. Style cop …. Terminator média¯ RADIO¯ 81.3 FM, Tokyo In its quest for an idea to celebrate the theme « Air in Paris » in Japan, Hermès contacts SAS. Since best way to export the air of Paris is through it’s sounds and atmosphere, SAS created a radio show featuring French and Parisian culture. The « Air of Paris » a weekly radio broadcast where the Japanese listeners discover current French cultural events, through interviews. The show became a hit! At first, limited to the Tokyo area, the radio broadcast was sold in several cities: Kyoto, Osaka, Kobé… It was on the air for three years with over 28 million listeners. The Japanese Hermès C.E.O even « accused » Alexandra of BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING Japanese taxi drivers BECOME bilingual. Creating a turnkey broadcast format made-for-Japanese radio. Editing, interviewing of celebrities in connection with current events. The sound was directed by Frédéric Sanchez média¯ INTERNET¯ www.buybuy.com The team of buybuy.com consults SAS for the creation of its luxury e-zine: both a magazine and ONLINE shop. It is just about the very first mixed website, dedicated to the luxury industry, launched with the help of SAS. Because of its rich journalistic experience the agency advises the e-zine on the editorial line-up, team and content. Chief Editor until launch, team build-up, artistic and editorial consulting, choice and contact with journalists médias¯ TV¯ Karl largerfeld - PLAY PRINTEMPS 64 bld Haussmann, 9e arrondissement, Paris Canal 31 To invent a new television show was a long-time obsession for SAS. It is done with « La Vitrine »; a format conceived and written by the agency. The theme is on the creative processes of fashion designers. The concept is to invite fashion icons (Karl Lagerfield, Christian Laboutin, Vanessa Bruno, Paul Smith to mention a few…) to exhibit in the shop window of Printemps (one of Paris’ most notorious department stores). The designers were each asked to create their own personal setting, symbolizing their respective universe, in which they revealed their inspirations during a live televised interview, seen and heard by the crowds that gathered outside of the department store window on the boulevard Haussmann. Imagination and execution of the concept, selection and invitations of the fashion icons, set design and building in shop window, presentation and hosting of the live TV program EXHIBITIONS SAS: an art commissioner, for the creative event spaces of famous fashion-designer stores, trade fairs and for artistic events. EXHIBITIONS¯ Galerie 31, 31 rue Jacob, 6e arrondissement, Paris The beer 1664 asks SAS to orchestrate the launch of its white beer. Six contemporary artists (among them Claude Closky, Seulgi Lee and Julien Prévieux) have to reinterpret the codes of the brand, on the occasion of an exhibition. For a month, a gallery is improvised in Saint-Germain-desPrès. During the evening, the gallery turns into a place of gourmet dining for the A-list crowd and decadent parties. Conception and execution of the project, artistic direction, selection and contact with the artists, decoration of the venue, animation during the month of the exhibition EXHIBITIONS¯ Cabine d’essayage - PLAY Printemps, 64 bld Haussmann, 9e arrondissement, Paris To introduce the new face of BoHo (Bohemian of Soho), the Printemps department store, asks SAS to build an exhibition. SAS creates an interactive concept staged in the elevator bays on six floors: six luxury bohemians (among them Diane Von Furstenberg, India Mahdavi, Margherita Missoni) are invited to recreate their own universe and their home atmosphere. Conception and execution of the project, organization, choice and contact with the guest designers EXHIBITIONS¯ Le Bon Marché, 22-38 rue de Sèvres, 7e arrondissement, Paris The department store gives SAS « carte blanche » to create an exhibition on fashion. The agency proposes « fashion master classes » given by elite designers: Paul Smith, Irina Lazareanu, Farid Chenoune, Loïc Prigent, Fabien Baron. Each of which holds their respective master classes. The program: fashion vocabulary class, pop quiz on the latest trends, and a course on how to pronounce the names of British designers properly. Imagination, execution and staging of the concept, organization, selection and contacts with the professors, staging EXHIBITIONS¯ CHESS BOXING - PLAY SLICK - PLAY Point éphémère, 200 quai de Valmy, 10e arrondissement, Paris CENTQUATRE, 104 rue d’Aubervilliers - 5 rue Curial, 19e arrondissement, Paris Within the fair of contemporary art Slick, SAS invents Slick Berlin, which is positioned an annex-festival. Its organization and communication are executed by SAS. Over four days Berlin’s mood and hype are celebrated in Paris through exhibitions, conferences, shows, concerts and parties… Influenced by the anniversary of the Berlin Wall, the theme chosen for this first edition is « Mur Mur ». Programming, selection and contacts with the artists from Berlin, staging and execution of the exhibition, organization of conferences and of the opening of the fair Slick at 104, set around a performance by Iepe Rubingh, the inventor of chess boxing, and the presence of Enki Bilal EVENTS For just an evening, a month or a year, SAS creates events to best promote client brands. Events¯ FIRE STATION Château-Landon, 10e arrondissement, Paris Wool specialists, Bergère de France, wishes to dust off its brand image. Desiring to reach a new public, it approaches SAS to organize a party. The problem? It is literally impossible to attract a young and trendy crowd to a Bergère de France party! SAS decides to build a whole story around wool and in a fire station: completely set in a decor made of 100% wool, spaghetti menu, pompom workshops, 10 fashion knitting schools on the art of knitting with white wool, collection for children of the stars like, Lily Rose, the daughter of Vanessa Paradis and Johnny Depp or Tim Elvis, the son of Cathy and David Guetta, screening of the clip SteriOgram by Michel Gondry. Conception and execution of the project, artistic direction, selection and contact with knitters Events¯ JAPAN EXPO, Parc des expositions, Villepinte In Japan, Tokyo Style Collection is a very popular event, which organizes vast catwalk open to all. Unknown in France, the brand asks SAS to help organize a catwalk in Paris. It is within the framework of « Japan Expo » that SAS will import the this original concept from Japan. Conception and execution of the event, artistic direction, conception and realization of a catalogue redrawing the event Events¯ 368-70 rue Saint-Honoré, 1er arrondissement, Paris For the inauguration of its first Parisian shop on rue Saint Honoré, SAS organizes the opening party; from a concert to a menu by the chef François Xavier Bogard. Imagination and execution of the evening, selection and contacting with the participants Events¯ Hôtel Le Bristol, 112 8e arrondissement, Paris rue du Fbrg Saint-Honoré, The stylish brand from Los Angeles is looking to launch its designer jeans in Paris. SAS organizes the press launch day. For the occasion, SAS transforms, Paige Adams-Geller – creator of the brand - into Dr Paige. Sitting behind her desk, in a suite of the hotel Bristol, and dressed in a white smock, Dr Paige consults patients (key journalists) whom she treats with denim therapy. She provides her patients with personal recommendations and prescriptions for « the perfect fitting jean ». Imagination and execution of the concept, organization of the event, press relation management Events¯ 70 avenue des Champs-Elysées, 8e arrondissement, Paris The brand needs ideas to boost the Beauty Bar in its main shop on the Champs-Elysées. SAS intervenes and organizes a series of monthly theme events: set in a 100 m2 space, featuring themes, such as « Rubis sur l’ongle » for women and « Barber Shop » for men. Imagination and execution of the concepts, organization during the event Events¯ Galerie Wanted, 23 rue du Roi de Sicile, 3e arrondissement, Paris Pierre-André Sénizergues, former skateboarding World Champion and CEO of Sole Technology (Emerica, Etnies…), is the initiator of « Greend », a movie about his two passions: skateboarding and nature. His PR agency BMRP, mandates SAS to locate a gallery for their event. As part of the promotion for this event, SAS also commissions 7 artists and graphic designers to create ethical and aesthetic T-shirts that are sold in the gallery. SAS then persuades the shop Colette to sport the « Greend mood » for the occasion of the event. Organization of the exhibition, creation of T-shirts concept, selection and liaising with the graphic designers COMMUNICATION Visionary and innovative, SAS guides and advises the brands in their various choices. SAS invents new communication tools that become references and icons. SAS becomes the go-between which enables ideas to become reality and successful. COMMUNICATION¯ Place du casino, 98000 Monaco While India Madhdavi rethought all the interior design of the Monte Carlo Beach Hotel, a mythical luxury hotel, SAS is asked to develop the communications around its reopening party. SAS envisions a material countdown: during the six months that preceded the evening, guests receive monthly an object created in the new colors of the Hotel. Regrettably, the cold wind which blows on today’s world economy also touches the rock of Monaco and the project is cancelled. Imagination and execution of the communication concept COMMUNICATION¯ Parc des expositions, Halle 7, Porte de Versailles, 15e arrondissement, Paris Barbie is in search for an original idea to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its doll. As Barbie usually approaches fashion designers, SAS suggests calling on 50TH accessory designers to create a unique object for the special occasion. The creations are exposed at the exhibition Prêt à Porter Paris. Imagination and execution of the concept, selection and liaising with the designers COMMUNICATION¯ Le Petit Endroit, 14 rue Portefoin 75003, Paris Alexandra Senes discovers the talented designer Art / C during a trip to Israel. She convinces him to come to Paris by first offering him a catwalk and a space of 30 m2 at Prêt à Porter Paris exhibition, then by introducing Art / C to the press attaché Sylvie Grumbach. When Sylvie Grumbach offers to SAS to run her shop gallery « Le petit endroit », SAS hurries to pass on the torch so that Art / C can occupy the space. Advice in communication, on brand identity and positioning in the French market Across the globe, SAS seeks out, identifies and forecasts trends in fashion, art, design, cosmetics, gastronomy, web… She then spotlights these innovative ideas through the creation of relevant space, objects or concepts. TRENDs¯ multidisciplinary space of 600m2 which shows the trends of the seasons to come. SAS invites personalities and artists to liven up this space (commissioner of a biennial event of design; the team of an ecological Californian magazine). Finally, SAS creates trend books in original formats (paintings of Post-It, vinyl, handmade covers), in the idea to show the inspirations and visual senses of the seasons to come. Halle 7, Porte de Versailles, 15e arrondissement, Paris For this exhibition which is held twice a year in Paris, SAS has several missions: in charge of setting the general theme of the exhibition « La musique » in January 2008, « de Tokyo à Stockholm en passant par Rio et Los Angeles » in January 2009, « Dans l’air » in September 2009, « La parisienne 2.0 » in January 2010. According to each of these themes, SAS livenes up the entrance of the exhibition: the spaces where the events are held are never smaller than 600m2 (concerts during 4 evenings for « La Musique ») or artistic installations (A huge inflatable balloon for « Dans l’air »). SAS is also responsible for the artistic direction and production of the catwalk (shows 3 - 4 times a day, a catwalk, named « Tendances », styled and signed SAS). SAS also operates as a trend office: as part of the exhibition the agency stages « Explosion de Modes », a Choice of the theme of the exhibition, imagination and execution of events, selection and liaising with the participants, staging of the space « Explosion de Modes », artistic direction, organization and production of the catwalk, creation and production of the trend books TRENDs¯ http://alexandrasenes.com/pap_1.htm http://alexandrasenes.com/pap_1.htm http://alexandrasenes.com/pap_1.htm Endowed with the ability to predict, SAS guides brands towards uncharted fields, in view of modernizing and promoting their image. ART DIRECTION ART DIRECTION¯ 73 rue de Rivoli, 1e arrondissement, Paris On the occasion of its 40 year anniversary, the brand looks for a way to reinvent and restore its image. WITH THE AGENCY SANDIE ROY, SAS imagines « Etam Remix »: to call up 4 young creators (among them Tsumori Chisato and Véronique Leroy) to reinterpret former models of archives: imagine collections of underwear which are modern yet remain faithful to the heritage of the brand. For the occasion, SAS rethinks all of the imaging and graphic codes of the brand. For the launch evening: a big party on 4 floors of the store, on each of which is recreated the universe of every past decade. Imagination and execution of the concept, artistic direction, selection and liaising with the designers, production of the press kit, packaging, conception of the launch evening ART DIRECTION¯ The brand approaches SAS to help it define its advertising image by translating it through a « look book » and a campaign. Advise on the brand identity, target group, photo shoot and production of the catalogue ART DIRECTION¯ On the occasion of the launch of its first watch in Basel, the brand works with SAS on its press kit. To symbolize the entry to the world of the Watchmaker SAS imagines an exceptional tool, created BY YURGO TOUPLAS in the shape of a watch and its cogs. Imagination and execution of the press kit ART DIRECTION¯ Stouls creates leather clothing in meshed style: stretch material and washable in machine. SAS defines the brand identity, the unity of the collection, artistic direction and communication tools. Imagination and production of the catalogue, appointment of and liaison with the press office ART DIRECTION¯ 36 Quai d’Austerlitz, 13e arrondissement, Paris The school commissions SAS to create a book to present the work of 18 pupils and future fashion designers. Starting from the observation that a classic catalogue is not the best way to value individual works, SAS proposes a « yearbook » which compiles a visual CV of every pupil in the form of detachable index cards. Imagination of the concept and production of the book Because of an extensive experience in journalism, critical eye and non-conventional approach, SAS has been invited by several publishing houses to edit and publish books and collections. EDITION¯ Marais (Stephane) nom propre Le 11 août vous avez pu le croiser en Peter Sellars ou en capitaine du love Boat. Où ça ? Seuls ses amis le savent. Il leur donne le thème de son anniversaire 24 heures avant sur une île où l’on ne trouve rien. Ses amis se retrouvent à la quincaillerie du coin ou à se faire poser des faux ongles 12 heures avant The Party (...) SAS makes up and defines hundreds of snobby fashion words and crowds, grouping together anecdotes on the celebrities of the fashion backstage or front row. Writing of the book Croq Rykiel n.m Avoir son magasin en face du Café de Flore vous offre certains privilèges… Comme pouvoir se manger ou se faire manger de tous... Le croque Rykiel est un club sandwich mais sans pain ni mayonnaise, blanc de poulet grillé, poitrine fumée et tomates sur un lit de salade. Birkin n.m En 1984, à bord d’un avion, alors qu’elle se bat avec son sac pour trouver les affaires de sa fille Charlotte, Jane Birkin évoque à son voisin les difficultés pour une jeune mère de trouver un sac qui allie élégance et confort. Sans le savoir, elle se confie à Jean Louis Dumas, le président d’Hermès (...) EDITION¯ SAS has the idea to develop tourist guides’ new collection on cities, which is not the « nth » impersonal inventory of hotels and restaurants. Avoiding anonymity, SAS approaches each city from the inside: 100 personalities are questioned about their habits, favorite plans and addresses of places of choice. The first guide focuses on Beirut and will be released at the end of 2010, the second one will be on Paris and is coming out soon. Creation of the concept, artistic direction of the collection, selection and liaison with 100 Beyrouthins and Parisians An idea bursts out? SAS grasps it and writes its story. UNUSUAL¯ L’Eclaireur, 8-10 rue Boissy d’Anglas, 8e arrondissement, Paris SAS dreamed to open an underground and short-lived bar in Paris. SAS likes to share: having neither the « licence IV » to serve alcohol or the courage to manage a bar 7 days a week. The agency proposes to a couple of friends to become a bartender for a day. « L’Etranger » settles down for a month in a kitchen, which can only be accesses through the back entrance, by the garbage bins, and a sinuous corridor lighted with candles. On Tuesdays, Florence Denou and Helena Noguerra create a « cinema » atmosphere, on Wednesdays her Lebanese and Armenian friends, create a « chic » ambiance,… on Thursdays, Gerald Cohen and Alexandra organize a media setting. Creation of the concept, artistic direction for the collection, selection and liaison with 100 Beyrouthins and Parisians UNUSUAL¯ Théâtre de l’Odéon, Place de l’Odéon, 6e arrondissement, Paris vêtements de rien - PLAY At a market situated in the South of France, SAS finds a collection of old clothes dating from the beginning of the century. SAS decides to give these rags, patched and damaged by time, a second life: a catwalk, an exhibition, a book, a museum … An adventure which is not ready to end and which began in January ’10. During the week of Haute Couture, under the name « Vêtements de rien », a brilliant performance was staged by Olivier Saillard, at the Théâtre de l’Odéon. Creation and execution of the concept, hiring of the coworkers Team¯ AS distinguishes itself thanks to a large number of skills and talents. Above all, it is a laboratory of creation where collectivism comes before individualism. Here are some of our friends and supporters. photographer - Because he will always be the best paparazzi on the planet like Nan Goldin, Roxane Lowitt or Joel Peter Witkin could be. leather creator - Because she is the baroness who loves that we prepare her “frichtis” and she will always be in my life. designer - Because he is more of a visionary than any clairvoyant. director of Lebanon tourism department in Paris - Because we scaled all the snowy summits of Lebanon and the night-beyrouthins slums. boutique Colette - Because we had dinner together in Tokyo in 1997, while we planned a “coup d’état”: Colette and Jalouse. Vogue Brazil - Because she is the most beautiful old Brazilian woman. El Khoury, creator of l’Artisanat du Liban - Because she is the most beautiful old Lebanese woman. Team¯ plastic designer - Because she is the most talented old New York woman. brothers - Because I would not be “La Senes” without les Senes. Watchout producer - Because Greta witnessed our mega-friendship. designer - Because I was the backbone when we inaugurated the studio of Simon Le Bon with Nigel. chief editor of DVD Talents - Because she wanders the city of Lille in a fur coat, she wonders if the water is drinkable and because she made me «love» Lebanon. photographer, artist, doctor - Because a boracho mejicano, on a night train Paris-Venice, allowed us to go to Lacoste or Blesle. singer - For having made the introduction between Ange Leccia and Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster. director of the agency Reflexgroup - Because he is even more of a romantic than I am with his 7 children of one single woman and because he likes strikes. chef, genius, journalist - Because he left the Walkie-talkie to make a present to Johan who also made me one of the most beautiful present. graphic designer - Because we cheated on our English test in high school. Team¯ director of 75 - Because on the 1st of April he gave me a new take off with my «Superman» sweatshirt. director of Sokhamon hotel, Dakar - Because she is my Lebanese mom. fashion creator - Because he offered me his first interview for the daily paper Le Monde and a gorgeous jacket. sales manager of Orange - Because she is Alex brunette the number 1. boutique Peinture - Because I served tea to her guests that gave me my first taste of the surrealist Saint Germain des Près. writer - Because we used to have a deep conversation every Saturday morning at the Flore. actress - Because she is my queen and because I taught Barnabé how to swim. program director of the museum Galliera - Because he transformed a collection of rags picked up in the South into a caustic presentation of Haute Couture. photo producer of Biba magazine - Because of a mistake on a Chloé button, «Lick me all over «, which made the Hyères gossip columns, we became friends. plastic designer - Because he threw up in the air 50 accessories of a Jalouse supplement, for which I was blamed for years, yet today it is quoted in the stock exchange. Team¯ director of Angelo Sensini Communication - Because I am his adoptive «mom» since 15 years. architect - Because we are connected in infinity. singulière hôte -Because she incarnated Tokyo for me 12 years ago, and very frequently these last 3 years. superstar businessman - Because he is he for me and I am me for him. journalist, painter - Because she is beautiful and was my mentor. communications and media specialist - Because I almost killed her and we’ve been BFFs ever since. designer - Because we are both starving for life to the point of surviving a drama and because every time I see S&P shakers I think about P.S. renowned hand surgeon - Because he did not amputate my leg, he touched me for life. A.K.A Zdar, one of the Cassius, producer, remixer, Dj - Because I am his goldfish. human resources manager of the planet - Because we are universally bonded. Team¯ journalist, writer - Because he hired me after a dinner at the Grand Colbert on the only condition that I accept to go to Los Angeles on my first day of work. sociologist - Because he accepted to meet with Christian Lacroix. graffeur - Because he sold me his first great painting. communication manager of Hermès Japon - Because it’s Jules in Kyushu. consultant chief editor of Hermès - Because it’s Jim in Kyushu. business women - Because I have always been amazed, that she has loved David and she also likes pink. art negotiator - Because he can go crazy and curse at a banker, order 3 starters just to taste and take you to Zanzibar without even knowing where it is. photographer - Because we read Sciascia in Palermo and he told me to pay attention in Napoli. director of the gallery JTM, co-creator of Slick art fair - Because... poet, politic - Because he nurtured my childhood and if I ever had a son one of his first names might be Léopold. Team¯ businessman, businesswomen - Because I had his 400m2 living room painted with graffiti by six hands (Zeus, André, Jonone). fashion creator - Because he published a book about my friend Gauthier Gallet, a photographer deceased in a scooter accident. Grand grandmother - Because she is the most elegant grand grandmother one can possibly have. plastic designer - Because he posed naked for me in front of Mario Testino’s camera. graffiti artist, owner of Le Baron - Because he offered the most beautiful gift for the birth of Mila, because I inaugurated Le Baron with him and he has a tendency to tag me in Tokyo or on the back. architect - Because he is always with me on my business card. great reporter for ELLE, writer, architect - Because I saw curry attack him in Jaipur and he saw me attack a Varan Dragon in Tioman. fashion creator - Because I ordered a costume from him for my daughter’s dad before he became famous on the other side of the channel. Director Of THE fondation Cartier - BECAUSE WE DISCOVERED simultaneouslY Arthur Bispo Do Rosario. Team¯ inventor of Souk el Tayeb, bio market, initiator of « slow food » and owner of the restaurant Tawlé in Beirut. - Because he has divine taste and for his loved one, Rabih Kayrouz. journalist, program manager of La Verrière in Brussels - Because she stands for everything I love. hairdresser for Blonde - Because he is my blond. YOGA GOUROU - because she’s a sister. artistic director of Jacadi - Because she was born in 1947, my future project. plastic designer - Because we played with mud on the elephant feet all our childhood. Conception graphique Cabinet de Création Guinet - Desimpel - www.ccgd.fr PARIS 2010