Viaduc des Arts

Paris


Located beneath the red-brick arches of the Promenade Plantée elevated park, the Viaduc des Arts' 1.5km-long line-up of traditional artisans and contemporary designers – including furniture and tapestry restorers, interior designers, cabinetmakers, violin- and flute-makers, embroiderers and jewellers – carries out antique renovations and creates new items using time-honoured methods.


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