A Day in the Life
A SCULPTURE MUSEUM, ECLECTIC MATERIALS SHOP, AND 70’S INSPIRED WITH MATHILDE LEHMANN
Filed under: Paris
Dec 17, 2020
A Day in the Life takes you into the everyday of local creatives and business owners as they show you the best of their city.
Meet Mathilde Lehmann founder of Seem Soap, a natural, handmade soap brand from Paris inspired by precious stones. Follow along as she guides us through a day in Paris.
Seem Soap Backstory.
“Seem Soap designs and produces soaps inspired by nature and precious stones, to create a new sensorial experience. Our mission is to bring art and beauty to daily life. We wanted to work on an every day object that is very standard in terms of shape and ergonomics. We realized that bar soaps were mostly in rectangle or circle shapes. Our mission was to reinvent the product by breaking the standards and making soap not only functional, but a design and decorative object. We started to make some moulds tests and quickly realized all the possibilities we could explore, with a myriad of shapes and colours. That is when we decided to create the brand, solidify the idea and brought Seem Soap to life.”
What’s Next.
“For now we are still focused on soap, because there are many areas to explore. We love making collaborations with other designers, or with brands. The past two years we worked with the french artist Garance Vallée and the dutch designer Lex Pott, and made two collections that we really love. Also, we are now designing a new collection that will be ready within the next few months.”
Read more about Mathilde’s day below or skip to her itinerary
12:00 PM
Mathilde starts by visiting Musée Rodin, to see the sculptures and gardens.
“Where you can go to see Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel sculptures. There is also a very nice walk in the gardens. It is an inspiring and quiet place to go.”
Image Courtesy of: @museerodinparis
3:00 PM
Her next stop is La Réserve des Arts, a shop with a variety of materials to discover.
“I love going to that place. It’s a huge warehouse founded by an association, and where you can find many different materials they have collected. It is very inspiring and fun because you don’t know what new materials you will find when you go.”
6:00 PM
Mathilde stops at Serpent à Plume, for dinner and cocktails.
Imagery Courtesy of: @serpentaplume_
“A very nice bar in Le Marais, with seventies decoration and design, and very good cocktails”
Start planning your day in Paris
Museum
Musée Rodin|@museerodinparis
“Where you can go to see Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel sculptures. There is also a vey nice walk in the gardens. It is a very inspiring and quiet place to go.”
77 rue de Varenne, Paris
+33 1 44 18 61 10
Materials Shop
La Réserve des Arts| @lareservedesarts
“I love going to that place. It’s a huge warehouse founded by an association, where you can find many different materials they have collected.”
14 Avenue Edouard Vaillant, Pantin
Restaurant and Bar
Serpent à Plume| @serpentaplume_
“A very nice bar in Le Marais, with seventies decoration and design, and very good cocktails”
24 Pl. des Vosges, Paris
+33 1 45 31 77 83
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