To infinity and beyond

You don’t need a spacesuit to explore the trending interior design concept ‘Terra Cosmos’ this winter. A pair of warm mittens and comfy shoes is all you need to explore the city in search of its galactic treasures. It must be said that Lyon knows a thing or two about space. Didn’t the Little Prince – the universally loved character dreamt up by Lyon’s Antoine de Saint-Exupéry – visit at least seven planets? And doesn’t the Terra Cosmos colour palette, ranging from night blue to terracotta, bring to mind the facades lining the banks of the Saône, or the waters of the Rhône in the heart of winter?

Earthy and celestial tones are matched with characterful materials. Combining sophisticated and brutalist elements, granular textures and iridescent surfaces, the furniture, small decorative objects and seasonal designer pieces bring to mind both rocky planet surfaces and interstellar space. To complete the cosmic landscape, round, organic forms and lighting effects create halos and lunar radiance.

A futuristic aesthetic inspired by the 1970s

Kubrick and 2001: A Space Odyssey don’t seem very far away... Just a few stops on the underground train, we continue the intergalactic voyage to the Lyon Auditorium (see page 51), a colossal concrete and steel vessel inaugurated in 1975, and the Musée des Confluences (see page 42), an architectural UFO that opened to the public in 2014. Are you ready to set off for the year’s dreamiest shopping expedition? Follow us as we introduce you to our favourite earthlings!

Planet hopping

Combine your space journey with a fun and educational mission at the Vaulx-en-Velin planetarium. Its new film, Des oasis dans l’espace [Oases in Space], will take you deep into the solar system in search of water in all its forms, from the craters of Mercury to Mars and the moons of Jupiter. Ideal for visitors of all ages to step into the shoes of an astronaut.

© Thierry Chassepoux

The Planetarium

Interpretation Centre

Place de la Nation (face à l’Hôtel de Ville, près du Centre Culturel Charlie Chaplin) - 69120 Vaulx-en-Velin
04 78 79 50 13

www.planetariumvv.com

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Interstellar

© Papier Merveille

Even French astronaut Thomas Pesquet has never seen interstellar space like this! With her brand Papier Merveille, created in Lyon a dozen years ago, Christine Dufaut offers a range of uplifting notebooks and graphic posters with spacey designs. We love the poster ‘Space’. 

€15 for an A3 poster.

Silky way

© Maison Malfroy

To celebrate the 80th anniversary of The Little Prince’s release in the United States, Lyon-based silk brand Maison Malfroy has designed three poetic scarves bearing the image of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s famous character.
Each season, three new scarves are added to the collection, which now includes nine articles. 

From €49 to 210.

Stellar rainbow

© MAISON CRAIE CRAIE

Maison Craie Craie has an excellent selection of home interior products. We love their iridescent ceramic flowerpot holder. “The full spectrum of colour can be found in this one object. The curves create interesting plays of light, with constantly shifting iridescent tones,” in the words of Celia Reubrecht, creator of the eponymous architecture firm and concept store. 

Flowerpot holder priced at €200.

Space beacon

© Gone's

Created just over ten years ago, the Gone’s brand offers various concrete and wooden objects made in Lyon.
For a journey into space, try the table lamp ‘Phare terracotta’ (terracotta beacon). “We thought of this sleek, poetic little lamp like a beacon in the night,” explained Marian, the designer of the siblings.

Lamps from €89 to €155.

Eclipse

© Arrivetz

Created in 1965 by Vico Magistretti, the lamp ‘Eclisse’ has a special place in the galaxy of cult 1960s Italian designer lamps. It even won the prestigious Compasso d’Oro award in 1967. The lamp was named after its ability to “eclipse”
(‘eclisse’ in Italian) the light with its rotational inner lampshade. Eternally avant-gardist.

Starting at €200.

Super hero

© Matière Grise

Dreamt up by designer Constance Guisset, the ‘Batchair’ from Matière Grise features a stunning faceted seat that unfurls like a cape. Like all products from the Matière Grise brand, it was made in a workshop near Lyon. This item is available in more than forty colours. Almost infinite…

Starting at €439.

Moon gazing

© Baggu

New moon, first quarter, full moon, last quarter… With this laptop sleeve by Baggu you can keep in phase with the Moon! Or you could go for the highly celestial ‘Constellation’ pattern, one of the many gems to be found in the selection at Le Dada Shop.

Laptop sleeve priced at €39.

Astral light

© Moebe

Bring Saturn into your living room with the table lamp ‘Moebe’, made with raw (non-enamelled) ceramic. Its lampshade pivots with just a touch to direct the light wherever you fancy.

Lamp priced at €395.