Tranquillité

Take a break in the shade of this lacy bamboo overhang at the place François de Menthon. An oasis in this unadorned, regimented expanse of stone, it offers protection with a poetic touch and a place to meet other promenaders.

Founded in Lyon (France) in 2015 by Jean-Baptiste Dubois, Atelier Déambulons specializes in designing spaces and creating custom structures using bamboo strips. It all started in 2003 in Thailand, where Dubois learned the rudiments of using bamboo to build buildings and items for daily use from the Karen. When he returned to France he created Atelier Déambulons, which makes furniture, designs sets, and creates land art. He was discovered when his first creations were awarded the Janus label by the Institut français du design in 2016.