LIFESTYLE HÔTEL Renewing the magic Page de gauche : la chambre WITH A DÉCOR BY STAR ARCHITECT JEAN- de l’une des suites duplex, avec vue sur la baie de Saint-Tropez, MICHEL WILMOTTE, THE NEW CHEVAL BLANC banquette bleue de l’architecte HOTEL IN SAINT TROPEZ OFFERS A FRESH d’intérieur Jean-Michel Wilmotte TAKE ON RIVIERA CHIC. et table basse navette signée de l’artiste céramiste Roger Capron. Le bâtiment a été restauré par l’architecteThe transformation is both subtle and radical, a masterly tropézien François Vieillecroze.interpretation of the Riviera style. Acquired by LVMH Hotel Ci-dessous : motifs de céramique d’uneManagement in 2016, the former Résidence de la Pinède in table basse navette de Roger Capron. Tête de lit habillée de bleu commeSaint Tropez has been revamped and reborn as a Cheval la table de chevet, éléments designésBlanc hotel, the fourth in a collection characterized by luxury par Jean-Michel Wilmotte. andrefinement with a distinctive French touch. Salon avec fresque et table basseSubtle: the renovation, overseen by the local architect navette de Roger Capron. François Vieillecroze, has preserved the Provençal character of the building, with its terrace and pine-shaded pool. Radical: the interiors were conceived by Jean-Michel Wilmotte, one of France’s best-known architects and designers. His spare, contemporary décors create interplays of natural light with elements like oak trellises and matte glass partitions. The main colors are white and blue, tempered with soothing beige. And the work of Roger Capron is omnipresent: sculptures, coffee tables and rug patterns based on his drawings recall the close association between the French art- ist-ceramist and the original Résidence. In the 1960s and 70s, Capron created the frescoes and the finely wrought staircase that are still key features of the decoration. La Vague d’Or, the hotel’s restaurant, is an inviting, peaceful refuge, with a greige palette and blue-striped rugs—perfect for savoring three-star chef Arnaud Donckele’s Mediterranean-Provençal-inspired cuisine. And the finishing touch: a sumptuous Guerlain spa whose treatments turn a stay at the Cheval Blanc into a chic, sensorial getaway. CHEVAL BLANC SAINT-TROPEZ, plage de la Bouillabaisse, Saint-Tropez, France. chevalblanc.com AIR FRANCE MADAME / 211