Merci, is a large warehouse store in Paris , a space for dining, shopping, and lounging areas: it houses a flower shop, an Annick goutal perfumerie , a restaurant, a second-hand book shop, and clothing showrooms ,original art, sculpture, and furniture made specifically for the store.
The most impressive thing about the whole house, is that after paying overhead, all of the proceeds from Merci go to run a co-op for women in Madagascar. The owners, Marie-France and Bernard Cohen [the founders of the French label Bonpoint], aim to build a workshop for the women, “to give them style and patterns, materials and colors, to help them make items to sell in the markets and then maybe internationally.” Beautiful and ethical? This is an idea I can only hope we will see continue to grow. Merci, Paris!
www.merci-merci.com
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