©Topology
For a moment – but only for a moment – you have the impression of having entered the Vieux Campeur, the historic shop of hikers and mountaineers, on the left bank. Normal: there are colored ropes everywhere with carabiners attached to them. But these are used to hang handbags, clutches, shopping bags, iPhone cases.
An accessories store, Topologie was created by Carlos Granon, a Frenchman based in Hong Kong, and Go Urano, a Japanese from Tokyo, two childhood friends who are passionate about climbing.
After having been distributed at Merci, Fleux and elsewhere in Paris, their products are now sold in their own flagship which has just opened on rue du Temple (the store was designed by the Keiji Takeuchi Design Office studio) in the historic wholesale district Chinese, in the middle of the Marais.
Musette Mini / Puffer / Charred Desert, ©Topologie
▼ Topology Paris Flagship
119 rue du Temple, 75003 Paris
Tuesday to Thursday from 11 p.m. to 19 p.m.
Friday and Saturday from 11 p.m. to 20 a.m.
Monday and Sunday from 14 p.m. to 19 p.m.
Tel: +01 43 70 15 48 XNUMX
Text: Katia Barillot
05.01.24
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