With Paris in the spotlight as the host of this year's Olympic games, people planning on visiting this summer know that the city is likely to be at its most crowded. But what tucked-away gems are there to discover outside of the busy rooms of the Louvre and the poetic, yet overly-traveled cobblestone alleys of Montmartre? For Hidden Trails, we asked our favorite Paris-based designers to take us on a tour across the city to the places that feel most like home to them.
The secret to the rapid rise to success of architect and designer Hugo Toro resides in his ability to readapt his vibrant, sinuous craft to the needs of radically opposed spaces — from superbly conceived, sun-filled restaurants to storytelling-led, suggestive residential projects — while continually preserving his signature aesthetic. Rooted in his French-Mexican background, Toro's hypnotic use of color, texture, and materials borrows from the beauty and dynamism of both countries' cultural fabric to transport viewers to emotionally charged dimensions.
