Short for Flâneur Coffee Club, but also Flâneur Contemporary Collections, the abbreviation effortlessly implies its hybrid format at the bubbly intersection of lifestyle, music, fashion and art. While newly opened FCC may serve freshly made coffee to an in-the-know crowd, it aims to be much more. Occupying a two-level space on the premises of an Haussmannian structure built in 1880, the café sits on rue Étienne Marcel, a bustling thoroughfare connecting the Marais and St.-Honoré areas in Paris. The brainchild of British-Egyptian entrepreneur Ahmed Kamel, FCC occupies a street level space and basement, featuring a minimalist interior design by architects Lucie Rosenblatt and Benoît Huen of local practice MUR.MUR Architectes. The 50 sqm. (538 sq.ft.) ground floor is set up as a versatile space with whitewashed walls that’s adaptable to a variety of events, and anchored by curved bar, crafted entirely from gleaming stainless steel and adorned with a striking neon halo.
Intentionally rough around the edges, the interior shows snippets of the building’s natural stone shell. This volume is paired with matching stools on one side, and booth-like seating – mind you, the booth doubles as a DJ booth which is linked to a state-of-the-art sound system – and side tables on the other, and apart from the bar and booth, all furnishings can be removed. The basement, which can be reached by way of a spiral staircase, houses The Chapel, a pod-like structure, created by multidisciplinary London-based artist David King Reuben, which is to host a variety of events that require either an immersive or intimate setting. FCC operates like a coffee shop and meeting ground fro likeminded spirits, but started out hosting an exhibition during Art Basel Paris previous edition and plans to host a series of different events related to art, music and fashion in the coming months. The FCC café menu lists a variety of coffee concoctions, matcha and soft drinks. © superfuture
FCC
21 Rue Étienne Marcel (Étienne Marcel)
75001 Paris
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