Demystifying Natural Wines

If you’ve ever been confused by the difference between Organic and Biodynamic, wondered how a wine could be anything other than Vegan, or been mystified by other wine production terms, this class is for you.

Integrating Nature into Cities

Marion Waller, Director of the Pavillon de l’Arsenal in Paris and urban planner, is the author of Natural Artifacts. She’ll be in conversation with Andrew Todd, architect founder of studio Andrew Todd, and author of The Clearing.

Sustainable and Social Architecture and Urbanism in France

MVRDV experienced an astonishing development in France. Invited by the French president to rethink the sustainable future of Paris, the Dutch architecture practice soon started to realize projects all over France, that are socially engaged, sustainable and sometimes truly out of this world.

Hector Guimard: A Forum of Ideas

Hector Guimard had a commitment to sharing beautiful, sensuous, accessible designs for both civic architecture and everyday objects with a wide audience and his use of mass production technologies resonate with current concerns about accessibility, affordability, and sustainability.

Notre-Dame de Paris : Redesigning the Parvis

2022 Villa Albertine residents Susanne Eliasson and Anthony Jammes from GRAU architecture agency unveil the new landscape and entrance surrounding the beloved medieval cathedral in the heart of Paris. No easy feat for an historical site welcoming more than 20 million visitors a year…

Maurice Sullins et la Tour Eiffel : A Timeless Muse

Please note the new date for this event, Monday, October 30. One of his favorite models was… la Tour Eiffel. Thanks to the Hana Pietri Gallery, we are showing many versions of Chicago outsider painter Maurice Sullins’ iconic muse.

From Chicago to Paris: Global Design and the Architecture of Place

KPF will present their industry leading work in France in both sustainability and the adaptive reuse of early Parisian skyscrapers. *Pre-reception will include bubbles, light bites, and the opportunity to mingle with guest speaker James von Klemperer.

Carton d’invitation : A Fashion Documentary

Chicago Premiere! Carton d’Invitation (French for fashion show invitation), is both a personal story and a chronicle of fashion’s evolution over the course of two decades. In 1986, Nan Devitt Tremblay was a Canadian expat living in Paris when she joined Fashion Television.

Appellation Wine & Cheese

As with wine, there are geographical and production regulations established in the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) for many of your favorite French cheeses. Join WSET 4 sommelière and wine educator Alicia Barrett for a crash course on some of the most commonly found French cheeses and their regional wine pairings.

Dior: From Paris to the World

Starting in 2018 to mark the maison’s 70th anniversary, The House of Dior began to develop a series of retrospective exhibitions that explore the history and founding principles of the fashion house.

Champagne, from Village to Village

In our annual Champagne tasting, we’ll travel to some of the most famous villages of Champagne to learn what sets each of them apart and taste their unique representations in the glass.

Blind Tasting Bourgogne

After the immensely popular Blind Tasting Bordeaux class of this year, we return with Blind Tasting Burgundy! With over 100 different AOCs in this little appellation, Burgundy is a region that continues to trip up even professional somms and blind tasters.

Rediscover Dessert Wines

Dessert wines have fallen out of favor these days, but in this class we bring them back to life, complete with delicious pairings! As we talk about different styles of French dessert wine, we also explore how sweet wines are made, what makes them sweet, how to use them as food pairings, dessert pairings, or when to serve them alone.