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Maison
Francis Kurkdjian
Paris
The story
In 2010, lille3000 asked Francis Kurkdjian to join the group of artists presented at Shanghai's Expo Off. At the Lille Europe Pavilion, located at a Taoist temple in the heart of Shanghai, Francis Kurkdjian chose to release bubbles scented with violet, symbolic of a certain French charm.
At the same time, the France Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo wished to organise a similar event, and asked Francis Kurkdjian to diffuse three different fragrances – freshly cut grass, fig and lily of the valley – throughout the pavilion.
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