6 Best Places to Shop in France

Artist and glassworker Jean Perzel started his company over a century ago and quickly became a leading creator of top-quality Art Deco lamps. Three generations later, it is still a family-run business, housed in a magnificent 1931 building commissioned by Michel Roux-Spitz and home to the workshop and a multistory showroom. If you want to take a useful and lasting souvenir home from Paris, this is the place to shop. There is a huge selection of lamps, each one handmade on-site by expert glass and metal workers, and each a collector's item which you, too, can pass on to future generations. It's adjacent to the beautiful Parc Montsouris, so you can combine a visit to the park with a stop at this unique shop.

This "cabinet of wonders" showcases luxurious jewelry by Aurélie Bidermann and Gigi Clozeau among others along with books, candles, fragrances, luxury stationery, and beauty products from the organic Corsican brand, Casanera. Adjacent are two boutiques with a curated selection of home decor, furniture, and lighting.

Although de Gournay has been decorating homes with hand-painted wallpaper for a mere 30 years (compare that to Zuber's 200 years), the results are timeless and enviable. If you've always dreamed of transforming your living room into a colorful jungle, your sunroom into a lemon orchard, or your bathroom into a gold-leaf boudoir, de Gournay will help you create your desired universe.

The exhaustive list of decorative treasures here includes candles, artisanal ceramics from French and international designers, photo albums, and gifts. The owner curates each piece, and if your eyes are bigger than your suitcase, international shipping is available. 

To create its exceptional, all-natural candles, this Provence-based company sources sublime fragrances from Grasse and porcelain from Limoges. You’ll also find luxurious soaps, perfumes, and skin creams, as well as delightfully scented cards.

Have you always wanted to imitate the grand homes of Paris? Here's your chance. Zuber has operated nonstop for more than two centuries as the world's oldest producer of prestige hand-printed wallpapers, renowned for their magnificent panoramic scenes. Warning: with only one scene produced per year, the wait can be nearly a decade long. Opulent Restoration-era wallpapers (including metallics, silks, velvets, and pressed leather) make modern statements and can be purchased in 32-foot rolls for slightly less than a king's ransom.