04 Feb — 23 Feb
11 Dec — 24 Dec
12 November — 26 November
23 October — 08 November
05 October — 12 October
27 September — 1 October
04 September — 13 September
20 June — 5 July
7 May - 1 June
7 May — 1 June
30 April — 3 May
28 January — 1 February
8 — 15 March
16 January — 28 December
6 — 21 December
25 Nov — 1 Dec
About

VIE is a place where art, fashion, architecture and design converge. Located in the heart of Paris, VIE is a gallery and studio workspace partnering with trailblazers, thinkers, artists, and creatives to curate experiences and foster these diverse networks to gather and multiply.

VIE is where people, ideas, and creativity collide. It’s a place for those who seek more from life—more connection, expression and meaning.
VIE Projects and Studio span 320 m², with the gallery space on Boulevard Beaumarchais covering 80 m², which can be expanded to 160 m² along rue des Tournelles, stretching across an entire Parisian city block. An additional 160 m² is dedicated to a workspace fostering experimentation across all creative disciplines. Together, these two spaces represent the dual facets of a singular vision devoted to the arts and innovation.

VIE is an initiative of Michelle Lu, founder of media platform Semaine, and architect Julien De Smedt.

Location

55 bd Beaumarchais, 75003 Paris 66 rue des Tournelles, 75003 Paris

Contact
Maje
Maje

LE CERCLE DE MAJE

At the heart of the initiative is a short film and photographic series directed by Juana Wein, shot at La Rosada, a vast sheep farm founded in 1880 and now led by Paula Morixe. The portrait of this land and its custodians reveals how a multigenerational commitment to sustainable farming can offer a contemporary model for responsible stewardship, rooted in tradition and respect for the environment.

La Rosada is part of the NATIVA regenerative agriculture program, which works to restore the soil. Together with a constellation of partner farms, the program is advancing a more holistic approach to farming, one that places soil at the center as the foundation of balanced ecosystems. After all, the future of soil marks the future of all our livelihoods.

The film and photography will be presented at Vie Projects as a living installation that will serve as the setting for a series of round-table conversations moderated by writer Orsola de Castro, bringing together leading voices across sustainability, second-hand, traceability, and repair. The installation reimagines the round table through a modern lens, created by French artist and designer Jeanne Tresvvaux du Fraval.

Le Cercle de Maje marks the Parisian fashion house’s first public CSR initiative, demonstrating an acceleration of commitments supported by clear, measurable results. By 2025, 70% of its collections were made with certified materials, including 80% organic or recycled cotton and 83% certified (RWS) or recycled wool. Between 2022 and 2024, the brand reduced its CO2 emissions by 7% and cut its water footprint by 41%, driven in part by increased use of recycled cotton. 100% of products are fully traceable via QR codes, and 30% of materials in 2025 collections were recycled. Maje also supports circular fashion through repair, second-hand, and rental services, works exclusively with audited production sites, partners long term with suppliers (60% with over 10 years’ collaboration), and promotes an inclusive workplace where 85% of employees report a culture of respect and equity and 65% of store managers are promoted internally.

“A garment’s supply chain is its entire life. Imagine not knowing how it was conceived, the soil it came from, whether grown, extracted, or grazed upon, who raised it, the people who wove the cloth, who made it what it has become. Imagine not-ever knowing where it will go once we dispose of it, how something we once chose to live in our wardrobe, on our body, will now be dumped in landfill on another woman’s land.

Our consumption, the clothes and objects we bring into our lives, ought to be like a photo album, every stage a story, every story a thread, every thread a weave. Clothes are our chosen skin, they help us manifest who we are, we ignore their provenance and ingredients at our peril. To know their origins is to treat them as family; traceability and transparency are the bloodlines.”

  • Orsola De Castro

Images at La Rosada Farm by Juana Wein
Space Images by Fionn O'Toole