Les Bains Paris – Alexander Kellas

The entrance to the temple of beauté, bonheur and rhapsodie

For more than 130 years, Bacchus the god of hedonism, keeps a keen eye on his guests. Built-in 1885, this elegant Haussmanesque building was the first home to a public spa, then a café frequented by Manet, Pissaro, Degas and intellectuals like Marcel Proust or Emile Zola. In the 80s and 90s, Les Bains returned to its former glory as hub of nightlife: Joy Division recorded a live album in the basement, Prince gave impromptu performances and Depeche Mode played years before selling out stadiums… and since then the party (and recreation) has never stopped.

Agency: Alexander Kellas Creative Direction

SERVICES:

branding / story telling / graphic design /

communication / art direction / merchandising /

packaging design

COLLABORATION:

since 2013

*The mighty Bacchus*
the official signet of Les Bains
conceptualized by
creative director Alexander Kellas
and Jean-Pierre Marois the owner
of Les Bains Paris.
The powerful and very detailed design
symbolizes the continuity of past,
present and future of Les Bains Paris.
_{Visualization by Greg Coulton}

*The Hotel Lobby.*
_{Image courtesy of Tristan Auer}

*Salle de Chine* designed by Tristan Auer

„In reinventing a notorious nightspot without falling into the nostalgia trap, Les Bains has pulled off the near impossible.“
Vogue France

*ROXO* the restaurant at Les Bains designed
by Denis Montel RDAI

*Bacchus Ritual Plate* designed by Alexander Kellas

*Release the Beast* (2016)
a short film by Ellen von Unwerth

*2013 Résidences d’Artistes* Eau de Parfum
by Les Bains Guerbois.
Packaging and flacon design
by Alexander Kellas

*Dior After Party at Les Bains*, March 2015.
Dakota Johnson and Raf Simons,
Lauren Santo Domingo
and Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis.
_{Photo: Courtesy of Christian Dior}

Setting for the *Poison Girl Party* at
Les Bains for Christian Dior Parfums.
Photo by Victor Malecot

*Magazine advertisement* featuring the club’s
entrance. Designed by Alexander Kellas

Concert Poster *Joy Divison, December 1979*.
The designer is unknown but not forgotten

*Massive Attack Concert Street Poster*
designed by Alexander Kellas.
The design references the glorious
past of the Les Bains as an extraordinary
breeding ground for young artistic talents

„the cross section of clubgoers and creatives, highbrow and low, glamorous and underground, big names and nobodies, all mingling by the mosaic tile pool.“
The New York Times