Sessùn – 3 French Stores

3 French Stores

For Sessùn, the challenge was not to create one repeated retail formula, but to deliver three distinct spaces across France, each responding to its own location while remaining clearly connected to the brand.

From Printemps Parly 2 outside Paris, to Galeries Lafayette Nice Masséna and Galeries Lafayette Champs-Élysées, every setting called for a different expression of the same design language. Materials, proportions and fixture details needed to feel considered and appropriate to each environment, while maintaining the warmth, craftsmanship and tactile quality that define Sessùn’s retail identity.

For Rizlly, that meant translating a shared design approach into three individual executions, balancing consistency with local character and ensuring the furniture, finishes and detailing landed with the same level of precision across every site.

Rizlly supported the production and installation of custom retail furniture across all three locations, translating the design intent into carefully resolved, site-specific elements.

The scope included bespoke gondolas, exhibition tables, tiled furniture, cash desk elements, wall units and integrated storage, with each location requiring its own combination of materials, proportions and technical detailing.

Across the three projects, the focus remained the same: deliver the concept accurately, protect the quality of the finishes and ensure every element worked within the practical demands of the store environment.

At Printemps Parly 2, the material palette brought together rustic oak, handmade Spanish tiles, white screed finishes and black metal detailing. Custom gondolas and a tiled exhibition table created a calm, tactile setting that reflected Sessùn’s material-led approach.

At Galeries Lafayette Nice Masséna, the execution shifted towards a more precise and architectural expression. A 1.5-metre tiled chocolate-toned cash desk became the main focal point, complete with a fully tiled worktop, alongside a matching exhibition table and softer screed finishes. Artwork from a Provence-based artist added another layer of local character to the space.

At Galeries Lafayette Champs-Élysées, Rizlly delivered the full furniture setup. The centrepiece was a nearly four-metre U-shaped gondola, supported by carefully aligned wall units and tiled elements incorporating hidden storage. In a high-profile Paris retail environment, the detailing and alignment had to be exact.

Three different environments, each with its own material story, but all delivered through the same attention to craft, proportion and finish.

The three stores demonstrate how a consistent retail identity can be adapted without becoming repetitive.

Each location carries its own character, from the warmer, tactile expression at Parly 2 to the more precise detailing of Nice Masséna and the refined furniture execution at Champs-Élysées. Together, they form a cohesive family of spaces that reflects Sessùn’s focus on materiality, craftsmanship and individuality.

For Rizlly, the project was a strong example of delivering varied retail environments through one consistent production mindset: different spaces, same attention to detail.