An motionless journey by Slavik
It is the only authentic pub designed by Slavik that still exists in Paris.
A décor conceived as a scenography
When Slavik imagines Victoria Station, he designs a total space, a dream train. Inspired by the British railway world and the famous Pullman trains of the early 20th century, he creates a poetic, almost cinematic evocation.
He transforms a dining establishment into a theatre of collective memory. The customer does not merely come to dine: they board an imaginary journey, between nostalgia, comfort and elegance. The very name of the place becomes the promise of elsewhere in time and space.
The space recreates the sensation of a first-class dining car. The effect rests on perfect mastery of light (often subdued), volumes (alcoves, compartments) and materials (wood, leather, brass, mirrors). Slavik does not seek to impress, but to make one feel. The visitor is protected, enveloped, transported into another time — that of the forgotten aesthetic of railway travel.
Each element of the Victoria Station décor tells something. The tufted leather banquettes recall English club armchairs. The light fittings evoke the oil lamps of period carriages. The wooden partitions, the elegant brass luggage racks, the timeworn mirrors, the corridors…
Location
11, boulevard Montmartre, 75002 Paris
