Originally conceived as a music salon, the room retains its aristocratic bones: Versailles parquet flooring worn smooth by centuries of footsteps, tall windows that flood the space with shifting Parisian light, gilded mirrors, chandeliers, and hand-painted details that speak of another era. Rather than restoring the salon as a static historical relic, Brosch has allowed it to evolve into a living interior, one that breathes, changes, and responds to those who inhabit it. The result is an atmosphere that feels intimate yet ceremonial, refined yet emotionally charged.
Working in close collaboration with French antique dealer Stéphane Blanc, Brosch curated an interior dialogue that spans centuries. Rare 17th- and 18th-century antiques sit effortlessly alongside contemporary artworks, performance pieces, and modern design gestures. This layering of time is intentional: Salon du Temple does not privilege one era over another, but instead celebrates continuity, transformation, and the beauty of contrast. It is an interior that resists minimalism and instead embraces narrative richness, sensual textures, and visual depth.
At the heart of the space lies Brosch’s long-standing commitment to redefining how femininity is seen, felt, and valued. Art here is not decorative; it is experiential. Salon du Temple regularly hosts performances, concerts, workshops, exhibitions, and women-centered gatherings that challenge traditional gender norms and explore themes of sensuality, maturity, and empowerment. From poetry readings and live music to shibari art performances and intimate discussion circles, the salon functions as a platform for voices that are often softened or sidelined elsewhere.
The space’s versatility has also made it a sought-after setting for high-end photo and film productions, editorial shoots, fashion showrooms during Paris Fashion Week, private dinners, and carefully curated celebrations. Despite its adaptability, Salon du Temple never loses its identity; every transformation is guided by the same philosophy of authenticity, presence, and emotional resonance. Nothing here feels imposed, the room collaborates with its occupants rather than serving as a neutral backdrop.
One of the most intimate expressions of this philosophy is found in the private photographic sessions led by Iris Brosch herself. Designed especially for individuals and couples over 40, these sessions reject conventional beauty standards in favor of self-recognition and self-acceptance. Within the layered intimacy of the salon, photography becomes an act of reclamation, of age, sensuality, and lived experience, captured with honesty and reverence.
Salon du Temple’s address carries its own historical symbolism. Centuries ago, the view from its windows would have encompassed the headquarters of the Knights Templar, one of the most powerful orders of medieval Europe. Today, that legacy of influence has been quietly reinterpreted. Power here is no longer expressed through hierarchy or conquest, but through creativity, dialogue, and self-expression, a distinctly contemporary form of luxury rooted in meaning rather than spectacle.