Studio 7L

Studio 7L (also known as Librairie 7L) is a creative sanctum born from Karl Lagerfeld’s lifelong devotion to books and visual culture. Housed in his former photography studio and gallery, the space unites three dimensions—an art bookshop, a private library‑studio, and an independent publishing house—across a quietly majestic 700 m² footprint. The public bookshop presents titles on architecture, photography, design, and gardens like curated art—books laid flat on high tables or displayed on mirror-backed rails that treat each volume as an object of attention.

Behind a discreet door lies the private library-studio, once Lagerfeld’s creative workshop—now accessible to “Friends of 7L.” The space remains richly layered: towering shelves of roughly 33,000 books, suspended walkways, archive lighting, and emblematic tools of photography. It has evolved into a cultural stage hosting exhibitions, reading salons, performances, and the imprint Éditions 7L—all curated with Lagerfeld’s polymathic curiosity in mind