Ariel Wizman embodies that touch of wit, lightness, and irony that is also an integral part of the French art de vivre.
In our book “The French art de vivre” he shared with us his vision, both brilliant and irreverent, of what it means to inhabit the world “à la française”.
What struck us most in our exchange:
✨ His multifaceted journey: from philosophy to journalism, from music to fashion, a restless mind with a wandering eye.
✨ His conviction that the art of living is expressed through conversation, that subtle play of words, ideas and humour that defines French charm: “In France, thought is like that, it wanders, it is discursive, it is founded on encounter, on brilliance.”
✨ His vision of freedom as the essential condition of style and elegance of mind.
Ariel Wizman reminds us that the art of living is not confined to formal rituals, but flourishes in this ability to converse, to play, and to constantly reinvent the codes.
📖 Discover his testimony and those of 10 other leading figures in “The French art de vivre”, the first book to define this emblematic notion. Buy it in the Editions section of this Blog.