Under a bell jar

PARIS, FRANCE

In June, restaurants and bars in France opened for the first time in nearly three months. Around the corner from the Louvre Museum in Paris, the H.A.N.D restaurant welcomed diners with food, drink and these new pieces of decor.

The PLEX’EAT protective ‘bubble’ was created by French designer Christophe Gernigon to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. By sitting under the bubble, customers protect not only themselves, but also other diners and waiting staff too.

“When I saw proposals to place Plexiglas dividers on restaurant tables, it gave me the impression of being in a prison visiting room,” says Gernigon. “I told myself that I had to imagine a more beautiful, attractive object. Even if we don’t want to remain indefinitely under a bell jar, the PLEX’EAT protective bubbles let restaurants open rapidly in total security.”