Ellen DeGeneres, Theo James and More

PARIS — On the opening night of Paris Design Week, the French capital was abuzz with happenings and cocktail parties, but the hottest ticket in town was the reveal of RH’s latest gallery on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées.

Guests including Zoe Saldaña, Theo James, Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi and Catherine Deneuve made their way through majestic wrought iron gates down a hedge-lined path, flanked by violonists dressed in Grecian-style gowns. 

Giant gilded medallion doors led into the soaring atrium of the building, fully decked out with bronze accents. 

“This is my very first time seeing everything — I’m kind of amazed,” said Saldaña, part of a blue-chip host committee that included Destree cofounder Géraldine Guyot-Arnault, art director Fabien Baron and event organizer Alexandre de Betak. 

She’s a fan of the California-based furnishings retailer, formerly known as Restoration Hardware. “One of our homes is all Restoration Hardware,” the “Emilia Pérez” star said.

“It’s so elegant and beautiful and peaceful and as a mom, I really need tones that kind of add a contrast to the lively energy that my kids bring into our lives,” added the actress, who has three sons with husband Marco Perego-Saldaña. 

She likes the fact that the store offers everything from bedding to bespoke furniture. 

“Buying a home is already difficult as it is, furnishing it is twice as hard — and when you feel like you have to go to 200 different places to bring a home together, just that thought can overwhelm a person that is already overwhelmed and exhausted. Having a one-stop shop, I think it’s a good thing,” she said.

DeGeneres and de Rossi warmly greeted RH chairman and chief executive officer Gary Friedman and his wife Bella Hunter, as Friedman showed them photos of their baby boy on his phone. 

“We’ve actually been working together for about seven years now. I have an art publishing company called General Public, and we provide RH with about 90 percent of the art that they sell,” said de Rossi.

When it comes to interior design, though, she’s happy to delegate. “This is my interior decorator,” she said, pointing at her wife. “Ellen really loves to do interiors.”

DeGeneres is a fan of midcentury French furniture. “Prouvé, Perriand — those are my favorites,” she chimed in. The couple recently moved into a palatial new home in England and DeGeneres, it seems, was in the mood for shopping.

“She was just told about a store called Downtown today, and I’m glad we didn’t get to go there before we came here, because that would have cost a lot of money,” de Rossi said.

Designer Alexis Mabille, who also has a thriving interior design business, was getting ready to unveil his new Paris apartment after a multiyear renovation. “It’s a haven of peace, and with my own décor, it feels great,” he said. 

Meanwhile, Dan Thawley, another member of the host committee, was getting ready to move homes with a giant closet sale over the weekend. “There’s probably 300, 400 pieces,” he said.

The former editor in chief of A Magazine Curated By, who last year launched design salon Matter and Shape, believes RH is filling a gap in the French market. 

“We have large benchmark European editors that have been there for many years, the Cassinas and the Vitras and people like that, but then between that and a Zara Home and an Ikea, there really hasn’t been a great deal on the market,” he said.

With its premium offering, the RH flagship, which includes a restaurant, bar and garden rooftop, should draw both locals and Paris-based decorators working on international projects, he predicted. He’s already ordered a sofa for his new apartment. “I’ve never measured so many corners in my life,” Thawley said.