The Circle · Club Business
v. The fifth door.
A different way
to meet.
The Club Business is the fifth door of Eden. A circle of forty members, no more, who gather four times a year in the most beautiful houses of the South — to meet each other, to be heard, and to live moments that no other place can offer.
The Principle
One enters through one's friends.
Leaders of companies, family offices, marquee brands, private bankers, financiers — those who already have access to everything, but who lack one thing : a circle that does not pretend to. The Club Business does not promise visibility. It promises encounters that count.
Five Promises
What no other club can offer.
I
Closed houses opened to you
A dinner at Mickael Zingraf's private bastide. A tasting at the Citadelle estate before opening. An evening at the Bories in the suite reserved for friends. These doors are not on any platform. We open them because we know the people behind.
You no longer read Eden. You are in it.
II
An appearance in the magazine
Once a year, each member becomes — anonymously or not, as they wish — a subject in Eden Magazine. A portrait, a chronicle, a chosen quotation, a photograph signed by the editorial team. You do not read Eden anymore. You are in it.
III
The address book, transmitted
Across the year, you meet personally — through us — the directors and creators of the houses we have chosen. After twelve months, you have your own network, built by Eden. It belongs to you, even when you leave the Club.
IV
Encounters orchestrated
We do not put you in a room and let you find each other. We choose who sits beside whom. The leader you should know, the chef who will fascinate you, the financier whose project may meet yours. The members recoup their year on the first useful encounter.
Composed with you, or kept as a surprise.
V
A personal experience, every year
Beyond the four collective meetings, each member receives — as part of the membership — one custom moment a year, conceived for them. A dinner for an anniversary, a surprise, an escape, a tribute. We compose with you, or we surprise you.
First Season
The 2026—2027 calendar.
Four meetings, four territories, four seasons — plus a fifth gathering, the Eden Season, where the entire ecosystem comes together once a year.
I
Mid-October 2026
Saint-Tropez
The Opening
End of season, sunset, intimate format. The first meeting, in a private place, marks the beginning of the Club. A founding evening.
II
Early December 2026
Alpilles · Luberon
The Winter Dinner
A day, then a dinner. Open fires, wine tasting, a guest chef. The most introspective format of the year — the one where conversations deepen.
III
Mid-March 2027
Provence · Atelier
The Workshop
A day at the home of one of our artisan partners — Mathieu Lustrerie, or another. Workshops, lunch, a transmission of knowledge that no other club can offer.
IV
Late May / early June 2027
Southern Corsica
The Season Closing
The summer format. Sea, sun, length. Bergeries de Palombaggia or a private property. The Club closes its first year as it should — with the light of the South.
Once a year
And the Eden Season — June 2027
Once a year, all of Eden meets : members of the Club, partner houses, advertisers, guests of honour. Eighty people, one big dinner. The signature gathering of the year.
Founding Members
Fifteen names for the first season.
The first season is volontary modest. Fifteen to twenty Founding Members — chosen, named, recognised — open the Club. They benefit from a frozen lifetime fee, a mention in the magazine as Founders, and a priority right to recommend a member each year. The Club will progressively open in the following seasons, within the limit of forty permanent places.
Membership
· Annual Membership ·
Ten thousand euros a year.
frozen for life for the Founding Members
The annual fee covers the four meetings (apart from travel), the personal experience, the appearance in the magazine, and the access to our network. No commission on additional projects. No hidden fees. A single rate, simple, frozen for Founding Members.
Candidacy
How to apply.
The Club Business is by cooptation. To apply, you may either be recommended by an existing member or partner house, or write directly to the editorial team. We respond personally to each request, within seventy-two hours, with the discretion the matter deserves.
Write to the editorial team