Smoke and Mirrors: Lamarck Apartment by Lauranne Elise Schmitt.Parisian designer Lauranne Elise Schmitt creates an illusion not dissimilar to that of a dream desert mirage, in this 60-square-metre Haussmanian apartment. The lounge room is elevated and brought into focus by the dynamic backgammon-chess...
Turning Back Time: Bar Nouveau in Paris by Atelier Alma.On Paris’s Rue des Haudriettes is a bar with a floor intact from the 1970s. Or so a first look would have you believe. In reality, the floor wasn't laid then, but it was made then. “One of the most remarkable features of this project...
Historic yet of the Moment: Haussmannian Apartment in Paris by Hauvette & Madani.A renovation usually ends better than it begins, although Samantha Hauvette and Luca Madani would probably beg to differ. Their pair's project isn't just a renovation; it's a renovation of a renovation that turns back the clock on its...
Reflection on Measurement & Time: Benoit Maire at the Ozenfant House, Paris.Conceived as a journey from Rome to Paris, this exhibition—set in Le Corbusier and Jeanneret’s Ozenfant House, their first ever creation in Paris—evoked a reflection on measurement and time, echoing Benoit Maire’s artistic process...
Dialling-up the Whimsy: Jules Brisson Transforms Trade Magazine’s Paris Office.Jules Brisson breathes new life into the Paris headquarters of Le Betteravier Français—the trade magazine for the sugar beet industry since 1952. Feeling remote from the beet fields they were writing about, the magazine editors got the...
Form and Function: Compact Paris Loft by PS Studio.Modest in budget and scale, this Paris loft in a former brewery offers a peaceful refuge from the hustle and bustle of the city thanks to a clever redesign by PS Studio. The apartment's optimized layout, continuity of existing windows...
Between Forest and Valley: A Family Home Outside of Paris by Atelier HA.This manor house just outside of Paris has been revamped by Atelier HA as the studio transformed the austere house into a welcoming and functional home for a family with five children. Situated in the heart of an idyllic tree laden park,...
Ode to Summer Days: Café Nuances on Rue de la Tremoille by Uchronia.In Uchronia’s latest outpost for Parisian favourite Café Nuances, the space age interior once again turns the idea of a coffee shop on its head. Referencing the sunsets in the Tunisian desert, the interior plays out as an ode to the...
The Return of The Roaring 20s: Mistinguett Restaurant in Paris by Atelier HA.Parisian design studio Atelier HA reignites Paris’ love affair with an old classic. Inspired by the roaring 20’s, Mistinguett restaurant opens at the Casino de Paris—140 years after the music hall's...
