Parisian Interior Designers...A Handful to Keep on Your Radar

Whether you are renovating your Parisian apartment, or looking for inspiration for your own home, I have compiled a list of some excellent Parisian designer/architects for you.

1. Atelier Pierre-Louis Gerlier: Convinced of the interdisciplinary responsibility of the architect, I have always applied to diversify my training which is artistic (Atelier de Sèvres, Paris), technical (Special School of Architecture, Paris) Economic and social (Columbia University, New York) By the same logic, I wanted to bring the experience abroad choosing places that fascinate me with their strong identity. Among other things, I worked in Beirut, Barcelona and Hong Kong. I developed a self-build project in a village in Senegal after a study of the local construction techniques and the various stakeholders. More recently, I studied within an international team, the Dharavi slum in Mumbai. Successive visits and meetings in situ convinced us that instead of proposing a new master plan for Dharavi, it should enhancing the specificity of this city within a city. We chose to promote the local economy between the different communities through better management of water and waste. Architecture is a way for me to participate as a citizen in an era as complex than fascinating, that is why I include in all my projects personalities from other fields (CNRS researchers, artisans, politicians ...)​ My main research areas are self-construction, biodegradable architecture and expression of geopolitics in urban forms.

@Pierre-Louis Gerlier

2. HEJU:

Hélène Pinaud et Julien Schwartzmann se rencontrent sur les bancs de l’École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Strasbourg. Diplômés d’État et majors de leur promotion, ils fondent le studio Heju en 2015 et signent un univers mixant des influences japonaises et scandinaves.

Nous travaillons autour de lignes rectilignes et de volumes minimalistes pour créer des espaces intemporels. Notre approche sensible et spontanée nous permet d’optimiser au mieux les espaces, de défier les codes et les usages et de prôner un retour à l’émotion. Nous tentons d’insuffler de la poésie dans le quotidien de nos clients.

Nous privilégions des matériaux naturels et vivants qui se patinent avec le temps. Le blanc est la base de notre travail. La couleur permet de créer des contrastes et vient renforcer le propos d’une forme ou d’une singularité architecturale. Le choix des matières, des couleurs et des textures est au cœur de notre réflexion afin de créer des atmosphères faisant appel à tous les sens. Nous croyons en la continuité entre art, design et architecture. Nous imaginons tous nos projets en fusionnant les inspirations et les disciplines.

@Heju

3. Jean-Louis Denoit:

An internationally renowned interior designer from Paris. He has worked on projects in a variety of locations from Paris to Corsica to South Beach. Whether he’s working on a city, seaside, or country home, Deniot infuses his upscale, elegant style into every space he designs. He prefers to find the perfect balance between minimalism and excess.

@Jean-Louis Denoit

4. Maison Sarah Lavoine:

The Interior Design Studio was founded in 2002 by Sarah Poniatowski with the desire to create timeless and lively spaces. The Company's style is recognised through the play of colour combinations, a blend of pieces, materials sublimated by the traditional know-how of its craftsmen and contemporary shapes. The taste for detail makes the difference and confers a natural elegance.

@Sarah Lavoine

5. Uchronia:

A multidisciplinary collective more than a classical architecture firm, Uchronia takes its name from the reflection on fictional and ephemeral time. The studio creates encompassing "places of experience", removing the barriers between technique and creativity. It transforms spaces by offering a complete artistic service ranging from architecture to layout, design and visual identity.

Restaurants, apartments or fashion shows, the places designed by Uchronia have a singular and contemporary identity.

@Uchronia

I am still working on convincing my husband that we need a pied-à-terre in Paris, when I succeed I will head right to one of these designers for a little assistance. Until then they will continue to offer plenty of inspiration. Do you have any favorite interior designers? Please share with me.

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