At the foot of the Champs-Élysées, in the Montaigne avenue, the client's personality and creative freedom inspire a palatial atmosphere within a Parisian apartment.
The chandeliers in the entrance hall and dining room are crafted from delicate white porcelain flowers. Each exquisite bloom incorporates dozens of hand-shaped petals. It draws inspiration from a chandelier exhibited at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.
The console table, with a blue and white porcelain top inspired by the Ming dynasty, is enameled using traditional techniques.
Hand-thrown white ceramics, inspired by Wanli ceramics, feature cobalt blue patterns beneath the enamel, accentuated with gold details.
The floor is bordered by a mosaic frieze of gold and lapis lazuli, set into white Carrara marble in a diagonal pattern. A Louis XV gilded wood console table supports a baroque mirror.
In a striking fountain, a grotesque mask blows water into a shallow basin carved from red marble from the Languedoc region. A plant motif carved in bas-relief on the opposite wall is mirrored in the room. On the floor, there is a polished terracotta cameo.
The walls are adorned with parchment tiles and a gilded Japanese screen. A large fireplace in Pyrenean marble dominates one side, while a Venetian mirror in a gilded wooden frame and still-life paintings on glass, inspired by the 18th century, decorate the space. An English sofa and a 19th-century bureau complement wooden bedside tables with Wenge wood drawers topped with sandblasted glass, diffusing soft light.
The dining room, designed in the style of a Venetian palace, showcases Ming-inspired porcelain and original table settings designed by Camille Saint-Gilles. The parquet floor, styled after Versailles, combines terracotta, beige stone, and white marble.
The bathroom features gold and white Carrara marble. A gold and gilded wood sculpture by Laurence and a mosaic frieze illuminate the solid marble walls, floor, basin, and heated towel rack.
