Franco-Israeli architect and designer Emmanuelle Simon draws on Ibiza’s contrasting mountains, beach and city to create Ibiza Pied-à-Terre.
The lime-plastered home unites sculpture, art, and nature within a living environment. Its setting, Simon explains, “captures a rare balance in Ibiza: between the island’s vibrant energy, the force of the sea, and the calm of the hills.”
Hallmarks of Simon’s Art Deco sensibility and wabi-sabi philosophy are expressed through raw, natural, and mineral elements, most notably in the kitchen’s central island, which Simon says is “carved from a single block of rock.” Like many of the materials, the rock was locally sourced, seen again throughout the flooring and sculpted forms in the home. The curation of artworks was a collaborative effort between Emmanuelle Simon and the clients, evident in the dining area through Guim Tió’s Tornada (2023) and signed works on paper by Thomas Gleb.
The stone island is the leading example of the home’s use of natural interiors. Artwork Tornada (oil on linen, 2023) by Guim Tió contrasts the cool stone surfaces of the kitchen.
The dining space features TAMA chairs and a TIGA round table by Emmanuelle Simon.
In the living space, the music lounge features a rope-woven library and sunlight filtered through textured sheers, which Simon explains “bathes the interiors in a warm, inviting glow.” A custom mirror, made with ceramist Marjorie Waks, reflects this light above Simon’s ARY three-wave suspended console. At the same time, the La Cachette armchair by Charlotte Perriand, and Kym Ellery’s Moulin floor lamp sit alongside Simon’s Split sofa.
The main bedroom offers a quieter counterpoint; a layered interplay of textures that invites retreat. A rattan bamboo pendant light, an acrylic-on-canvas work by Moritz Berg and Simon’s RAKU-YAKI Demi-Lune wall lighting introduce a handcrafted detail, reflecting Simon’s enduring appreciation for natural materials.
Outside, dry-stone walls trace gentle lines through the greenery, “creating a natural cocoon around the elongated pool and the slightly layered landscape,” Simon notes, where Edaa’s sculptural totem stands as a distinctive focal point. Together, these elements extend the home’s artistic vision into the garden.
Pictured: Ingo Maurer Uchiwa floor lamp.
In the living space, the La Cachette armchair by Charlotte Perriand sits alongside Simon’s Split sofa, with floor lamp in polished stainless steel by Kym Ellery.
A custom mirror made with Marjorie Waks, an antique Tanis vase, and Emmanuelle Simon’s ARY3 Waves console.
Moritz Berg’s acrylic-on-canvas work adds dimension to the main bedroom, as do the Demi-Lune RAKU-YAKI wall sconces by Emmanuelle Simon.
Next to the stone pool, Solid burnt pine wood uses the Shou Sugi Ban technique by Edaa from Galerie Soleil.
