Paris, France

My design work is best summed up as:

Experiment like a chemist, dig the history like an archeologist. 

What aspect of your work are people most curious about?

In my relationship with workshops, I always begin any design project with a meeting with a craftsperson, whether working with glass, papier-mâché, wood, metal, or ceramic, followed by a conversation with them. Then come experiments with materials through samples, and only after that, the design and function. In my interiors, it’s also about an encounter with the owner and the space. We need to create a dialogue between both, written with our words.

What has recently challenged the way you think about design? 

I would not answer AI because AI is a tool like any CAD program or pen, but I would say social media. I’ve realised people/clients are extremely influenced by nostalgic images, which are reassuring in troubled times and have influenced many interior trends in the last five years. I like to create conversations between the past, present and future, and I never copycat a cinema décor from past times. 

The three words I would most like people to attribute to my work are:

Textured, timeless, genuine.

What is the one piece of advice you would always share with an emerging designer?

Never be afraid to experiment and always learn from others such as makers, colleagues, masters, and relatives. Know your classics to be able to twist them.

Where do you go to appreciate exceptional design?

I live between Italy and France, which is already a big source of inspiration. Recently, I’ve travelled to Asia for work and have appreciated the many layers of crafts and sophisticated arts. I love visiting countries and smaller villages with a vernacular tradition of architecture and objects that are anonymous and locally made—recently in the Algerian Desert and the Faroe Islands.

Something you want to see more of in 2025? And less of?

More local support craft initiatives, sharing and transmitting, and less of mass market products and petrochemical materials.