Designed by interior architecture studio Humbert & Poyet, Alexis Mabille’s chic apartment in Paris is an eclectic showcase of styles from some of history’s most influential eras
The co-founders of interior architecture studio Humbert & Poyet are no strangers to the world of high fashion. Paris-based duo Emil Humbert and Christophe Poyet tapped into their deep appreciation for womenswear when they designed the Saint Germain des Prés boutique of French fashion designer Alexis Mabille’s eponymous brand in 2014.
Soon after the store’s completion, Mabille approached Humbert & Poyet to decorate his newly purchased apartment in the 9th arrondissement, a bustling district in Paris filled with cultural attractions. For the designers, this project presented them with another opportunity to collaborate with the renowned couturier.
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“Alexis wanted us to recreate the lost grandeur of this once beautiful apartment, which had been completely stripped of its original 19th-century details, by rebuilding it in the directoire style,” say the designers.
In a nod to the directoire style—which dominated the second phase of the neoclassical period of art and culture in the late 18th century—the walls are painted a stark white and accented with rectangular mouldings, acknowledging the period’s revival of ancient Greek architecture. The movement emphasised the Greek architectural philosophy of simplicity, proportion, perspective and harmony.