| | | | Parisian Wabi-Sabi: The art of imperfection in a Neuilly residence by Marianne Tiegen Marianne Tiegen channels organic elegance and textural poetry in a rare Parisian garden duplex |
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| | | | In a quiet pocket of Neuilly-sur-Seine, where lush gardens are a rarity, Marianne Tiegen has reimagined a 1970s duplex apartment into a soulful retreat, one that embraces imperfection, raw beauty, and emotional connection. Designed for a Paris-based family working in the luxury industry, the home offers a tranquil contrast to the polished surfaces of their professional lives. |
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| | | | Rooted in the philosophy of wabi-sabi, the apartment celebrates texture over gloss, timeworn elegance over perfection. Sandy Paris stone dominates the palette, evoking the city's architectural history, while accents of brass and shimmering silk catch the light like the streets of Paris at night. Tiegen's palette moves with intention: earthy greens and organic linens, wild silk and waxed textiles, rugged plaster and hand-finished wood. Nothing is pristine, but everything is purposeful. |
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| | | | Throughout the home, furnishings span centuries, from Louis XIII to 1930s French to mid-century American brutalism-a mix that refuses to follow trends and instead celebrates heritage, memory, and contrast. A Louis XIII writing desk anchors one room with a quiet dignity, facing off against an Adrien Pearsall chair reupholstered in wild silk. Sharp geometric angles and graphic silhouettes are softened by the warmth of aged materials, woven fibers, and filtered light. |
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| | | | The kitchen, both technically refined and emotionally resonant, becomes a sculptural statement: raw mineral plaster walls meet modernist brass detailing, forming a rhythmic composition that feels both architectural and intuitive. Asymmetry is not an accident, but a gesture of peace-allowing space for stillness and subtlety. |
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| | | | This home, with its garden views and inward focus, is a meditation on restraint, beauty, and belonging. For Tiegen, it is not about filling space but allowing it to breathe-letting the raw, the irregular, and the handmade guide the atmosphere. In a city known for ornament and order, this project stands quietly apart. |
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| | | | | | About Marianne Tiegen Interiors Marianne Tiegen Interiors is a global interior design firm with offices in Switzerland, France, and California. Founded by Marianne Tiegen over twenty years ago, the firm takes on projects of all sizes, from residential to hospitality, and is known for creating soulful spaces that enrich people's lives. With a deep understanding of clients' lifestyles and aspirations, Marianne Tiegen Interiors infuses art and nature into each project, collaborating with talented craftsmen and women to bring a unique sensoriality to the spaces they design. Please visit mariannetiegen.com for more information and follow @MarianneTiegen on Instagram. |
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