Laurent Maugoust,

Laurent Maugoust graduated from the École Camondo in 1999. He began his career with Christian de Portzamparc before joining Jean-Philippe Nuel’s studio. He spent nearly ten years there as artistic director and head of studio, developing his expertise in high-end hotel design. In 2003, while this collaboration was still under way, he founded his own practice.

His work often takes him into places whose architecture and history call for particular attention. He has designed the interiors of the Hôtel Bowmann and Hôtel Victor Hugo Kléber in Paris, the Hôtel Le Roosevelt in Nice, and La Licorne in Troyes, set within a historic complex that served as a gendarmerie for two centuries. He approaches these projects as interior stage sets, bringing the character of each place into dialogue with contemporary forms and uses.

For the maison Charles, he designed Oru, whose name means “to fold” in Japanese. Suspended from the ceiling by slender cables, its faceted form is crafted in gilded brass. The fold becomes a principle of construction, while light slips between the surfaces.