Yes. I am a very disciplined person. I like things to be organized and in their place. It is part of my culture and my upbringing. This is also how I raise my children. I cannot stand the softness and lack of structure that I see in certain Western educational approaches. I trained in ballet for 15 years. It taught me rigor. I have no trauma from it — on the contrary, it shaped who I am. I believe this is reflected in my interiors: even when they are rich and joyful, they remain above all structured. I think the idea of ‘contained maximalism’ is a good definition. I love highly decorated interiors, with mixes of colors and materials, but I appreciate that everything is in its place. Order allows me to think. A clear space helps me work and live peacefully.

Yes. My mother was an astrologer, and it has always been part of our world. I have a passion for quantum physics (the study of the behavior of matter and energy at the scale of atoms and particles, as noted) and for the spiritual dimension that can emerge from it. The science of the infinitely small is, in a way, what is described in the Bible — it can be seen as a way of explaining religion. I am a believer and a practicing one; I like this connection between spirituality and scientific explanation.

It’s a pleasure! We live and work here, on the top two floors that we acquired later. My husband and I work together. He focuses more on the business side. There is almost no separation between our professional and family life. The children often come upstairs to the office — to have a notebook signed, borrow equipment, or look at a project. There is an elevator, but we are always using the staircase. It is a place of movement and conversation. It is truly the central axis of the house. I love sitting on the bottom step, thinking, and catching one of my children as they pass by at that moment.

We always have breakfast and dinner together in the dining room. It’s an important moment. We talk about school choices and the boys’ haircuts! We discuss a lot, sometimes with big, lively debates. The house is full of life! We also love hosting and giving large dinners.

Yes. We recently traveled to India, to Rajasthan. The children loved it; it was important for me to share that experience with them. I have been there several times, and everything inspires me there — the gestures, the textiles, the bracelets, the way people move. Everything is refined, beauty is everywhere. I feel completely in a state of trance there. I can walk barefoot through the markets without any problem. It is a country that moves me deeply.

Whenever I travel, I bring back a box. It has almost become a ritual. I love opening them, storing them, and organizing them perfectly. In our living room, I also have a collection of small Russian lacquered boxes with traditional motifs, which I inherited from my father — who now lives in Brussels, just next door.

Yes, I love patterns made using the block-print technique. I am a big textile enthusiast. I am particularly drawn to silk, moiré, and velvet — not so much to linen. We have developed fabrics with the house Pierre Frey featuring snake motifs, including an ouroboros, an ancient Egyptian symbol dating back to the 6th century BC, depicting a serpent eating its own tail, representing the search for creativity within oneself. With the Gien faience manufactory, I designed plates inspired by Venetian marbled paper. I love drawing patterns. It is a way for me to express my creativity beyond interior design.

I would rather speak about colors. I wear a lot of white, beige, and navy blue. I never wear black. It doesn’t suit me. There have even been times when my children saw me coming down the stairs in black and told me: ‘That’s not you at all!’ I choose clothes the same way I choose design pieces — on instinct, depending on the energy they give off. I like the New York brand Staud, or the style of the Australian label Posse.

I recently worked on a private business club in Paris, led by Xavier Niel and his son, located in a private mansion on Place des Vosges. The venue is expected to open soon; it will be the counterpart to an establishment recently opened on Avenue d’Iéna by the same team.

Sleep. I’m in bed by 8:30 p.m. If I go out, I slip away around 11 p.m., midnight at the latest!