It is a pleasure and a huge privilege to meet designer Alexis Mabille at his home. Designer, because while the term is precise enough to evoke the world of creation for all of us, this term does not encompass any specific field. It refers, above all, to the act of designing. And designing is precisely what this Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters does. If the name of this native of Lyon seems evocative to you, it is likely to be the result of his fame in the tightly closed circle of fashion. The French Haute Couture Federation, of which he is an official member. For Alexis Mabille collaborated with the greatest of them – John Galliano and Hedi Slimane at Dior, as well as Stefano Pilati at Yves St Laurent – before becoming one himself. But let’s not rewrite history, and talk about his extraordinary propensity for reinventing himself. Not for nothing does he refer to himself as a designer. The artistic director has always nourished a deep-rooted passion for decoration, which he discovered and cultivated among the architects and interior designers in his family. For him, it is the tool that allows him to take care of a person’s environment. An essential to “bring well-being to everyone, and participate in their personal and emotional development”. A creator of fashion, but also of interiors. After the restaurant, Froufrou, whose decor he designed, Alexis Mabille is still amazing us. He designed his apartment under his decorative signature, his intriguingly named Beaubow interior design company. Entirely renovated, designed and decorated by him, this abandoned space in the Nouvelle-Athènes district has been reborn. This is “Directoire architecture, inspired by neoclassicism and given a contemporary twist by the floors and the furniture.” Meticulous, the creative genius applied himself to replacing all the ceilings, all the mouldings and all the woodwork. As if they had always been there. A Titanic work where symmetry, like light, reigns supreme. Alexis Mabille, who loves to entertain and set the scene, has brought his own theatre to life. A place where a warm welcome and celebration intertwine. A place where you can imagine yourself living as its inhabitants did in the past, by candlelight.
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