巴黎时尚达人克拉拉的折衷家居设计

French fashion insider Clara Cornet grew up in the quintessential Paris apartment—a traditional Haussmannian home on the city’s west side, with moldings, high ceilings, and a balcony. But like most of us, when it came time to craft her own place, she wanted something different. After spending five years in a loft-style apartment in New York City’s Chinatown, she returned to her native Paris to look for “something less traditional.”

Clara’s book collection sits with a 1972 Tizio table lamp by Richard Sapper that she got from her parents’ house.

Graphic white tiles with black grout add a jolt of pattern to the open kitchen. She fell for a place with an open floor plan, great light, and wooden ceiling beams in the Haut-Marais, a neighborhood in the 10th arrondissement, on the east side of Paris. “There’s a coziness to the architecture. The buildings are more narrow,” she says of the now-very-fashionable district. “They’re not as noble [as the west side] but I find they have as much charm, if not more.”  She and her partner, Luca Pronzato, worked to meld their styles into a space that felt cohesive. “I’m quite eclectic, while he has a much more Nordic approach to interior design,” says Clara. “That’s what makes the place feel special. We complement each other. I go for more eccentric, high in color. He goes for midcentury modern, Scandinavian design.”

“We find the balance between my quirkiness and his neutral Scandinavian style in the coffee table,” says Clara of the 1960s Italian travertine piece they found at Galerie Blanchetti in Paris. In the living room, those two styles meld into one, with funky forms—Michel Ducaroy’s iconic Togo sofa and Pierre Paulin’s Pumpkin chair, both for Ligne Roset—upholstered in sandy hues and a 1960s Italian travertine cocktail table they sourced at Galerie Blanchetti in Paris. Luca’s collection of natural wine bottles decorates a windowsill, while jolts of Clara’s eccentric style find their way into the mix via vessels by emerging ceramist Jessica Hans for Hay and an Ettore Sottsass Tahiti lamp, designed for the Memphis Group in 1981, which Clara received as a gift from friends for her 30th birthday.

In the living room, Clara’s beloved Ettore Sottsass lamp lives with a Pierre Paulin chair and Michel Ducaroy’s Togo couch for Ligne Roset. Luca’s collection of natural wine bottles lines the windowsill.  “I have a big thirst for discovery of emerging talents, both in fashion and in design,” says Clara, who has long supported now-established newcomers like Simone Rocha and Simon Porte Jacquemus (she collects tiny handbags, a look Jacquemus has become famous for). “I love mixing and matching them with timeless pieces, whether it’s a Jacquemus top with a Chanel bag or an emerging pottery artist with a [Pierre] Paulin chair.”

“It was always a dream of mine to have a monochrome bathroom,” says Clara, “and pink is such an energizing and positive color.” She worked with Laure Chouraqui of Studio Sur Rue to make it happen. Laure suggested painting the ceiling pink and tiling the shower shelves. The place’s most in-your-face room is also the smallest—the bathroom, which sports a monochromatic pink tile moment that you might have spotted on Instagram. “It was always a dream of mine to have a monochrome bathroom,” says Clara, “and pink is such an energizing and positive color.” She worked with architect Laure Chouraqui of Studio Sur Rue to make it happen. “Luca loves the bathroom as much as I do,” Clara is quick to note. “We both want to raise our child in a gender-neutral environment.”

In the baby’s room, an Eames rocking chair, Ettore Sottsass Ultrafragola mirror, and a Stokke crib create a soothing scene.  When we spoke, on a hot day in late July, Clara and Luca were preparing themselves for a new housemate: baby Leo, who arrived, healthy, just five days after our chat. To prepare for his arrival, the couple had added a new wall in the living room, to create a smaller room for baby, and the place was all ready for him. Once again, it’s a perfect blend of Mom and Dad: a Stokke crib that will expand as he grows, a classic Eames rocking chair, and a new Ettore Sottsass Ultrafragola mirror. “I wanted the baby to have as much light as possible,” Clara says, admitting that it was the perfect excuse to splurge on the mirror she had long obsessed over.

A Steven Meisel photograph, inspired by a 1970s Alex Katz painting, from Loewe’s campaign archive hangs over the bed. As she savors the last few days of prebaby calm, Clara happily admits, “I’m excited for him to take over the space now.”

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