Simon has complemented the apartment’s original parquet floors and decorative ceiling mouldings with a natural colour scheme of crisp white, soft beiges and sandy hues, which aids in enhancing the diffusion of natural light also imbuing the spaces with a soothing ambience. What the interiors lack in colour, they more than make up in texture, courtesy of repertory of natural materials such as brushed oak, travertine, ceramics and plant fibres. A preference for curved lines and rounded forms in the apartment’s furnishings enhances the layout’s flowing circulation and injects a sense of mellow softness. Meanwhile, the introduction of three slim arched openings between the living and dining rooms make the spaces feel taller.

As in most of her work, Simon has included a number of her own furniture designs in this project. Standouts include the doughnut-shaped Baba Chairs and Tabouret, which are handcrafted in solid brushed oak and upholstered in bouclé fabric, the Nomad Sofa whose rounded volume is contrasted with its rectangular podium, the Raku Wall Lights, which are made from a type of Japanese pottery whose firing process produces a great variety of colours and surface effects, and the Cone X Floor Lamp, a conical totem-like object made of plaster and textured glass. Simon’s sculptural furniture is mixed with vintage pieces from modernist French designers like Pierre Paulin and Jean Touret, as well as paintings and ceramics from artists that she loves.