STUDIO 

The best rooms reflect the people who live in them. 

We are an Annecy-based design studio working across residential, retail and event projects. Founded by Marjan Ertefai in 2020, we believe in creating space with a personal narrative, striving to find the balance between spontaneity and tradition.

Providing a full-range of services, we work on: renovations, new-build, interior design and decoration, as well as curating a collection of antiques and art.  Marjan is present through every stage of the project ensuring its vision, budget, and timeline.  

Our studio is an evolving showcase of our design ideas and passion for preserving historical arts.  All pieces are for sale.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

In a world of overproduction and overconsumption, we believe in bringing back alive historical arts, traditional craftsmanship and design with a purpose or raison d’etre.

Valuing the strength of the collective mind, we feel authentic creativity comes from collaboration – not only with our customers, but also with our community.  Our relationship with talented artisans is essential in defining each project.

Engaging with the past to create the future, our aim is to design space that is both timeless and honest, telling a story about its owner.

Good space creates memorable identity.

MARJAN ERTEFAI

After years of being shuttled to remote mining sites accessible only by air, Marjan Ertefai, formerly a commodities fund manager, launched an Art & Architecture studio on Lake Annecy, France.

Before it characterised her attitude to design, this willingness to tread into unfamiliar territory described her approach to her career, both figuratively and literally. To inspect distant mines, Marjan has travelled to some of the most remote destinations, from the Siberian taiga to the jungles of Papua New Guinea – shaping how she sees the spaces we occupy.

Born in Iran, raised in New York and formerly settled in London, Marjan broadened her knowledge of architecture at the Architectural Association.