Studio Balançoire

Journal

Warm wood-panelled living room with a deep sectional sofa, sculptural lighting and contemporary art

OPEN HOUSE — NO. 05

Designing for How You Want to Feel

31 October 2026

What if the best place to start an interior isn’t a style, but a feeling? A more personal way to think about rooms, furniture and how we actually live.

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Historic interior at Numeroventi in Florence with preserved frescoes, aged plaster and contemporary furniture

OPEN HOUSE — NO. 04

Preserved Architectural Details

25 October 2026

Why the marks of time, original materials and architectural details of an old building are often the very things worth preserving.

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Interior of the House of Kunio Maekawa in Tokyo, combining timber architecture, natural light and Japanese modernism

Open House — No. 03

A Visual History of Interior Architecture

17 October 2026

Why the most memorable interiors seem to belong exactly where they are — shaped by architecture, local materials, history and memory.

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Vintage mustard sectional in a warm wood-paneled interior with a sculptural coffee table

Open House — No. 02

Vintage Is Not Decoration

9 October 2026

Why vintage furniture brings more than style to an interior — character, patina, tension and a conversation with architecture.

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Interior of Albert Frey's Frey House II in Palm Springs, integrated into the desert landscape

Open House — No. 01

The architects, artists and films that shaped my eye

2 October 2026

A personal collection of architects, artists, filmmakers and spaces that taught me to trust instinct, color, play and individuality in design.

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