GARÇONNIÈRE

During Milan Design Week, Belgian designer Elias Van Orshaegen and interior architect Maarten Van Meerbeeck present GARÇONNIÈRE, a site-specific installation that explores the relationship between furniture, interior architecture and narrative space.

Presented at Via San Maurilio 14 in the historic center of Milan, the installation takes inspiration from the historic garçonnière: a private secondary apartment traditionally kept by members of the bourgeoisie as a retreat away from their formal homes. These interiors often allowed for greater freedom of expression in decoration and atmosphere, resulting in spaces that were more intimate, experimental and personal.

Van Orshaegen and Van Meerbeeck reinterpret this historical typology as a contemporary interior staged as a cinematic environment. The installation is structured in a sequence of spatial “acts”, guiding visitors through the construction of the room — from its underlying structure to the finished interior.

11h-18h, or by appointment.