Zyva Studio Turns Founder's 60 sqm Paris Apartment into Neo-Ornament Manifesto
Zyva Studio, located in Paris, has transformed the 60 sqm residence of founder Anthony Authié into a showroom named Zyva Home. This design challenges Adolf Loos's assertion that 'ornament is a crime,' suggesting instead that ornamentation can spark creativity. The space features towering spiky flowers, large chains in vibrant red, blue, and yellow, and a clay bed with a metal headboard that reveals ventilation ducts. A coffee table crafted by Mosaic Factory showcases a terrazzo top paired with a Mario Bros.-themed base. The terrazzo flooring, granite table, and kitchen worktop all share a continuous aggregate design. Additional decor includes printed hides, a cowhide rug, Dalmatian-patterned curtains, and perforated doors. Collaborators include Tiptoe and Noah Living, with photography by Robin Le Febvre.
Key facts
- Zyva Studio converted founder Anthony Authié's 60 sqm Paris apartment into the studio's showroom, named Zyva Home.
- The design challenges Adolf Loos's claim that 'ornament is a crime' by treating ornament as a starting point rather than a finishing layer.
- Spiky flowers with yellow and red corollas rise floor-to-ceiling, and monumental red, blue, and yellow chains hang like scaled-up toys.
- The bedroom features a clay bed against a metal headboard with exposed ventilation ducts, making hidden infrastructure a motif.
- A coffee table designed with Mosaic Factory combines a terrazzo top with a tubular structure borrowed from Mario Bros. pipes.
- An aggregate motif recurs across terrazzo flooring, granite round table, kitchen worktop, and terrazzo coffee table in four densities and grain sizes.
- Additional ornament includes printed hides, a cowhide rug, Dalmatian curtains, star-shaped handles, and doors perforated with crosses and dots.
- Project partners are Tiptoe, Noah Living, Tediber, La Serviette Paris, Vooma, and Main Audio; photographer is Robin Le Febvre.
Entities
Artists
- Anthony Authié
- Adolf Loos
- Robin Le Febvre
- Christina Vergopoulou
Institutions
- Zyva Studio
- Mosaic Factory
- Tiptoe
- Noah Living
- Tediber
- La Serviette Paris
- Vooma
- Main Audio
- designboom
Locations
- Paris
- France