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Céline Le Dez and her partner Loïc Prosperi didn’t have to look too far to find their apartment in Marseille’s 6th arrondissement: “we were already living in the building, but we wanted a bigger place,” explains the interior designer and founder of the Weekender creative studio. The three-bedroom, located on the fifth floor of the 1960s construction, was a gem ready for polishing, which a complete renovation – and the knocking down of a few partitions – would take care of, revealing the unit’s spectacular panorama in the process: “from the balcony, you can see the city, the Vélodrome stadium, the mountains, and even Le Corbusier’s Cité radieuse,” emphasizes the woman who took on the task of overhauling these eighty-five square meters into the perfect perch for the couple.
The focus was on light and clean lines, for a space where interior and exterior both inform each other. Céline also confesses to having caught the 70s bug while running around antique shops and auction rooms with her father as a child. She’s also allergic to trends: “I’m sensitive to minimalistic atmospheres that have character, to decorative elements that you won’t tire of in six months’ time.” The living space she thus created is an extension of this narrative: the vintage furniture, the mineral resin on the floor, the sleek lines of a suspended frame that stretches airily across the width of the living room are just some of its distinctive features. From the floor to niches carved into the walls, tchotchkes punctuate the comfortable, warm home, which straddles the line between art gallery and humble cocoon: “we opted to leave the walls free of any other decoration,” says Céline. And with good reason: the landscape that fills the generous bay window is worth any painting.
Authenticity is the credo of this subtle homage to the surrounding environment. In the Mediterranean light, a chocolate brown theme follows through from subdued to more resplendent tones. Being at one with your home is the other cardinal value celebrated by this place where the unexpected is cultivated.
