Miriam Frowein reimagines the interior design of the Sculpture House, built by the late French architect Jacques Couëlle, and quietly reinforces its organic language. Completed in 1962 in Southern France, the cave-like dwelling merges art and architecture through arches, niches, frescoes, and bespoke furniture. The London-based interior designer honors the late architect’s mosaic-like architectural masterpiece by choosing natural elements to give its interior an earthy, harmonious makeover. Deeply inspired by the flowy, organic forms of the cave-like house, the designer added subtle elements without overpowering or competing with its sculptural form.
The interior designer was already familiar with the 1960’s design language, so giving the house an interior makeover felt like a natural fit. She met the homeowners and formed a strategy to modernize the interior without overpowering the existing identity. Frowein placed a kidney-shaped sofa by Pierre Augustin Rose to match the mid-century, timeless charm of the residence. The softly rounded sofa blends with the fluid curves of the walls and asymmetrical windows in the living space. The refined, white bouclé upholstery of the sofa complements the white plastered walls seamlessly.
She laid an organically shaped rug below the coffee table to match the brown and soft yellow tones in the living space. The coffee table and rounded wooden stools with the same organic shape complement the house’s artistically unique architecture. The mustard yellow table lamps look like designer centerpieces placed around the sofa.
The dining area, located next to the living space, includes a table and chairs made with natural oak. The softly rounded edges and light color of the furniture add a very subtle contrast against the dark, polished stone floor and make the abstract mural on the wall stand out. It brings 21st century modernism to the mid-century interior.
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Frowein placed the Banana chair by Tom Dixon near the open window in the bedroom. The artisanal weave and fluid black metal frame of the handcrafted chair complements the white textured walls of the sculptural house. It looks like a collectible item that blends naturally with the expressive canvas left behind by the renowned French architect.
When it comes to the exterior, she placed the Antheor patio set by Mathieu Matégot to add a graphic contrast to the terracotta terrace and hand-textured surface of the building. The artistic wirework of the patio set cast a decorative shadow onto the stone floor during a bright sunny day. It beautifully mimics the interplay between light and shadow, which Couëlle incorporated into the sculptural design of the cave-like house.
The Sculpture House gets a modern and harmonious makeover without casting a shadow on its brilliant, mosaic-like architecture. Miriam Frowein honored the original sculptural form by treating the interior as a living gallery, where she displayed designer collectible furniture, shelves, and lighting to reinforce the organic language. The raw, tactile materials like textured fabric, soft bouclé-upholstered sofa, and wirework patio mirror the non-linear form of the building.
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