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Maison Atelier

About the studio

A small studio with a long view.

Maison Atelier began in 2012 at a borrowed kitchen table in Marylebone, with one client and a strong opinion about skirting boards. Today we are a team of eleven designers, architects and stylists — still small enough that every project gets a founder's eye.

We work slowly where it matters and quickly where it doesn't. Our homes are layered, tactile and made to be lived in hard: places where children can spill things and the sofa only gets better with age.

Calm dining area with a round table, pale chairs and a globe chandelier
Portrait of Céleste Marchand, smiling, in a striped jacket

The founder

Céleste Marchand

Founder & Creative Director

“I want people to walk into their home at the end of the day and feel their shoulders drop.”

Trained in architecture in Lyon and furniture making in London, Céleste spent a decade designing hotels before founding the studio. She still sketches every concept by hand.

The team

Small team, many talents

What we value

Four quiet promises

  • Listen first

    The brief is a conversation, not a form. We ask a lot of questions before we draw a single line.

  • Made to last

    We specify materials and makers that will still look right in twenty years.

  • Honest budgets

    Clear fees, transparent pricing and no surprises at the end of a project.

  • Lighter footprint

    We reuse what we can, buy local where possible and avoid fast furniture.

The studio in numbers

Years in practice
14
Spaces completed
220+
Design awards
9
Clients who return or refer
96%

Recognition

Awards & honours

  • 2025Residential Interior of the YearNorthern Design Awards (placeholder)
  • 2024Best Hospitality Interior — ShortlistEuropean Interiors Prize (placeholder)
  • 2023Emerging Studio of the YearLondon Design Circle (placeholder)
  • 2021Kitchen Design ExcellenceHome Craft Awards (placeholder)
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