AD Intérieurs was initiated ten years ago by Architectural Digest France, a platform bringing ten different architects and designers together in Paris and giving each of them a room and “carte blanche” to show their style and craftsmanship. It is reminiscent of what used to happen in Parisian salons of the 1920s, which allowed artists who often worked for private clients to show in a public space.

Nicolas Schuybroek was honored to be invited and took the opportunity to show off a bathroom. It's an unusual choice in some ways because it's such a private space, but the bathroom is one of the Spaces that people invest the most in in a house, and the bathroom is the one that helps create comfort the most. More importantly, it was the perfect challenge for the designer: how to do a purely interior project while giving it a strong architectural dimension. It is also an opportunity for the studio to have all the outstanding artisans and artisans, such as Obumex, Eggermont, Odilon or Mform, who have been working with them over the years, publicly celebrate their talents.

This bathroom project has no context, a "world in a box". It's also a no-excuse project because there are no customers and no real limitations. These are often very important considerations, especially in the level of detail required in interior design. This is a space project with the freedom of design and the energy and momentum that comes with that freedom. The slatted stone here reminds Nicolas Schuybroek of the art deco details he has always been fascinated with. The design team was able to create bathrooms that felt like temples, capturing the very feelings evoked by James Turrell and Constantin Brancu ș I on the biennale Interieur project.