Maxime Benoit

Co-Founder, Director of Business Development and Artistic Director - EDGAR SUITES

Holder of a master’s degree in international business from INSEEC (2013), Maxime began his career at Vente-Privée as Strategy and Trade Marketing Manager. He then co-founded We Stay In Paris, a concierge service specializing in seasonal rentals with added services. The company managed 300 fully equipped apartments in Paris and Bordeaux. Following this experience, he co-founded Edgar Suites, where he serves as General Manager as well as Commercial and Artistic Director.

Rebecca Benichou & Florence Jallet

Architect HMONP & Founder and Interior Architect & Partner - Batiik Studio

Rebecca Benichou Rebecca Benichou is a certified HMONP architect. After earning her degree from the École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Montpellier, she explored a more artistic and conceptual approach to architecture in Belgium, at the University of Antwerp and La Cambre. Her studies instilled in her a love for collaboration and experimentation. After five years at the Chartier-Dalix architecture firm, Rebecca founded Batiik Studio in 2014, aiming to undertake more personal and intimate projects. Valuing function highly, she enjoys reconciling practical requirements and constraints with an aesthetic approach. Florence Jallet Florence Jallet is an interior architect. A graduate of the École Condé in Paris, she began her career at Atelier Lum and Bureau Betak before collaborating with the RED agency. These experiences in retail and event design allowed her to deepen her passion for scenography. She joined Batiik Studio in 2018, driven by the desire to work on more personal and lasting projects. Creative and inspired, Florence uses each space as an opportunity to craft a unique universe, drawing from her extensive artistic references.

Alexis Lamesta

Cofounder - Necchi Architecture

The iconic Villa Necchi has given so much more than just a name to the duo formed by Charlotte Albert and Alexis Lamesta. They share the meticulous attention to detail cherished by architect Piero Portaluppi, channeling it into projects imbued with strong identities, which become the theater of their pronounced taste for the anachronism of styles. Rather than a simple decor, the space becomes an attitude, an interior of character with multiple influences drawn from the past. Their chromatic palette, characterized by the frequent use of lacquer, serves as a foundational element flowing seamlessly throughout their interiors, whether it’s embracing burgundy tones or deep greens, often paired with unexpected contrasts. For instance, they seamlessly blend stainless steel with elements reminiscent of the 1930s and 1940s, merging the code of the Art Deco movement with modernist principles. The resulting projects boast captivating and powerful scenography, seamlessly transitioning between different design universes, enriched by cinematic and stylistic references. Motivated by a desire to infuse spaces with both warmth and comfort, the duo meticulously selects materials that harmonize with the bespoke furniture they often design. Striving for a harmonious balance between aesthetics and functionality, Necchi Architecture crafts a style where technical precision and thoughtful assembly take precedence, each detail echoing the rich history of the space and its structure.

Sylvie Wolff

Journalist