Building BLOCKS

early 50 young designers and architects work for Pierre Yovanovitch in his Parisian agency, located in an 18thcentury building next to the Grands Boulevards. The headquarters of a global operation, the interior designer’s office is a beehive of creativity; a factory of desire. It is here that ideas take shape for projects that will ultimately live far from their place of origin: Andermatt, Switzerland; London’s Mayfair; or New York, where he just opened another studio. In the 20 years of Yovanovitch’s agency, “collectible design” has enshrined his elegant and cultivated style in an approach that values both craftsmanship and contemporary art, and soon the prominent interior designer will