Paf atelier is a Paris-based interior architecture and design studio specializing in the creation of tailor-made spaces that blend aesthetics, functionality, and innovation. Since founding the studio in 2017, Christopher Dessus has developed a multidisciplinary approach that combines architecture, design, and graphics to create unique and timeless spaces. Each project follows a responsible approach, integrating sustainable materials and artisanal craftsmanship. The studio operates across various sectors—private, cultural, and event-related—designing spaces and furniture where identity and functionality merge with precision and radicality.

Club des D.A. 2026 — 57th edition

• — Gold, spatial design — Paul Poiret, la mode est une fête, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris

• — Silver, spatial design — Orphéon, Diptyque, Paris and London

• — Designer of the Year — Christopher Dessus

Every project starts from a strong formal idea, carried through to the end: a structure, a light, a central object declined throughout the space. The venue changes; the standard of drawing stays. A space should tell something to whoever walks through it; the story matters as much as the form, from the very first sketches. The studio brings architecture, design, graphics and stage together, and works with fabricators and craftspeople credited on every project. Whenever the project allows, it favours reuse and reversible assembly.

• Architecture

• Interior design

• Design and furniture

• Scenography

• Exhibition and museography

• Retail

• Live performance

• Installation

Atelier, portrait —

• — Colour scheme: a look back at the Maison Paf project, in IDEAT

• — Interior architecture, Maison Paf, in GOODLIFE

• — Christopher Dessus's mood board, founder of Paf atelier, in Goodmoods

• — Paf atelier: scenography, the art of the ephemeral, in Intramuros

• — Studio portrait and approach, article in New Generation

• — Paf atelier portrait, article in FRAME

• — Materials op-ed: Working with context, in Archistorm

Interior design —

• — Atelier Gambey, article in DESIGNBOOM

• — Atelier Gambey, article in FRAME MAGAZINE

• — Atelier Gambey, article in ANINTERIORMAG

• — La maison Paf, article in IDEAT MAGAZINE

• — Retour sur le projet de la Maison Paf, in IDEAT

• — Architecture d'intérieur, Maison Paf, in GOODLIFE

Exhibition —

• — Tout est Chaos, article in DESIGNBOOM

• — Sumulacres, article in FRAME

• — Design Disco Club, article in DESIGNBOOM

• — Design Disco Club, article in SIXTYSIX

• — Paul Poiret at the MAD, AN INTERIOR MAGAZINE

• — Design Disco Club, article in DOMUS

• — La mode est une fête Paul Poiret at the MAD, IDEAT

• — Design Disco Club, article in TÉLÉRAMA

• — Design Disco Club, article in MARIE CLAIRE MAISON

• — Design Disco Club, article in GOODMOODS

• — Pli Public Workshop, article in étapes:

• — Pli Public Workshop, article in HuskDesignBlog

• — Biennale Pari, article in À vivre Magazine

• — Vases à fleurs, Musée Arts Déco Bordeaux

Retail —

• — Store - LGN Louis Gabriel Nouchi, FRAME

• — Birkenstock France, article in FRAME

• — Nike SNS Paris, article in FRAME

• — Les Fleurs - Jacquemus, article in FRAME

• — Les Fleurs - Jacquemus, article in designboom

• — Les Fleurs - Jacquemus, article in Divisare

Showcase —

• — LGN Louis Gabriel Nouchi AW22, FRAME

• — LGN Louis Gabriel Nouchi SS22, Designboom

• — LGN Louis Gabriel Nouchi AW22, Designboom

• — LECAVALIER - AW23, article in Divisare

• — Upcycling, show LGN SS24, FRAME

Live —

• — Itmahrag, Compagnie Olivier Dubois, Mediapart

• — Itmahrag, interview in France Culture

• — Face au vide, Yoann Bourgeois, Divisare

• — Face au vide, Yoann Bourgeois, FRAME

Christopher Dessus — Creative Director, Architect
Thomas Gérard — Art Director & Communication
Frédérique Meunier — Communication & Business Development
Jawad Zine — State-Certified Architect (DE)
Chiara Zerbib — Architect & Scenographer
Léa Fauvresse — Architect & Scenographer
Valentine Taub — Architect & Scenographer