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retaining a strong focus on Asia. “Every
space is a play in vignettes that tell a story,”
she says. “The theme throughout is mostly
about a mix of old and new, antique and
contemporary, artisanal and industrial.”
“I’m a great believer in serendipity. I
don’t necessarily go on a mission to find
a specific new piece. But every time my
husbandGuillaume and I do stumble across
something special, I have fun trying to make
these vignettes come to life together.”
Interior design is partly about being
fearless. Maureen says it’s about buying
what you like, not what will fit best. “If you
love something but have no clue where it will
go in your home, just get it. It’s a part of your
interests and passions and will therefore fit
in – you just don’t know it yet. That’s how
you create an individual ‘layered’ look that
doesn’t feel forced or look as though it’s
come straight out of a showroom.”
Above:
“I adore this whimsical piece from contemporary
Chinese artist Song Wei. He portrays his upbringing at a time
when China was opening up and torn between three key
influences: a communist childhood symbolised by the red scarf;
the arrival of capitalism and US culture portrayed by the teddy;
and magnolias symbolising the rediscovery of the imperial past.
Below it, I’ve positioned a replica of a bronze Chinese drum.”