╳ Throughout the whole interior, there is an obvious intent in the aesthetic, yet without strain or too much precision, and as you can see, from the front desk to the terrace furniture everything is white-washed and imbued with all the subtle trademarks of the house and executed in a rough, haphazard way that seems anything but contrived. On a white wardrobe, window panes are inscribed with the signatures of the Margiela team and inside and out the basic furniture is painted or loosely covered in white canvas. Things are clearly done for a reason here, but not for grand notions of luxury or excess. Form and function work together, as the final purpose of the space is as a working studio.
╳ The Margiela HQ is existing proof that Martin Margiela worked with spaces in the same way he worked with clothes, laying bare the most fundamental and structural features and allowing them to become the highlights.
