A Collective Interior: Hotel Massé in Pigalle, Paris
At Hotel Massé, the interiors tell a collective story. Housed in a Haussmannian building near Place Pigalle, the 40-room hotel—spread over six floors—was imaged by siblings Éole and Corto Peyron as a deliberately collaborative project. Rather than collapsing ideas into a blueprint executed in house, they invited a wide circle of architects, designers, artists, and suppliers to contribute distinct pieces. The result is a hotel with a strong sense of personality, shaped less by trend than by the collection of many considered hands.
Designed by Juliette Gasparetto and Julie Parenti of Gasparetto Parenti, who both trained at Festen Architecture, the rooms are intended to be lived in like a local apartment. No two are alike. Burgundy corridors give way to light-filled spaces with balconies, okoumé wood, and maritime pine, furnished with custom pieces by the architects alongside vintage furniture, velvet seating, and 1970s-style carpeting. Here, we walk through the hotel profiling the details and naming the artist/designer behind each.
Photography by Cobey Arner for Hotel Massé.
Above: A view of the Haussmann building at 32 BIS Rue Victor Massé in Pigalle.
Above: The designers worked with various antiques galleries sourcing unique pieces such as the art deco wall sconces from Galerie44. The sofa is from Maison Silva Paris.
Above: A large scale painting by artist Christian Rosa.
Above: Working in reclaimed and recycled wood, cabinetmaker Alexis Mazin created custom tables, closets, and headboards/built-ins for the hotel.
Above: Gasparetto Parenti collaborated with Studio Olivier Guyot on architectural work, seen here in the cabinet-like bathroom fitted with a cloakroom corner basin and traditional single spout faucet.
Above: A pair of vintage globe table lamps on the bed ledge.
Above: An Ingo Maurer Willydilly Pendant, a custom table from Alexis Mazin, and a single Belgium Belgo Chrom dining chair from the 1970s.
Above: A simple but vintage-feeling ensuite bath.
Above: Square tiled tub surround and walls in the Deluxe room set under the eaves.
Above: Each bathroom includes a tile by artist Héloïse Rival.
Above: More vintage lighting in another room that sleeps two.
Above: Much of the hotel is cast in a sophisticated palette of dark wood and burgundy with 1970s carpeting.
Above: Velvet seating, an Alexis Mazin table, and pair of vintage sconces arranged together.
Above: Another Belgian Belgo Chrom chair.
Above: Hotel owners, siblings Éole and Corto Peyron.
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