Studio Florent Verdès, image Yoann Legrand, Artefactorylab, 2023
FLORENT VERDÈS
State-certified architect (Diplôme d'État) and scenographer, Florent Verdès graduated from the École nationale supérieure d'architecture Paris Malaquais — PSL in 2018. Trained in Beirut with Bernard Khoury, then within the studio of Georgi Stanishev in Paris, he has led an independent practice since 2019 at the intersection of architecture, scenography and art direction.
His graduation thesis, dedicated to the architecture of the Chanel fashion shows, earned him a personal invitation from Karl Lagerfeld to a
Haute-Couture show at the Grand Palais — a decisive encounter with scenographer Stefan Lubrina, with whom he collaborated for six years — Chanel fashion shows, royal ceremonies across the Middle East, the Bal d'Été at the Palais du Louvre for Sofia Coppola. He is also the author of a forthcoming publication with Steidl (2026), dedicated to the architecture of the Chanel shows at the Grand Palais.
THE STUDIO
The studio works across event scenography, boutique and commercial space design, interior architecture, exhibition design and art direction,
for luxury houses, cultural institutions and private clients.
For each project, a multidisciplinary team — architects, scenographers, craftspeople — is assembled according to the specific needs of the commission.
Authored work includes scenographies for Elsa Foulon — Red Narrative at Thema Art Fair, Palais Brongniart, Modern Rêves at Galerie Chamagne, Naked Lunch at Milan Design Week — interior architecture projects including a signature studio in Paris, conceived around a patinated aluminium floor, and a full renovation family apartment in Saint-Malo. The studio also initiated the curatorial project Safe Spaces, objects from…, a collective exhibition bringing together fourteen artists and architects at Espace Commines, Paris.
Collaborations include the Bal d'Été at the Palais du Louvre for Sofia Coppola, large-scale royal ceremonies across the Middle East, and some sixty podium installations for the Hermès métiers in Pantin — carried out alongside scenographers Stefan Lubrina and Georgi Stanishev.
Collaborations :
Salma Bensalem (Architect), Olivia Catoire (Illustratror), Emma Costantini (Architect), Nicolas Dahan (Architect), Ignace D'Haese (Lighting Designer), Elsa Foulon (Artist), Lili Friedrich (Architect), Clara Grange (Architect), Manon Juillet (Architect), Lise Kervennic (Decorator), Bernard Khoury (Architect), Julia Lallement (Architect), Éva Le Roi (Illustratror), Grégoire Leroy (Architect), Manon Lespagney (Architect), Stefan Lubrina (Scenographer), Benoit Mallory (Set Builder), Quentin Moranne (Architect), Corentin Morel (Architect), OB.RO (Architects), Can Onaner (Architect), Lucile Rigault (Architect), Olivier Roncière (Architect), Chiara Rosello (Graphic Designer), Dominique Rouillard (Architect), Pierre Saalburg (Architect), Georgi Stanishev (Architect), Odile Tang (Architect), Edouard Vessière (Architect)
Contact / Projects :
Photography credits :
Corentin Morel
Inu Studio
Maison Mouton Noir
Olivier Saillant
Studio Brinth
Detailed project list :
2025
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DAVID YURMAN FLAGSHIP, scenography with Stefan Lubrina for a jewellery collection, New-York, 465 m2.
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ELSA FOULON THEMA ART FAIR, scenography for an art collection, Palais Brongniart, Paris, 15 m2.
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ELSA FOULON CERAMIC ART FAIR, scenography for an art collection, Maison de l’Amérique Latine, Paris, 40 m2.
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NIGHTCLUB, PALAIS DU LOUVRE, scenography with Stefan Lubrina for Sofia Coppola, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 300 m2.
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PHOENIX CONCERT, scenography with Stefan Lubrina for Sofia Coppola, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 100 m2.
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DÎNER BAL D'ÉTÉ, scenography with Stefan Lubrina for Sofia Coppola, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 450 m2.
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JARDIN D'ÉTÉ, scenography with Stefan Lubrina for Sofia Coppola, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1 260 m2.
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ELSA FOULON NAUTILE NOIR, scenographic garden for an artwork, Paris, 60 m2.
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ELSA FOULON MODERN RÊVES, scenography for an art collection, Galerie Chamagne, Paris, 40 m2.
2024
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HERMÈS FÊTE DES PODIUMS, scenography for a closing celebration for the Hermès métiers, Pantin, 1 200 m2.
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HERMÈS KANAL, scenography for the « Prix Hermès des Accessoires de Mode x Festival de Hyère », Pantin, 180 m2.
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ELSA FOULON MILAN DESIGN WEEK, scenography for an art collection, Milan, 115 m2.
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ROYAL WEDDING, scenography, Doha, 4 400 m2.
Art direction : Stefan Lubrina
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ROYAL WEDDING, scenography, Jeddah, 2 100 m2.
Art direction : Stefan Lubrina
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ROYAL WEDDING, scenography, Riyadh, 4 300 m2.
Art direction : Stefan Lubrina
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ROYAL WEDDING, scenography, Abu Dhabi, 13 500 m2.
Art direction : Stefan Lubrina
2023
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ATELIER-SIGNATURE, interior architecture, Paris.
2022
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HERMÈS BESPOKE, scenography for Hermès products, Taipei, Taiwan, 500m2.
Art direction : Georgi Stanishev
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HERMÈS POP-UP STORE SS22, scenography for an ephemeral boutique, Saint-Tropez, 70m2
Art direction : Georgi Stanishev
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HERMÈS PODIUMS FW23-24, scenography for the Hermès Métiers collections, Pantin, 2500 m2. (Métiers : Accessoires, Chaussures, Équitation, Haute-Bijouterie, Horizons, Horlogerie, Maroquinerie, Parfumerie, Place des Acheteurs, Prêt-à-porter, Soie) Art direction : Georgi Stanishev
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HERMÈS PODIUMS SS23, scenography for the Hermès Métiers collections, Pantin, 2 500 m2. (Métiers : Accessoires, Chaussures, Équitation, Haute-Bijouterie, Horizons, Horlogerie, Maroquinerie, Parfumerie, Place des Acheteurs, Prêt-à-porter, Soie) Art direction : Georgi Stanishev
2021
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HERMÈS POP-UP STORE SS21, scenography for an ephemeral boutique, Saint-Tropez, 70 m2. Art direction : Georgi Stanishev
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HERMÈS PODIUMS FW22-23, scenography for the Hermès Métiers collections, Pantin, 2 500 m2. (Métiers : Accessoires, Chaussures, Équitation, Haute-Bijouterie, Horizons, Horlogerie, Maroquinerie, Parfumerie, Place des Acheteurs, Prêt-à-porter, Soie) Art direction : Georgi Stanishev
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HERMÈS PODIUMS SS22, scenography for the Hermès Métiers collections, Pantin, 2 500 m2. (Métiers : Accessoires, Chaussures, Équitation, Haute-Bijouterie, Horizons, Horlogerie, Maroquinerie, Parfumerie, Place des Acheteurs, Prêt-à-porter, Soie) Art direction : Georgi Stanishev
2020
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HERMÈS WOMEN'S READY-TO-WEAR FW19, Hermès Georges V, Paris, 100 m2. Art direction : Georgi Stanishev
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HERMÈS POP-UP STORE SS20, scenography for an ephemeral boutique, Saint-Tropez, 70 m2. Art direction : Georgi Stanishev
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APPARTEMENT-CHANTIER, renovation of a family apartment, (spatial reconfiguration, networks, interior architecture), Saint-Malo (Intra Muros), 100 m2.
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HERMÈS PODIUMS FW21-22, scenography for the Hermès métiers collections, Pantin, 2 500 m2. (Métiers : Accessoires, Chaussures, Équitation, Haute-Bijouterie, Horizons, Horlogerie, Maroquinerie, Parfumerie, Place des Acheteurs, Prêt-à-porter, Soie) Art direction : Georgi Stanishev
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HERMÈS PODIUMS SS21, scenography for the Hermès métiers collections, Pantin, 2 500 m2. (Métiers : Accessoires, Chaussures, Équitation, Haute-Bijouterie, Horizons, Horlogerie, Maroquinerie, Parfumerie, Place des Acheteurs, Prêt-à-porter, Soie) Art direction : Georgi Stanishev
2019
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HERMÈS POP-UP STORE SS19, scenography for an ephemeral boutique, Saint-Tropez, 70 m2. Art direction : Georgi Stanishev
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BERNARD KHOURY LECTURE "TOXIC GROUNDS", École nationale supérieure d’architecture Paris Malaquais - PSL, LIAT Research Laboratory, THP Department, organised with Dominique Rouillard, Paris.
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HERMÈS PODIUMS FW20-21, scenography for the Hermès métiers collections, Pantin, 2 500 m2. (Métiers : Accessoires, Chaussures, Équitation, Haute-Bijouterie, Horizons, Horlogerie, Maroquinerie, Parfumerie, Place des Acheteurs, Prêt-à-porter, Soie) Art direction : Georgi Stanishev
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HERMÈS PODIUMS SS20, scenography for the Hermès métiers collections, Pantin, 2 500 m2. (Métiers : Accessoires, Chaussures, Équitation, Haute-Bijouterie, Horizons, Horlogerie, Maroquinerie, Parfumerie, Place des Acheteurs, Prêt-à-porter, Soie) Art direction : Georgi Stanishev
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PARISIAN APARTMENT, renovation of a family apartment with Jules Colin, architect (spatial reconfiguration, networks, interior architecture), Paris V, 125 m2.
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HERMÈS CABINET DE CURIOSITÉS, scenography of the Jean-Louis Dumas art objects collection, Landerneau, 40 m2. Art direction : Antoine Platteau, Georgi Stanishev
2018
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HERMÈS PODIUMS FW19-20, scenography for the Hermès métiers collections, Pantin, 2 500 m2. (Métiers : Accessoires, Chaussures, Équitation, Haute-Bijouterie, Horizons, Horlogerie, Maroquinerie, Parfumerie, Place des Acheteurs, Prêt-à-porter, Soie) Art direction : Georgi Stanishev
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COUNTRY LIFE, scenography of the Mellon private collection, Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, Paris, 60m2. Art direction : Antoine Platteau, Georgi Stanishev