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FABRICS

Marianne Tiegen welcomes spring with

outdoor spaces designed for living

Where architecture opens outward and nature becomes part of the home

nlike many interior designers, the city, leading her to establish studios in contemporary pieces from makers such
Marianne Tiegen's journey into Paris, Verbier, and Los Angeles. From the as Atelier Vierkrant or Potterie Ravel. But
Uinteriors began outdoors. Her very beginning, one principle guided her placement is key.
background is rooted first in floristry, and work: the seamless connection between
then in gardens, an origin that continues indoor and outdoor living. "You don't mix things randomly,"
to shape her design philosophy today. she says. "You create clusters, play with
Her interior design career began at Curated Outdoor Spaces heights, and allow for asymmetry."
Petersham Nurseries in London, where For Marianne, outdoor spaces deserve
she worked as a buyer for garden and the same level of care and intention as Some areas, however, benefit from
outdoor furniture. Gradually, her focus interiors. "You can't have a highly curated more structure and symmetry. Entrances,
expanded to include interior furnishings home filled with unique pieces and then pathways, and formal approaches to a house
and home décor, with a particular place generic modern furniture outside," often call for this kind of order, which helps
emphasis on antiques. While she was she explains. "The outdoor space is just as emphasise the architecture and proportions
initially designing gardens and outdoor important." of the building. In these cases, classic
spaces for clients visiting the nursery, Just like inside a home, contrast is wooden Versailles Orangerie planters
those same clients soon began asking her essential. Materials, textures, and colours (from Jardin du Roi Soleil) work beautifully.
to design their homes as well. should interact and complement one And wherever possible, she recommends
She continued working as a buyer for another, not only through the plants incorporating water. "Even a small water
major groups, specialising in antiques themselves, but through the containers feature on a terrace can completely
and outdoor furniture, before eventually and furniture that accompany them. She transform the outdoor experience."
launching her own interior design practice. often combines antique zinc planters
As her London clients increasingly such as dolly tubs or other zinc with Bringing Home Décor Outside
commissioned projects across the globe, antique terracotta vessels like Anduze Outdoor living should feel as
her practice naturally expanded beyond pots. These are then balanced with more thoughtfully styled as any interior room.

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