Agnès Sandahl Helps Redesign Azur Terrace Suite at Le Bristol Paris

Dark/Light Mode (12/06/23)  In continuation of Le Bristol Paris’ redesign of its Signature Suites, the luxury hotel has completed its latest project: the Azur Terrace Suite.

Boasting an expansive terrace that overlooks the hotel’s courtyard garden, the Azur Suite has been redecorated with creative direction by the Vallauris-based artist, Agnès Sandahl.

With its 115 sqm tree-lined terrace, the Azur Suite showcases the creative skills of French artist Agnès Sandahl against a backdrop of elegant interior decoration by the hotel’s owners, Narcisa and Elvira Oetker, to create one of the most exceptional suites in Paris.

Invited by the Oetker sisters-in-law to fully immerse herself in the environment before returning home to begin her creative work, Agnès Sandahl spent three full days and nights in the Azur Terrace Suite. The artist was able absorb the location’s unique vibrations to create her commissioned works that can be viewed from every room.

Agnès Sandahl has helped to redesign the luxury Azur Terrace Suite at Le Bristol Paris hotel in France

Inside the suite, three Agnès Sandahl paintings join a beautifully imposing, glistening fresco crafted by the artist using Chinese ink and gold leaf.

“For the Azur Terrace Suite fresco, I wanted to create a dreamlike environment, filled with the joy of love and music. I chose to add gold leaf so that every moment of the day glows differently in the work. It can be glimpsed from practically every part of the suite,” said Agnès Sandahl.

Stepping outside the suite’s exterior doors takes one to the terrace, hidden from view but acts as an elevated extension of Le Jardin Français below. Many of the plants and flowers that adorn Le Bristol’s courtyard garden are featured, including Lily of the Nile, roses, jasmine and wisteria.

For that privileged environment, Agnès Sandahl created a custom ceramic fountain and a ceramic tabletop designed to comfortably accommodate six people. The art of ceramic is part of the intangible heritage of the southern French village of Vallauris, where the artist keeps her studio and eponymous gallery.

“We designed the terrace as a private garden and Agnès Sandahl added the twist to the space by putting art and nature in perfect harmony,” said Narcisa Oetker.

Located on the hotel’s 5th floor, the Azur Terrace Suite boasts 100 square metres of indoor space, bathed in natural light. For the interior decoration, Narcisa and Elvira Oetker employed a colour palette of soft blues, gentle greys and beige, freeing the abundance of light to reflect off the Sandahl artworks, the solid oak Herringbone parquet floor, the wall coverings by Phillip Jeffries and the precious interior fabrics and accessories by Loro Piana, Pierre Frey and Schumacher.

New lighting fixtures by Vaughan offer a contemporary feel whilst the replacement of curtains by Japanese shades on the French doors leading to the terrace adds a hint of refined eclecticism.

“Our mantra is to keep the classic DNA of Le Bristol. Our mother-in-law Maja Oetker taught us the timeless style and we are adding a bit of contemporary touch,” explained Elvira Oetker.

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