Studio Notes
New studio, raw and full of promise
I’m leaving my old studio on Rue Xavier de Maistre to take over a new space on Rue Vernier — a livelier, more popular district, rich with history.
A street steeped in history
In the 19th century, the Vernier district was one of Nice’s cultural hubs, home to booksellers, craftsmen, and artists’ studios. Nearby Trachel Street pays tribute to the Niçois painter Hercule Trachel, whose works are widely represented in the city’s museums and churches.
The Vernier Street studio, today
Vernier Street in the 19th century, municipal archive
Crush
he place requires a thorough renovation, but I instantly fell in love with it: the location, the volume, the light, the workshop sink, the cellar… Even beneath the grime and the worn linoleum tiles, something exceptional was lying dormant.
A small but very useful cellar
At the back of the studio, a hatch opens onto a cellar of about 6 m². Perfect for storing equipment, a few works, or simply freeing up space upstairs.
Potential waiting to be revealed
The worn-out sanitary block opens onto a charming green courtyard. Once the window is restored and the old air conditioner removed, the place will already feel much brighter.
Coming soon, in the next studio journal.
