Andrée Putman (1925–2013) created a refined, graphic, and contrasting style that blended classical elegance with radical modernity. With her distinctive and sophisticated presence, she left a lasting impression on her contemporaries — through both her personality and her vision. Celebrated in the United States for the Morgans Hotel in New York, she later returned to France, where she pushed the boundaries of space as a pioneer of an approach that heralded the “loft” spirit. Her apartment in Saint-Germain-des-Prés embodied this bold spatial and aesthetic language, which became her signature. Renowned for her formal precision, she approached interior design as a rigorous composition — both structured and expressive.