The founder
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. A trailblazer in brand collaborations, she engaged in dialogue with the artists of her time, from Keith Haring to Andy Warhol, and frequented Studio 54 and Le Palace in Paris, epicenters of the creative scene she shared with leading figures from fashion and art.
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. A trailblazer in brand collaborations, she engaged in dialogue with the artists of her time, from Keith Haring to Andy Warhol, and frequented Studio 54 and Le Palace in Paris, epicenters of the creative scene she shared with leading figures from fashion and art.
She belonged to that generation of Parisian talents — Mugler, Alaïa, Saint Laurent, Karl Lagerfeld (a close friend) — with whom she shared an uncompromising sense of style. At a time when few traveled internationally, she established herself, alongside Starck, as one of the first French designers to gain worldwide recognition.
Her studio trained a generation of designers, all profoundly shaped by her exacting standards. Nicknamed the “high priestess of design,” the “grande dame of design,” and even the “Coco Chanel of design,” her work was celebrated for its clarity and avant-garde modernism — and her name continues to evoke genuine admiration.
Her studio trained a generation of designers, all profoundly shaped by her exacting standards. Nicknamed the “high priestess of design,” the “grande dame of design,” and even the “Coco Chanel of design,” her work was celebrated for its clarity and avant-garde modernism — and her name continues to evoke genuine admiration.
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Andrée Putman starts as a stylist at Prisunic, then makes a name for herself at the design agency Mafia.
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She co-founds Créateurs et Industriels with Didier Grumbach. She becomes a discoverer of many talents in the fashion industry.
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She creates the publishing company Ecart International (reissuing forgotten designers from the 1930s) and the interior design agency Ecart.
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She sells the publishing company Ecart International (now acquired).
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She dissolves the interior design agency Ecart, then founds her own interior design and design agency under her name: Andrée Putman.
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Her daughter, Olivia Putman, joins the Andrée Putman agency.
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Andrée Putman passes away. Olivia takes over the agency and renames it Studio Putman.
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Launch of the Andrée Putman brand: Celebration of Andrée Putman's centenary and (re)edition of a furniture collection.
Andrée Putman and Olivia Putman
After an independent career rich in diverse experiences, Olivia Putman joined the agency in 2007 at the invitation of her mother, Andrée Putman. Today, she embodies the role of Artistic Director while keeping alive the spirit of exploration and innovation. Olivia perpetuates a design philosophy rooted in attentive listening, spatial harmony, and the subtlety of lines — a modern legacy she reinterprets with purpose and freedom.
Our history
Born from the free and visionary eye of Andrée Putman, the studio today carries forward a design philosophy that blends French elegance, modern rigor, and subtle audacity.
Through interior architecture, furniture design, and artistic direction, Andrée Putman Studio perpetuates a clear, contrasting, and timeless language. Each creation — whether a space, an object, or a collaboration — reinterprets a living heritage in constant dialogue with the present.
Through interior architecture, furniture design, and artistic direction, Andrée Putman Studio perpetuates a clear, contrasting, and timeless language. Each creation — whether a space, an object, or a collaboration — reinterprets a living heritage in constant dialogue with the present.
Iconic Projects
1984, Morgans Hotel, New York
In 1984, Andrée Putman designed the Morgans Hotel for Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell, founders of the legendary Studio 54, considered the world’s first boutique hotel. Together, they reinvented the very idea of luxury: an intimate, measured space where sophistication emerges from simplicity.
Designed on a modest budget, the hotel embodies an aesthetic revolution — refinement without ostentation, elegance rooted in precision and light. The famous black-and-white checkerboard, revealed here for the first time, became one of Andrée Putman’s most recognizable signatures, transforming a modest space into a visual manifesto that combines graphic rigor with discreet sensuality.
In this pioneering décor, every detail matters: Italian granite floors, French leather club chairs, nickel-plated lamps, and custom wool rugs. The Morgans Hotel introduced a new language of hospitality, one of intimate, thoughtful luxury where experience takes precedence over display. Between shadow and light, balance and contrast, Andrée Putman created an icon: a place that is at once New York, timeless, and profoundly human.
