Congenial minimalism

Rigorous but never rigid, minimalist but not simplistic, Bernard Dubois wields a sure hand in the stylization of diverse references. Approach. Entrusted with the refurbishment of the historic Courrèges shop on Rue François I in Paris, he revitalized the immaculate 1960s futurism espoused by the legendary couturier. Interplays of mirrored surfaces evoke seventies glamour, as well as new creative director Nicolas Di Felice’s fascination for clubbing, while broad windows overlooking the courtyard and its equipment installations add an eighties high-tech touch. Other projects. The restaurant PNY Marais, the Xavier Hufkens gallery in Brussels and the APL shop in Los Angeles also illustrate the hybrid sensibility of this young talent on the rise.