About Kenza
“Because I believe that every interior should tell a well-lived story, I imagine each of our projects as poetic spaces that reconcile everyday life and the art of living. For me, a living space must be romantic, full of emotion and a testament to the passing of time.
”Today, our clients, mostly private, are sensitive to our desire to create an interior that is not only inspired but also inspiring, with carefully crafted details that allow styles, materials, colours and textures to interact in a subtle way.
Kenza Serhane
The creation and management of the "Art & Manière" concept store, specialising in table art and decorative items, has fuelled her passion for the world of decoration for 10 years. This passion led her to Paris, a city where she believes the most beautiful things can be found, to study interior design at Ateliers Grégoire.
Her experience there, followed by her time at Studio MHNA, has had a major influence on her approach to interior design. Marc Hertrich & Nicolas Adnet have definitely left their mark with their shared desire to improve people's daily lives; "to imagine a décor in the same way as we write a scenario, with good humour and enthusiasm".
She works on both public and private projects through which she expresses herself and has defined her own signature style.
For months, she developed her taste for design and deepened her knowledge by learning from the big names in the industry as well as from the great Parisian design houses. She became a "master" of precision and in-depth research for a finish, a material or an atmosphere. With this experience, she learned how to tell stories and create places with a soul.
When she returned in 2016, she founded her agency, Studio KS, with the uncompromising freedom and imperative to create a unique story in line with the client's needs and desires at the heart of her process.
Since then, she has added a few more strings to her bow, taking a multidisciplinary approach to design, scenery and styling. As a collector herself, fan of contemporary art and a passionate travel enthusiast, she describes herself “sometimes hyperactive, demanding, fanciluf at times, bold and elegant always”.
Her style
A warm and contemporary glamour with timeless chic. She brings elegance without frills to everything she creates.
Passionate about emotionally charged places, she demonstrates a taste for a certain savoir-faire, tireless creativity and a decidedly optimistic temperament.
Her ethos
The making of wonder: creating amazing places for demanding clients!
To create beautiful and welcoming interiors, anywhere, anytime!
To emphasise unique mixes and combinations that exude personality!
To develop timeless spaces where styles, eras and influences interact!
Her methodology
She applies an unusual rationale to everything she undertakes, valuing the magic, the poetry, the effects, the cultural mix and the meticulous detail. She is passionate about extravagant sophistication and loves to create fascinating scenes.
The designs she creates are characterised by their sophistication and the space they give to contemporary art, and are charged with a mixture of softness, pure refinement and a desire for timelessness.
Her inspiration
From Paris to Milan, via New York, Miami, London and Dubai, she never misses a show or a design or art week! Today her collaborations are many and varied: from interior design, interior styling to design storytelling.
Being on social media for several years now and seeking for beauty and design during her travels, she loves to share through her Instagram – counting 200K followers – her finds and crushes found whether in a hotel lobby or at a design event. As a tastemaker and a curious soul in love with the world, Kenza is indeed invited to attend many design & art events such as Paris Design Week, Art Dubai and Design Miami.
A bit of a poet and a lover of exceptional objects that she curates, she carefully positions these items of different styles to reveal the soul of the place, with the attention to detail that is characteristic of her work.