tigmi journal
An exploration of our inspired world of design. Meet the creatives, artisans, partners and design icons that we work with and who form our design inspiration and muses.
The Making of NARA by Tigmi
“I wanted to pay tribute to the sectional sofa that graced my childhood home in the 1970’s, a symbol of volume, comfort and versatility. With a nod to my favourite modernist designs, the Nara S [...]
A collaboration between generations, Il Palazzetto.
“From father to son, and son to father.” - Tobia Scarpa Nestled amidst the picturesque landscape of Northern Italy, Il Palazzetto is a masterpie [...]
Idleness awaits at La Tartane
"For this project, we wanted to create a real family vacation home—a fresh, cheerful, lively place. On the Riviera, there are many luxury establis [...]
An exuberant escape in Comporta Portugal
“My ideas come from gut feelings – first about locus genii, then architectural structure. From there I can start layering and stor [...]
Abandoned Italian Palaces
'Letting the light filter through the darkness', a masters interpretation of architectural design in the 20th century. What is it that is so enc [...]
An escape in the South of France by India Mahdavi
“He wanted light and colour and freshness,” India Mahdavi says. “I think that’s why he chose me.” Founding her design studio in 20 [...]
Villa Goupil by Jacques Couëlle
“The architecture of Jacques Couëlle is a celebration of the earth. In the evening, when the day gradually slips out of our eyes and escapes, the houses of Jacques Couëlle again enter the [...]
Stahl House by Pierre Koenig
“It’s our home. We were all so comfortable growing up here. It did not feel like we were in the pressure of Los Angeles. It’s a quiet and peaceful spot.” — Bruce Stahl "They s [...]
'Pescetrullo' by Gaetano Pesce
“The house is an actual portrait of the Venetian couple that commissioned me to make it, so it bears a likeness to their faces.” — Gaetano Pesce "My house expresses simple con [...]
Villa RA by MORQ
“It is typical of a Mediterranean dwelling, where the understanding of a relationship with the place has a central role in the conception and expression of its outcome.” — MORQ [...]
Fernando Higuera 'Rascainfierno'
“This idea saved my life thirty-odd years ago, when my friend Francisco Nieva read my tarot, and saw me in three years buried underground with a cypress above me. Four times in a row [...]
Maison Verley the 'Plant House'
“There is a very great freedom of family life, the freedom to meet or to be isolated, to be together or each for himself.” - Pierre Székély “We had to be able t [...]
Georges Adilon
“The exterior is the result of what has been designed inside.” An extraordinary creator and author of abundant work, French architect Georges Adilon was co [...]
Les Maisons Sculptures de Jacques Couelle
“My houses are living beings, they have a nervous system, a stomach, intestines, a heart” - Jacques Couelle As a tribute to nature, French architect Jacques Couelle built [...]
Casa Tabarelli
“An open, free, very spacious house, in which nature, sun and light enter.” In the North of Italy, not far from the Austrian border stands a forgotten [...]
Hotel Le Sud
"The spirit of the South is here both revisited and modernized, without ostentation or caricature." — Stephanie Lizée Located in Juan Les Pins, nestled idyllic [...]
Casa das Canoas - The family house of Oscar Niemeyer
"Straight angles do not attract me. Neither does the straight, hard, inflexible lines drawn by men. I am attracted to the free, sensuous curves I observe in [...]
Reflection
Welcome to the launch of Coup de Coeur - which literally means ‘a blow to the heart’. We hope it will serve as an inspirational portal where we will be transporting you to [...]