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October 2019

INTERVIEW TO ANJA RIXEN, LA MAISON-TRIER


Anja Rixen graduated in economic high school. She has worked in different interior shops, honing her expertise in modern design and creating a unique knowledge of the best Scandinavian, Italian and French furniture brands. In 1996 she opens her first store near Stuttgart. In 2008 La Maison is born in Trier: a new concept of design experience, created to provide "lifestyle planning solutions" encompassing every detail in modern living.

here below and extract taken by the interview she released us:

1. You restored "a neglected and unfinished" house into a holiday home "to show the things we do at La Maison". A labour of love, as well as a professional achievement. Looking at the Chalet, we can definitely feel the energy, the inspiration. Was it a "spark of the moment" decision or was it something you had in your mind for some time?

It was something I felt I needed for a long time. I wanted customers to experience our work as a whole, yet I was not so sure how exactly to achieve this, until earlier this year I found the house. Immediately I thought: this is it. The style, the location... I got really inspired and everything fell into place naturally.
Now it is a charming casual holiday Chalet and we took this opportunity to collaborate with our manufacturers, allowing us to show how we work - the whole process - to our clients.
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5. From your point of view, what is the general perception of wallpaper today? Is the public aware of the new possibilities (like wallpaper in the bathroom)? Is it something you get asked about or do you have to lead the clients into this rich, unique world?

Wallpaper and wall design are, generally, an important topic today and we are often asked for input. Wallpaper in the bathroom, however, is a different story!
Most clients at first will think of it as strange and unusual. Always the same questions: does that actually work? Is it truly waterproof?
We have to build trust in this new kind of wallpaper and that is exactly the reason why I wanted to feature Wet System in the Chalet: so that clients can test it for themselves. They can see it does truly work in a regularly-used bathroom. This will give people a lot more trust in this "strange and new" – for them! – kind of wallpaper.

Project tags

wet&dump areas, home, bathroom, aquabout wet system, aquabout wet system

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