CREATIVE WORK

Life and art come together in this Lisbon apartment that acts as a home, studio and gallery for two designers

- Marie Monrad Graunbøl

HALLWAY

Instead of a classic skirting board, Clio and Olivier installed marble - it provides an unexpected, and lovely, contrast to the wall.

Site-specific ceramic artwork (in niche) by Conie Vallese. Vintage Utö chair. Axel Einar Hjorth; similar, 1stDibs

LIVING ROOM

'I am the detail-oriented one, while Olivier thinks more in broad terms,' says Clio. 'An obvious example is our latest coffee table, where Olivier got the idea into shape and I completed the design in all its details.'

Hélio's sofa; Mimi coffee table; Luis metal chair, all Garcé & Dimofski at The Invisible Collection. King Kong painting (on back wall) by Pedro Batista. Sculpture (on side wall) by Tadashi Kawamata. Artwork (on floor) by Conie Vallese. Rug, Beni Rugs

THE PROPERTY

A 200sq m three-bedroom apartment in a 19th-century building in Lisbon, Portugal. The floor plan has the shape of a square with the property's staircase as the inner centre, meaning that the apartment has rooms facing out on all sides, with the living areas overlooking the street and the bedrooms the internal courtyard.

THE OWNERS

Designers Clio Dimofski and Olivier Garcé live here with their four-year-old daughter. The apartment serves both as their private residence and as a showroom and gallery, where the couple's international customers can experience furniture and art designed or curated by them.