IMMERSIVE THEATER

A FASHION DESIGNER MOVED INTO A LAW OFFICE IN PARIS, THEN ENLISTED UCHRONIA TO REIMAGINE IT FROM TOP TO PALETTE. FROM THERE, THE PLOT THICKENS.

- GAY GASSMANN

In the living room of Eli Mizrahi's Paris apartment, which was designed by Uchronia, the Michael Wolk armchairs and custom draperies are in fabrics from Uchronia's collection with Prelle. Sofa by Vladimir Kagan; vintage cocktail table by Ado Chale; antique Aubusson rug; artwork near mantel by Pae White.

Eli Mizrahi, founder of the fashion label Mônot, is known for the head-turning eveningwear he creates for friends like Hailey Bieber, Gisele, and Kate Moss. The Lebanese-born designer and longtime New Yorker has a point of view that is unique and daring. So when he took the plunge on a Paris apartment, he went big.

The space, in an 1860 building near Parc Monceau, is enormous by Parisian standards, with six bedrooms and three baths-4,300 square feet in all. But while its expansiveness made a statement, the apartment was far from the daring and imaginative showplace Mizrahi had envisioned.

Verner Panton's iconic Cloverleaf velvet sofa anchors the library.

Tables by Univers Uchronia; rug by Nodus; custom Murano chandelier by Christian Pellizzari.

Indeed, in its most recent iteration it had been a law office.

To transform it he turned to his iPhone, where his Instagram feed had lately been filled with images showcasing the eye-popping work of a young Paris-based architecture and design studio, Uchronia. "They are bold and different, and that's what I liked about them," he says.

For Uchronia's founder, Julien Sebban, getting the equivalent of a cold call from a potential client via a direct message on social media is more the norm than an anomaly.