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It would ideally take a few weekends in Copenhagen, Paris, Stockholm, or Lisbon, countless great addresses, and a fair amount of patience to meet all the artisans gathered by Modern Metier. Minh Ngo takes care of that for you. She imagined her concept store as a Carnet of European design addresses, with a particular focus not just on the object, but on the hands that shape it: small ateliers, limited productions, local materials, and pieces sometimes crafted only once ordered. Her obsession with craftsmanship is, after all, written into the very name of the house.
Then, in 2024, a chance meeting shifted her role. Minh approached designer Léa Zeroil with the idea of presenting her work on Modern Metier; the conversation ended with the desire to create something together. They imagined Solstice, the concept store’s very first in-house collection. Léa infused it with memories of her childhood in Corsica, summers in Morocco, and a trip to Egypt—the Libra sconce, for instance, draws from Egyptian iconography—before entrusting the crafting of the six pieces to artisans in France and Portugal.
Modern Metier has thus evolved from a place where you discover the finds of others to one that has begun to spark the connections from which the next ones will be born. Saving you a few plane tickets and a considerable number of open tabs.
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Modern Metier · Minh Ngo · European design · European craftsmanship · Concept store · The good addresses · Design hunting · Copenhagen · Paris · Stockholm · Portugal · Small ateliers · Independent designers · Local materials
