Design Direction
- Concepts and moodboards
- Design intent with 3D designers
- Concept and detailed design review
- Client and developer presentations
- Design intent protected on site
France Switzerland UAE
Stéphanie Trompier
Senior Interior Design Manager Luxury Hospitality, Retail & Residential
Based in Switzerland. Soon in Dubai.
About
Trained at École Boulle in Paris, I have spent eighteen years turning interior concepts into finished spaces, from five-star hotels and luxury boutiques to restaurants, offices and private residences in Switzerland and France.
I lead the full chain: concept and moodboards with 3D designers, tender and budget, then site direction until handover, so the space that opens is the space that was designed. I specialise in rescuing troubled projects and in works inside operating hotels and shops. I am relocating to Dubai to join a hospitality, branded-residence or luxury fit-out team.
- Education
- École Boulle, Paris. Bachelor's degree, Interior Fit-out Project Management
- Languages
- French (native), English (professional)
- Tools
- AutoCAD, Autodesk Construction Cloud, OpenSpace, InDesign, Claude (AI)
Luxury lives in the details.
Quilted bar front, Villars Palace
Ballroom chandeliers, Villars Palace
Cigar lounge, Villars Palace
Panerai boutique
Experience
18 years
of design and build for luxury hospitality, retail and residential, from first concept to handover, in France and Switzerland.
2025 to today
Tetris Design & Build, JLL group Tetris JLL
Senior Design & Build Manager
Design and build of corporate offices, trading firms, embassies and private banks. Took over an office and industrial fit-out in Lausanne running five months late and re-baselined the programme and contractor roles. Switzerland
2021 to 2025
Iconia Group Maison Iconia
Design & Fit-out Construction Manager, Project Manager and Head of Real Estate
Design and fit-out of the Villars Palace 5-star resort refurbishment, three years on site, extended to the theatre, chapel and staff hotel. In parallel, renovated the 4-star Victoria Hôtel in six months. Luxury watch retail, villas, restaurants and showrooms. Switzerland
2019 to 2021
Stoneval SA
Design & Build Director
Restaurant concepts for F&B brands, including Nocino, Martel, Lady B. Caffè and Montreux Jazz Café. Offices and boutiques. Switzerland
2015 to 2019
RS Agencement Steiner AG
Head of Interior Architecture Unit
Set up the interior architecture unit, specialised in bespoke joinery and fit-out. Led the BENU pharmacy network across Switzerland: 120 pharmacies, 4 to 10 openings a year.
2013 to 2015
Ardeco
Design & Build Manager
Pharmacies in France and Italy. Regional ambassador for TH Kohl premium pharmacy furniture.
2008 to 2012
OZ Concept
Founder and Managing Director, architecture studio
Interior architecture for shops, restaurants and homes, from concept to delivery. Team of 4, full P&L, sales and HR. France
2007 to 2008
Prestapool
Junior Design & Build Manager, work-study
Luxury boutiques, an embassy and apartments: design, construction drawings and site direction. France
Expertise
Build Direction
- Interior fit-out, design and build
- Tender packages, BOQ and cost plans
- Value engineering and variations
- Programme management and site supervision
- Consultant and engineer coordination
- Permits and authority approvals
- Works in operating hotels and shops
- Snagging, handover and HSE
FF&E
Furniture and lighting, specified and delivered.
- FF&E concept, specification and schedules
- Furniture, lighting and accessories selection
- Custom joinery and bespoke furniture
- Samples, prototypes and mock-up rooms
- Supplier tenders, procurement and budget
- Delivery, installation and final styling
Furniture and lighting brands
- Alessi
- Alf DaFrè
- Andreu World
- Arflex
- Arper
- Artemide
- Artisan
- Aster
- Astro
- Atelier Vierkant
- Atmosphera
- Axolight
- B&B Italia
- Barovier&Toso
- Baxter
- Bellitalia
- Berti
- Billiani
- Bolia
- Bolzan
- Bonaldo
- Buzzi Space
- Caimi
- Calia Italia
- Cantori
- Cappellini
- Casamilano
- Cattelan Italia
- Cesar
- Chairs & More
- ClassiCon
- Colos
- Cooee Design
- CTO Lighting
- Culti Milano
- Dada
- Davide Groppi
- De Castelli
- Dedon
- Ditre Italia
- Emu
- Estel
- Ethimo
- Ethnicraft
- Exenia
- Fantin
- Fantoni
- Fermob
- Fit Interiors
- Flexform
- Flexstyle
- Flos
- FontanaArte
- Foscarini
- Fredericia
- Gallotti&Radice
- Gandia Blasco
- Gervasoni
- Giorgetti
- Glatz
- Gloster
- Hay
- Herman Miller
- Horm
- iGuzzini
- Intra Lighting
- Janua
- Kettal
- Kriskadecor
- Kristalia
- LaCividina
- Lago
- Lapalma
- LAS Mobili
- Laura Meroni
- Ligne Roset
- Lista Office
- Living Divani
- Louis Poulsen
- Luceplan
- Ludovica Mascheroni
- LZF
- Magis
- Manutti
- Marelli
- Meridiani
- MIDJ
- Miniforms
- Minotti
- Mogg
- Molteni&C
- Moroso
- Nemo
- Normann Copenhagen
- Oasis Home
- Palucco
- Panzeri
- Pedrali
- Plank
- Poliform
- Porada
- Porro
- Potocco
- Quinti
- Reflex
- Riflessi
- Roda
- Rotaliana
- S-CAB
- Sancal
- Scandola
- Scolaro
- Secto Design
- Sedus
- Segis
- Softline
- Sovet
- Steelcase
- Talenti
- Technogym
- Terzani
- Thonet
- Tonin Casa
- Tonon
- Tribù
- Umage
- Unosider
- USM
- Varaschin
- Very Wood
- Vibia
- Vitra
- Vondom
- Zafferano
- Zanotta
- Zeitraum
Materials
Stone, ceramics, wallcoverings and fabrics, chosen to last.
- Material palettes and sample boards
- Stone, tiles and surface selection
- Wallcoverings, fabrics and flooring
- Bathroom fittings and hardware
- Finish samples and client approvals
- Quality checks on installation
Material brands
Ceramics and stone
- Aparici
- Ariostea
- Cerim
- Cosentino (Dekton, Silestone)
- Cotto d'Este
- Marazzi
- Mirage
- Mutina
- Refin
Wallcoverings
- Arte
- Glamora
- Nina Campbell
- Osborne & Little
- Vescom
Fabrics and textiles
- Casamance
- Dedar
- Frette
- Le Crin
- Majilite
- Métaphores
- Verel de Belval
Flooring
- Ege
- Ferreira de Sá
- Forbo
- Gerflor
- Tarkett
Bathroom and fittings
- Agape
- Antoniolupi
- Décor Walther
- Gessi
- Oasis Bath
- Rexa
For the UAE
Five-star hospitality
Villars Palace, Beau-Rivage Palace Lausanne, Château d'Ouchy, Victoria Hôtel. Lobbies, bars, spas, suites, meeting rooms and a ballroom.
Design that gets built
Concepts and moodboards with 3D designers, then site supervision so the finished space matches the design.
Luxury retail and F&B
Boutiques for Panerai, Roger Dubuis, Zbinden and Montres SA. Restaurants, cafés and concept stores from first sketch to opening.
Residential and showrooms
Villas, apartments, residential developments and sales showrooms, as Head of Real Estate at Iconia Group.
Sectors
Selected projects
All projects
References
- Ottavio Di ChioIconia
- Benjamin BouhanDraft.C
- Thierry CoutazKoota
Contact details on request.
Contact
I am looking for an interior design manager position in luxury hospitality or residential, in Dubai or elsewhere in the UAE. I can relocate and I am available for video interviews.
stephanie.trompier@gmail.comLocation
Switzerland, soon Dubai