Rémi Tessier

Rémi Tessier (born 1964) is a French interior designer specializing in private superyachts, luxury residences and aircraft interiors. Based in Paris, he founded his own studio in 1988 and has worked internationally since. His yacht projects include Parsifal III, Nahlin (2010), Vava II (2012) and Grace E (2014).

Early life and training Tessier was born in Paris in 1964 and grew up in Saint-Étienne. He trained as a cabinetmaker and in 1979 joined the Compagnons du Devoir, the French guild of craftsmen, where he completed an eight-year apprenticeship, moving between workshops every six months. He founded his own studio in 1988.

Career Tessier's early work focused on retail and residential interiors, including projects in Lyon, Geneva and Saint-Tropez.

In 2000, Tessier relocated his studio to Paris and was commissioned to design the interior of the 52-metre ketch Squall, marking his transition toward yacht interior design. Based in Paris, his studio has since designed interiors for more than twenty yachts, alongside residential projects in Europe and the United States and several private aircraft, including a Boeing 787 delivered in 2022. By that date, the studio employed about fifteen people and was working on roughly twenty projects simultaneously. Koum alleged that Tessier misrepresented the value and origin of objects, and took kickbacks from third parties for items he procured. The case was settled confidentially in February 2026.

Notable yacht projects + Yacht Year Length Builder Awards Parsifal III 2005 Perini Navi Best Sailing Yacht Interior, ShowBoats Award 2006 2010 John Brown & Company Vava II 2012 Devonport Yachts Grace E 2014 Perini Navi Baccarat Trophy for Interiors, Monaco Yacht Show 2014 |2008 Perini Navi Best Interior, International Superyacht Society Awards 2008 The yacht sank during a storm off the coast of Porticello, Sicily, on 19 August 2024.

Projects on land Aside from yachts, Tessier has worked for the Maybourne Hotel Group in hospitality. He designed the glass penthouse at Claridge's in London, profiled by the Financial Times in 2024. At The Emory, the Knightsbridge hotel designed by Richard Rogers that opened in 2024, Tessier designed the principal common spaces, including the abc kitchens restaurant by Jean-Georges Vongerichten, the rooftop Bar 33 and Cigar Merchants, and the Surrenne wellness center.

A private residential project in Palm Beach, Florida by Tessier was featured in Architectural Digest. His design approach has also been featured in AD Magazine.''

Personal He is married to Carole Tessier, also a designer.