Parisian interior design duo Kim Haddou and Florent Dufourcq, of Studio Haddou-Dufourcq, have a way of evoking the past — formally, materially — to reinvigorate it with a new energy. See: the calming elegance of their design for Hotel Lilou in Hyères, France, or the textured and layered yet airy city residences and retail spaces they’ve envisioned. They’ve applied that same magic to their debut furniture collection, Trama, which launched this month exclusively for Monde Singulier.

It’s furniture characterized by the rigor and regularity of a grid, and the simplicity of modernist geometry, but with the odd detail thrown in for intrigue: armrests that sit, offset, like they’ve been pushed asunder, or balletic Classical curves that race down the sides of urn-like forms. Neutral in tone, these lacquered wood pieces play with negative space and volume, combining a minimalist approach with decorative flourishes. Contrasts and subtly opposing forces merge into a cohesive whole: The horizontal lines of the coffee table intersect with the verticality of two floor lamps, both totemic in their scale and proportion, as well as a wall lamp. A six-sided, not-quite-hexagonal mirror mixes both rounded and sharp vertices, while the shape of its frame is echoed in a six-light chandelier, suspended from chains. And the seat of an angular armchair is softened with Lelièvre upholstery. All of it is shot through with a gorgeous tension between a kind of restraint and luxuriance.

The two have said they were inspired by a cityscape, or by a theater scenography, where the pieces are set at different heights and scales to create a cohesive whole. If only an urban planner had this much grace.