Cotrel Architect Studio becomes "Cotrel Studio"
Cotrel Architect Studio, the agency of Véronique Cotrel, is now called Cotrel Studio. Same company, same team, same projects, same contacts: only the name changes. Here is why, and what it means (or rather does not mean) for you.
A new name, the same studio
Founded in 2010, our interior design studio long carried its founder’s name: the Véronique Cotrel agency. It has also been known as Cotrel Architect Studio internationally, Agence Véronique Cotrel in France, and verocotrel, its very first name, still present in this website’s address.
Véronique still leads the creative direction. She knows every one of her clients and every one of her projects. But over the years, the studio has grown, welcomed new talent and built a genuine collective momentum. We wanted our name to better reflect that reality: a studio where every project is, above all, a team adventure.
Today, all these identities come together under a single name: Cotrel Studio.
This change of name reflects no change of company, no acquisition and no merger. Cotrel Studio is the direct continuation of Cotrel Architect Studio: same legal entity, same offices, same team, same projects and same contacts. Only our name and our visual identity are evolving.
The studio has carried my name since 2010, but it has long been the work of a team. Cotrel Studio simply says what we have become.
Véronique Cotrel
Founder
Creative Director
Why change the name?
Because the studio is no longer one person. Véronique Cotrel founded the agency on her own. Today it brings together some fifteen architects and interior designers, graduates of the top French schools, who design and oversee every project from the first sketch to completion. A less personal name does justice to this collective and its savoir-faire.
Because we work on both sides of the Atlantic. From Paris and Le Touquet to New York, our clients and partners speak French and English. “Cotrel Studio” reads and sounds the same everywhere, with no translation needed.
Because a short name is a name people remember. Easier to say, write and search for, Cotrel Studio keeps what matters: the Cotrel name, which has signed our projects for fifteen years.
What does not change for you
For our clients, partners and suppliers, this change of name has no practical consequence.
- Your project continues with the same team and the same project manager.
- Your quotes, contracts and invoices remain valid: the company is the same.
- Our addresses, phone numbers and e-mails are unchanged.
- Our social media accounts and press features remain the same, under their new name.
- Our website stays at the same addresses: former pages automatically redirect to the new ones.
Véronique Cotrel remains Creative Director and oversees every project, alongside François Mille, Studio Director.
Frequently asked questions
Has Cotrel Architect Studio (the Véronique Cotrel agency) closed?
No. The Véronique Cotrel agency has not closed: it has simply changed its name and is now called Cotrel Studio. The company, the team, the offices and the ongoing projects are the same.
Are Cotrel Studio, Cotrel Architect Studio, Agence Véronique Cotrel and verocotrel the same company?
Yes. All these names refer to the same interior design studio, founded in 2010 by Véronique Cotrel. “verocotrel” was its first name (and remains this website’s domain name), “Cotrel Architect Studio” its international name. Since 2026, the single name is Cotrel Studio.
Is Véronique Cotrel leaving the studio?
No. Véronique Cotrel remains the founder and Creative Director of Cotrel Studio. She continues to oversee every project, from the first sketches to completion.
Do my project, quote or contract change?
No. The change of name has no effect on ongoing projects, quotes, contracts or invoices: the signing company is the same. Your contacts and their details remain identical.
Why is the website still at verocotrel.com?
verocotrel.com (and verocotrel.fr in French) is the studio’s historic address; we are keeping it for now so that your links and bookmarks keep working. Should the address change one day, every page will automatically redirect to the new one.
How do I find the studio on Google and social media?
Search for “Cotrel Studio”. Searches for the former names, “Cotrel Architect Studio”, “Véronique Cotrel” or “verocotrel”, still lead to us. Our Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Pinterest accounts are the same, renamed Cotrel Studio.