The Studio

Cinquième Gauche is an award-winning boutique interior design studio built on a simple belief: every space has a story to tell. Led by a designer with an editorial eye and a love for creating emotionally resonant interiors, the studio works with people who want homes that feel soulful, layered, and full of meaning.

Through story-driven design, Cinquième Gauche weaves together your personal narrative and thoughtful spatial planning to create spaces that feel both beautifully curated and authentically yours. Each project is a collaboration, designed to reflect not just how you live, but who you are.

A woman with dark brown hair, glasses, and a beige jacket sitting indoors in a modern, well-lit space.

Laetitia Wajnapel

I'm Laetitia, founder of Cinquième Gauche Interiors—where Parisian sensibility meets California living.

Paris-born and LA-based, I create homes that feel lived-in, loved, and layered over time. Spaces with soul, even when they're brand new.

My work weaves together historical sensitivity and contemporary storytelling. I design for people who want interiors that honor both who they are and how they live. Whether I'm working with a century-old craftsman or a modern build, I'm always searching for the emotional heart of each project: the details that make it yours.

My approach isn't about chasing trends or creating magazine-perfect rooms. It's about soft, sculptural interiors with warmth and patina. Spaces that invite you to touch, to stay, to live within them.

From full home renovations to thoughtful transformations throughout California, each project is a collaboration. Sometimes that means reimagining an entire layout. Other times it's about finding the right pieces to make a space feel complete. Always, it's about listening closely enough to hear what you're asking for and translating that into walls and light.

When I'm not designing, I write The Walkthrough, a Substack newsletter exploring the relationship between people and their homes through observation, visits, and conversation.

If you're ready to create a home that tells your story, let's talk!

Degrees, Qualifications & Awards

Bachelor of Arts,
History & Art History
Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne

Master of Arts, Film Studies
Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne

ASID accredited for Interior Design

Interior Design and Innovation Award Winner (2025)

“Furniture and sculpture obey a lot of the same rules, but you don’t have to be able to sit comfortably on a sculpture. Furniture has to be somewhat practical, but I like furniture that borders on sculpture, and you need a pure room for furniture to be in, too. Most rooms, if you put something in them, it gets lost because they’re so cluttered, so the more pure the room, the more the people and the furniture can come forth.”

— David Lynch, Room to Dream