Paul Cournet is a French architect and editor based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Paul Cournet

In 2022, Paul founded CLOUD, an international architecture, research and design studio based in Rotterdam. The studio develops a wide range of projects with a particular interest in the materiality of architecture, both for its tangible as well as its intangible aspects.

Paul is also the deputy editor of Capsule, the annual design publication, co-curator of Capsule Plaza, the design festival, and lead designer of Capsule Studio, the creative studio offering a full suite of in-house capabilities.

Previously, Paul studied architecture in France and worked as an architect at OMA*AMO between 2010 and 2021. As a multihyphenate designer he works across scales spanning architecture, interiors, product design and curation.