About August

August is a lifestyle platform. We create private collections of beautiful homes across Europe's finest regions. Owners don't buy into a single property; they join a curated collection of exceptional homes that unlocks a European way of life. Each residence is thoughtfully restored and designed with leading architects, interior designers, artisans and local craftsmen, creating homes as inspiring as the places themselves. August is built around belonging: to a collection of homes, to the richness of different regions, and to a community shaped by travel, design and exceptional living.

August began with a feeling every family knows. The last morning of a holiday, wondering what it would be like to stay. To have a place that's yours, in a part of Europe you love, waiting for you season after season. August answers that feeling, and removes everything that stands between a family and that home: the search, the renovation, the upkeep, the quiet worry of a house sitting empty most of the year. We find exceptional homes, restore them with expert teams across renovation and interior design, and care for them year-round, so that ownership feels the way it always should have: effortless. The idea hasn't changed since the day August was founded. The care behind it has only grown.

August was founded in 2018 by Mélie Dunod and Nicolai Watzenig. Together with Studio RioLondon, the interior architecture and design studio behind every August home, the team brings more than 30 years of experience finding, restoring and designing holiday homes across Europe.

August is for people drawn to more than one part of Europe, who would rather not choose a single place or take on the upkeep of a second home abroad. It suits those who love travelling and discovering new places, and who also want the comfort of arriving somewhere that already feels like home. Every home is looked after year-round, so your time there is simply yours.

No. Once a collection is formed, the homes belong entirely to the owners of that collection.

August runs the collection on the owners’ behalf: looking after the homes day to day, preparing budgets and financial statements, and organising the annual owners’ meeting. August also provides a director to the Board of the company that owns the homes.