Decorators go in-house

As a result of designing bespoke furniture for their clients’ projects, interior decorators have now created their own collections that reflect their signature styles. Though they don’t show off the private residences they decorate, the furniture can be reproduced, and, in particular, custom-adapted to other venues. This way, you can order the sofa or side table that Thierry Lemaire designed for the reception rooms at the Elysée Palace, or the sideboard you’ve seen in the images of a fabulous chalet in Gstaad. At Galerie Le Berre Vevaud, you can find the handmade furniture collections seen in the private residences they’ve decorated. Unlike conventional design-makers’ production, each piece here is made uniquely by an artisan, making use of the expert skill of various venerable fine-craft Maisons. Atelier Tortil has a considerable range of expert craftsmanship at its disposal, made available to architects and decorators for bespoke rug, furniture, and lighting designs. By extension, Jean-Pierre Tortil also has his own collection. The Invisible Collection, the premier website devoted to furniture and objects from renowned decorators, has found the most sensible venue to exhibit their wares: within the antique wood-paneling and decor warehouses of Féau, artisans in restoring and crafting bespoke reproductions of these marvels. Galerie May on rue de Lille, Maylis, and Charles Tassin create decorative accessories using their furnishings, as well as pieces for collectors or emerging artists. Just a step away, still on rue de Lille, Laura Gonzalez now has her own gallery. India Mahdavi, on rue Las cases and rue de Bellechasse, will exhibit her accessories, furnishings, and collaborations within several showrooms. As for Sarah Lavoine, she is adapting her furniture for office use, making offices feel “just like home”. 

Furniture from decorators is pushing the envelope in terms of luxury and virtuosity. Thus, Chahan Minassian calls upon sculptors and ceramic artists to design unique lamps, tables, and wall coverings. Reda Amalou, at the Secret Gallery on rue de Varenne, presents the Lothaire cabinet and Sculpture folding screen, made in collaboration with sculptor and ceramicist Yann Masseyeff, exceptional pieces in precious materials, adorned with sculptures, each of them one-of-a-kind, made in sandstone and stained with a wash. Patrick Gilles and Dorothée Boissier will unveil their Reflections collection at this edition of Maison&Objet In The City, the result of a collaboration with embroiderer Emmanuelle Vernoux. It’s in true Hollywood style! A cabinet hosts doors cinched in fabric embroidered with two kilos of sequins. An armchair wrapped in pleated fabric featuring black glitter reminds us of dancer Cyd Charisse, the star of American musical comedies of the 1950s. Throws and pillows illuminated with baguettes and sequins required 70 or 100 hours of handiwork, just like Haute-Couture dresses. At Galerie Véro-Dodat, Pierre Gonalons will present his Rosebud armchair in a couture version, embroidered by the Vermont workshops. Pinto joined forces with Le Lit National, a Living Heritage company, to design his first bed, whose invisible feet seem to float in thin air. The mood of the entire Constellation collection has us gazing at the heavens and stars…It’s a real dream. 
Materials have inspired architects, who are making majestic use of them. Thus, Charlotte Biltgen has invited artisan/designer Alain Ellouz to exhibit his luminous alabaster pieces in her showroom. She is presenting a new rattan armchair, along with lighting made of wooden beads. You’ll also find these two famous names at Maison&Objet, in the Signature space in Hall 7, for Charlotte Biltgen, and in the “Haute Facture – Haute Fréquence“ exhibit, for Alain Ellouz. As for Christophe Delcourt, he’ll pay tribute to wood, his favorite material, with a new collection entitled “Wild is the Wind”, presented at the Delcourt Collection showroom on rue de Babylone. And last, but not least, Stephanie Coutas keeps exploring crossed-oak inlay on several pieces, including a sideboard and lamp. In terms of the Uchronia designers’ collective, they’ve taken over the Manufacture Prelle silk house, for a stunning exercise in style, somewhere between pop culture and venerable tradition.