Guillerme et Chambron Furniture
French
Robert Guillerme and Jacques Chambron, the French creative duo behind Votre Maison, met under unusual circumstances: They discussed design while imprisoned in a forced labor camp. The pair’s combined talents later resulted in modern, sculptural furniture — today, vintage Guillerme et Chambron desks, dining tables, chairs and other pieces still look conceptually playful and vibrant but could fit harmoniously into any home.
Guillerme had graduated from the École Boulle in 1934 with a degree in design and architecture, and Chambron had studied at the School of Applied Arts in Reims. They were captured by the Germans in East Prussia during the Second World War and struck up a friendship over their mutual love for all things design.
After the war ended, Guillerme moved to Lille in northern France; Chambron left his job as a painter and decorator in Paris and joined him in 1948. In 1949, the pair met Émile Dariosecq, a skilled cabinetmaker who enthusiastically agreed to manufacture the duo’s designs, leading to the start of Votre Maison.
Guillerme and Chambron were as prolific as they were detailed, producing more than 2,000 pieces in the second half of the 20th century out of a former gun factory. Their furniture, which was mostly made with different tones of waxed oak, adhered to the trends of design that emerged after the war: mid-century modernism.
European furniture in the postwar period largely prioritized function as much as it did form and lacked any unnecessary ornamentation. Guillerme and Chambron wanted people to actually use their furniture, not just look at it. That design philosophy was a pillar of their company, its name translating to “your house” in French. Their signature touches included ornate tiles, hidden drawers and vibrant textiles on pieces such as desks, tables, shelving, lighting, benches and other seating. One of Votre Maison’s most famous and popular pieces was the Grand Repos armchair, a stately, high-backed wide piece with a skeletal oak frame, six spindles and plush cushions.
While Guillerme and Chambron were a team, they handled different aspects of the business: Guillerme designed much of the furniture and Chambron concentrated on decor. Votre Maison was a full-service design business. In 1983, the dynamic duo passed on their company to Chambron’s son, Hervé, a designer and graduate of École Boulle.
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Creator: Guillerme et Chambron
Guillerme et Chambron Magazine Rack with Ceramic Ashtray
By Boleslaw Danikowski, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Guillerme et Chambron magazine rack with Boleslaw Danikowski ceramic ashtray, circa 1950.
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Guillerme et Chambron Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Oak
Guillerme et Chambron rare oak Bar Cart, Votre Maison circa 1970
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Guillerme et Chambron rare oak Bar Cart, Votre Maison circa 1970
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Guillerme et Chambron Furniture
Materials
Smoked Glass, Oak
Guillerme and Chambron, 4 chairs in oak model "Fumay" edition Votre Maison 1970
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Guillerme and Chambron, 4 chairs in oak model "Fumay" edition Votre Maison circa 1970
good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Guillerme et Chambron Furniture
Materials
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, Rare Oak Armchairs Edition Votre Maison circa 1960
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Guillerme et Chambron,rare oak armchairs. Edition Votre Maison, circa 1960.
full restored.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Guillerme et Chambron Furniture
Materials
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron large Armchair, Edition Votre Maison circa 1970
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An armchair in black oak by Guillerme et Chambron.
Edition Votre Maison circa 1970.
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Guillerme et Chambron Furniture
Materials
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron Armchair, Edition Votre Maison, circa 1970
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An armchair in black oak by Guillerme et Chambron.
Edition Votre Maison circa 1970.
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Guillerme et Chambron Furniture
Materials
Oak
Guillerme and Chambron Large Pair of Wall Lights in Oak, " Votre Maison""
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme and Chambron large Pair of wall lights in oak, "Edition Votre Maison" circa 1970
Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset.
The Votre Maison story begins in 1940 in...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Guillerme et Chambron Furniture
Materials
Oak
Stool circa 1970 by Guillerme and Chambron, Edition "Votre Maison"
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Stool circa 1970, by Guillerme and Chambron, edition "Votre Maison".
Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset.
The Votre Maison story begins in 1940 in Prussia, near the Mazau...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Guillerme et Chambron Furniture
Materials
Wool, Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, Table De Salon En Chêne Et Marbrite circa 1950
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme Et Chambron, table de salon en chêne et marbrite circa 1950 Edition Votre Maison
Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset.
The Votre Ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Guillerme et Chambron Furniture
Materials
Oak, Opaline Glass
Guillerme et Chambron, four 1960 Oak Armchair Edited by Votre Maison
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, 1960 oak armchair edited by Votre Maison.
modele " Marius"
Price is for one
4 are available
Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset.
The Votre Maison story begins in 1940 in Prussia, near the Mazaurien Lake. A stalag, a wooden camp... Gathered by the absurd consequences of war, men from different universes are here. Among them, Jacques Chambron and Robert Guillerme struggle daily to preserve what matters most to them : human dignity.
The war is endless. To bear the present they design a project for future.
Winter 1944 : the war comes to an end. With other companions in exile, Chambron and Guillerme escape and cross the Nazi line, and join the port of Odessa, the Bosphore and Marseille in France.
It is now 1946 and war –torn France is a land of severe restrictions in need of reconstruction. Both men return to their original occupations. Guillerme with a 1934 major from “Ecole Boule” moves back to Lille to design furniture for Atelier Rogie. Chambron, who holds an art degree, returns to his studio in Paris to paint. Because of time and distance contact is limited between them.
In 1948 Jacques Chambron and his family move to Lille and the initial project begins to take shape. Chambron and Guillerme meet Emile Dariosecq, a furniture manufacturer, and in 1949 the company Votre Maison sees the light.
Guillerme designs the furniture, Chambron markets it and Dariosecq manufactures it. Together they define a new style and impose a new concept. The originality of their collaroration reflects on the furniture. Quickly the style Votre Maison is defined as quality furniture that is easy to leave with. Guillerme designs chests, sideboards, chairs, sofas, lighting, all complementing one another and manufactured in limited editions. Wood, leather, ceramic and fabric, all design are sincere and authentic.
Chambron plays an important part in making the public accept this new furniture and convinces them to move away from the common place. Distribution of the furniture is done primarily through the company itself, on some occasions by architects and interior designers.
In the early seventies, Hervé Chambron, Jacques'son, joins the Votre Maison company. Also a graduate from Ecole Boule, he becomes Robert Guillerme's assistant and creates his own designs from 1983, bthe year when Jacques Chambron and Robert Guillerme retire.
Today, the designs of Robert Guillerme are referred to as “French wood furniture...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Guillerme et Chambron Furniture
Materials
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, 2 Cabinets, in Oak and Glass, Edition Votre Maison
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, 2 cabinets, in Oak and glass, Edition Votre Maison
the price is for one
two are available.
Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mi...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Guillerme et Chambron Furniture
Materials
Glass
Guillerme et Chambron, 1960 Oak Armchair Edited by Votre Maison
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, 1970 oak armchair edited by Votre Maison.
modele " EDOUARD"
Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset.
The Votre Maison story begins in 1940 in Prussia...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Guillerme et Chambron Furniture
Materials
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, Sideboard, in Oak and Ceramic, Edition Votre Maison
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron sideboard, in oak and ceramic, Edition Votre Maison circa 1960/1970.
ceramic by Boleslaw Danikowski
Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset.
The Votre M...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Guillerme et Chambron Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Oak
Guillerme and Chambron small floor lamp in Oak, " Votre Maison"
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme and Chambron small floor lamp in Oak, " Votre Maison"
Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset.
The Votre Maison story begins in 1940 in Prussia, near the Mazaurie...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Guillerme et Chambron Furniture
Materials
Oak, Ceramic
Guillerme and Chambron, Suite of 6 Chairs Model "Marie-Claire", circa 1970
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme and Chambron, Suite of 6 chairs model "Marie-Claire" Edition "Votre Maison", circa 1970.
fully restored.
Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset.
The Votre Maison s...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Guillerme et Chambron Furniture
Materials
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, 1960 Oak Armchair Edited by Votre Maison
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, 1970 oak armchair edited by Votre Maison.
modele " EDOUARD"
Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset.
The Votre Maison story begins in 1940 in Prussia...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Guillerme et Chambron Furniture
Materials
Oak
Guillerme and Chambron, Suite of 6 Chairs, circa 1970
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, Suite of 6 oak chairs Edition "Votre Maison", circa 1970.
wood and fabric in very good condition, foam a little soft.
Votre maison : a style, a concept, a min...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Guillerme et Chambron Furniture
Materials
Oak, Cotton
Guillerme and Chambron, Suite of 6 Chairs Model "Marie-Claire", circa 1970
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, Suite of 6 oak chairs Edition "Votre Maison", circa 1970.
Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset.
The Votre Maison story begins in 1940 in Prussia, n...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Guillerme et Chambron Furniture
Materials
Oak
Guillerme and Chambron Large Pair of Wall Lights in Oak, " Votre Maison""
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme and Chambron large Pair of wall lights in oak, "Edition Votre Maison" circa 1970
As it is visible the patinas are different, but it...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Guillerme et Chambron Furniture
Materials
Oak
Two-Seat Sofa
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in New York, NY
This piece is a two-seat upholstered sofa by Guillerme et Chambron made circa 1950 and it is in great condition.
Measures: Seat: 16.25 H x 48 W x 22.5 D inches
Armrest: 22.5-23 H...
Category
1950s French Vintage Guillerme et Chambron Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Price Upon Request
Guillerme Et Chambron furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Guillerme et Chambron furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Guillerme et Chambron furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Guillerme et Chambron were created in the mid-century modern style in france during the mid-20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Charlotte Perriand, Votre Maison, and Charles Dudouyt. Prices for Guillerme et Chambron furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $2,480 and can go as high as $15,312, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $8,896.
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