Votre Maison 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 Votre Maison armchairs, credenzas, dining tables 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: Votre Maison
Stool circa 1970 by Guillerme and Chambron, Edition "Votre Maison"
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
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...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Votre Maison Furniture
Materials
Wool, Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, Solid Oak Cabinet Edition Votre Maison, circa 1970-1980
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Guillerme et Chambron, solid oak cabinet. Edition Votre Maison, circa 1970-1980.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Votre Maison 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 Votre Maison Furniture
Materials
Oak, Wool
Guillerme et Chambron, Pair of Ebonized Oak Armchairs, France, Mid-Century
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in New York, NY
Robert Guillerme studied design and architecture at the École Boule, graduating in 1934. After the Second World War he moved to Lille, in the north of France, where he decorated home...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Votre Maison Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, 1970 Oak Dresser, Votre Maison Edition
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, 1970 oak dresser. Votre Maison Edition.
Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset.
The Votre Maison story begins in 1940 in Prussia, near the Mazaurien L...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Votre Maison Furniture
Materials
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, Set of 6 Oak Chairs, Edition Votre Maison, circa 1970
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Guillerme et Chambron, set of 6 oak chairs, Edition Votre Maison circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Votre Maison 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, 1960 oak armchair edited by Votre Maison.
Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset.
The Votre Maison story begins in 19...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Votre Maison Furniture
Materials
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, "Petronille" Oak Armchair Edition Votre Maison, circa1970
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Guillerme et Chambron, "Petronille " oak armchair Edition Votre Maison circa 1970.
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Votre Maison Furniture
Materials
Oak
Guillerme and Chambron, Rare Coffee Table, Edition "Votre Maison" circa 1970
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme and Chambron, rare coffee table, Edition "Votre Maison" circa 1970
Oak table, top made of enamelled lava tiles by Boleslaw Danikowski.
Votre maison : a style, a concept, ...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Votre Maison Furniture
Materials
Lava
Guillerme and Chambron, 4 chairs in oak model "Fumay" edition Votre Maison 1970
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
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 Votre Maison Furniture
Materials
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, Rare Oak Armchairs Edition Votre Maison circa 1960
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Guillerme et Chambron, Rare Oak Armchairs Edition Votre Maison circa 1960
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Votre Maison Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Storage by Guillerme et Chambron Edition Votre Maison, circa 1970
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Oak console Votre Maison Edition, circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Votre Maison Furniture
Materials
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, Rare 1960 Oak Bookcase, Votre Maison Edition
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Guillerme et Chambron, rare 1960 oak bookcase, Votre Maison Edition
Ceramic by Boleslaw Danikowski.
2 sliding glass doors are available (not shown in the photo).
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Votre Maison Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, Pétronille, Armchair, France, Mid-20th Century
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in New York, NY
Robert Guillerme placed equal emphasis on function and aesthetics, creating an aesthetic as staid as it was arresting. While his work was in many ways distinctively conservative and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Votre Maison Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Guillerme et Chambron ‘Juliette’ Sofa, France 1955
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Gorgeous ‘Juliette’ sofa designed by Robert Guillerme et Jacques Chambron, France 1955. These sofas have very nice open structure made of solid oak carved spines, that is what this d...
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1950s Vintage Votre Maison Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Guillerme et Chambron pair of oak side chair Edition "Votre Maison" circa 1970
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron oak side chair Edition "Votre Maison" circa 1970
Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset.
The Votre Maison story begins in 1940 in Prussia, near the Ma...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Votre Maison Furniture
Materials
Oak
Guillerme and Chambron, Suite of 6 Chairs, Edition Votre Maison , circa 1970
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
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...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Votre Maison Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, Cabinet in Oak, Edition Votre Maison, circa 1960/1970
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, cabinet in oak, Edition Votre Maison circa 1960/1970.
Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset.
The Votre Maison story begins in 1940 in Prussia, near t...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Votre Maison Furniture
Materials
Brass
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 Votre Maison Furniture
Materials
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, 1960 Oak Armchair Edited by Votre Maison
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
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 Votre Maison Furniture
Materials
Oak
Guillerme and Chambron, Suite of 6 Chairs, circa 1970
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
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 Votre Maison Furniture
Materials
Oak, Cotton
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...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Votre Maison Furniture
Materials
Oak
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 Votre Maison Furniture
Materials
Oak
Guillerme and Chambron, Suite of 6 Chairs Model "Marie-Claire", circa 1970
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
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 Votre Maison Furniture
Materials
Oak
Votre Maison furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Votre Maison 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 Votre Maison furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Votre Maison 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 Charles Dudouyt, Pierre Chapo, and Ligne Roset. Prices for Votre Maison furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $3,400 and can go as high as $20,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $12,000.
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