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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Guillerme & Chambron ‘Grégoire’ Stool in Black Oak and Pink Upholstery
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, stool, lacquered oak, wool, France, 1960s This stool in black lacquered oak construction is the perfect example where functionality and aesth...
Oak, Wool
Guillerme & Chambron, Pair of Oak Stools with Concave Seats, France, Mid-Century
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
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 homes and designed furniture for the well regarded Rogier workshops. In 1948 Jacques Chambron left his work as a painter and decorator on the Rue Nollet in Paris, and relocated his family to join Guillerme. The two had met in 1940 while imprisoned by the Germans in East Prussia and bonded over, among other more obvious things, their shared passion for design. In 1949 the pair discovered Émile Dariosecq, a master cabinet maker who had a shop in the city, and who was willing to produce their designs. The three started Votre Maison. The association was destined to be as influential as prolific. Not only did Votre Maison produce over two thousand models during the later half of the twentieth century, it also left an indelible stamp on design of the 50s, 60s and 70s. The company’s output served as a model for a vast field of livable contemporaneous design. The soul of Guillerme et Chambron’s work was in the company’s name (“Your House"). Their focus was as keenly attuned to functionality—furniture’s use in daily life—as to the creation of innovative design. For the pair of designers the home was envisioned as a place where the family could live both comfortably and in aesthetic harmony. Robert Guillerme, who designed most of the work, possessed a limitless creative ambition, producing designs for everything from grand dressers and sideboards to the smallest elements of a space, such as pedestals, shelving, benches, and lighting. This steady output of beautiful furniture bucked convention not merely in the equal emphasis Guillerme placed on function and aesthetics, but in the almost paradoxical creation...
Upholstery, Oak
Guillerme et Chambron Oak Stool for Votre Maison, France 1950s
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Utrecht, NL
Form and function collide in this stool, a piece of furniture that is often underestimated. Designers define stools as jewels and statements in a space, and taking practicality into ...
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, Pair of 1970 Oak stools Edited by Votre Maison
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Mouscron, WHT
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 consequ...
Oak
Pair of Guillerme et Chambron "Thierry" Oak Stools for Votre Maison, France 1950
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Utrecht, NL
Form and function collide in this 'Thierry' stool model, a piece of accent furniture that is often underestimated. Designers define stools as jewels and statements in a room, and thi...
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, Oak Stool, Edition Votre Maison, circa 1970
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, oak stool, Edition Votre Maison circa 1970. Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset. The Votre Maison story begins in 1940 in Prussia, near the Mazauri...
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron Set of Two Solid Oak Stools, France, 1960s
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A rare set of two stools by the iconic French designer duo Guillerme et Chambron, crafted in solid oak in the 1960s. These stools are a perfect example of the designers’ mastery of f...
Oak
French Guillerme et Chambron Stool, Hungarian Oak, Wool
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Uccle, BE
A vintage stool upholstered in original wool fabric Designed by French designers Robert Guillerme et Jacques Chambron. Edition Votre Maison, circa 1960. Hungarian oak...
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, Oak shelf and Stool, Edition Votre Maison, circa 1970
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, oak stool and his shelf Edition Votre Maison circa 1970. Measures: Shelf : 36 x 56 x 30 cm. Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset. The Votre Maison...
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, Oak Stool, Edition Votre Maison, circa 1970
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, oak stool. Edition Votre Maison, circa 1970 original fabric in average condition. Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset. The Votre Maison story begin...
Wool, Oak
Guillerme & Chambron, 2 blackened oak stools, Edition Votre Maison, 1960
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme & Chambron, 2 blackened oak stools, Edition Votre Maison, 1960 the price is for 1 STOOL Two stools are available Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset. The ...
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, Oak Stool, Edition Votre Maison, circa 1970
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, oak stool. Edition Votre Maison, circa 1970 original fabric in average condition. Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset. The Votre Maison story begin...
Oak, Wool
Guillerme et Chambron, Pair of 1970 Oak stools Edited by Votre Maison
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, 1970 2 oak armchair "caqueteuse" edited by Votre Maison. Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset. The Votre Maison story begins in 1940 in Prussia, nea...
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, Oak Stool, Edition Votre Maison, circa 1970
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, oak stool, Edition Votre Maison circa 1970. Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset. The Votre Maison story begins in 1940 in Prussia, near the Mazauri...
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, Oak Stool, Edition Votre Maison, circa 1970
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, oak stool, Edition Votre Maison circa 1970. Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset. The Votre Maison story begins in 1940 in Prussia, near the Mazauri...
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, 2 Blackened Oak Stools, Edition Votre Maison
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, 2 Blackened Oak Stools, Edition Votre Maison Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset. The Votre Maison story begins in 1940 in Prussia, near the Mazaur...
Wool, Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, Oak Stool, Edition Votre Maison, circa 1970
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, oak stool, Edition Votre Maison circa 1970. Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset. The Votre Maison story begins in 1940 in Prussia, near the Mazauri...
Oak
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...
Wool, Oak
Guillerme et Chambron Sculptural Oak Stool, France, 1950s
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in New York, NY
Guillerme et Chambron for Edition Votre Maison solid oak stool with elegant sculptural form, France, 1950s. The stool's composition is playfully graphic with the top composed of slig...
Oak
Mid-Century Danish Hexagonal Oak Stool with Lambswool Upholstery, 1950
By Henning Kjærnulf, Viggo Boesen, Flemming Lassen
Located in Odense, DK
An elegant example of Danish Modern design, this oak stool features a distinctive hexagonal seat and finely carved legs, newly upholstered in luxuriously soft, natural taupe-colored ...
Lambskin, Sheepskin, Wool, Oak
$9,347 / set
H 37.01 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Set of 6 chairs by Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, France, 1950s
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Lyon, FR
Beautiful set of six large 1950s chairs, crafted in France by the Northern French cabinetmaking duo Guillerme & Chambron for Votre Maison. Particularly rare, as they belong to some o...
Wool, Oak
$7,950
H 34.65 in W 57.88 in D 23.63 in
Guillerme et Chambron "José" Sofa for Votre Maison, France 1970s
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Utrecht, NL
The company Votre Maison is one that has left an indelible mark on the history of French design. The 'José' model sofa, designed by Robert Guillerme along with his sales partner Jacq...
Fabric, Oak
$9,107 / set
H 35.44 in W 31.5 in D 33.08 in
Pair of Oak Lounge Chairs by Guillerme & Chambron Votre Maison, France, 1960s
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Rosendahl, DE
Guillerme & Chambron – Known for their innovative approach that balanced function with art, these designers left an indelible mark on modern design. This pair of oak lounge chairs, i...
Oak
$5,585 / set
H 32.29 in W 22.05 in D 20.87 in L 32.29 in
Guillerme et Chambron Pair of “Fumay” Dining Armchairs for Votre Maison, France
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in ŁÓDŹ, PL
Very rare pair of 'Fumay' chairs, designed in 1965 by the world-famous French duo, Robert Guillerme and Jacques Chambron. This solid oak “Fumay” pair of dining armchairs is consider...
Fabric, Wood
Curved sofa by Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in BE
This remarkable French mid-century sofa by Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison embodies sculptural design and timeless craftsmanship. It includes two sets of original cushions—dar...
Ceramic, Fabric, Wood
$14,000 / set
H 33.5 in W 20.5 in D 18 in
Guillerme et Chambron, Set of Six Oak Dining Chairs, France, c. 1950
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in New York, NY
Upholstered in Dedar fabric. 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...
Oak, Upholstery
$8,000 / set
H 32.09 in W 18.12 in D 20.48 in
Guillerme et Chambron “Charlotte” Dining Chairs for Votre Maison, 1966, Set of 6
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Guillerme et Chambron “Charlotte” dining chairs for Votre Maison, wood, France, 1966, set of six. This set of six “Charlotte” oak chairs showcases ...
Wood
$5,950 / set
H 32.29 in W 21.26 in D 22.25 in
Guillerme & Chambron for Votre Maison Pair of 'Bridge Etudiant' Armchairs
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, pair of 'Bridge Etudiant' armchairs, oak, fabric, France, 1950s This Bridge Etudiant armchair, designed by the designer duo Jacques Chambron ...
Fabric, Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, Charlotte, Side Chair, France, circa 1960
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in New York, NY
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 recogni...
Rattan, Oak
$6,800 / set
H 31 in W 19 in D 18.75 in
Guillerme et Chambron, Chaise Véronique, Set of Four Side Chairs, France, C 1970
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
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 homes and designed furniture for the well regarded Rogier workshops. In 1948 Jacques Chambron left his work as a painter and decorator on the Rue Nollet in Paris, and relocated his family to join Guillerme. The two had met in 1940 while imprisoned by the Germans in East Prussia and bonded over, among other more obvious things, their shared passion for design. In 1949 the pair discovered Émile Dariosecq, a master cabinet maker who had a shop in the city, and who was willing to produce their designs. The three started Votre Maison. The association was destined to be as influential as prolific. Not only did Votre Maison produce over two thousand models during the later half of the twentieth century, it also left an indelible stamp on design of the 50s, 60s and 70s. The company’s output served as a model for a vast field of livable contemporaneous design. The soul of Guillerme et Chambron’s work was in the company’s name (“Your House"). Their focus was as keenly attuned to functionality—furniture’s use in daily life—as to the creation of innovative design. For the pair of designers the home was envisioned as a place where the family could live both comfortably and in aesthetic harmony. Robert Guillerme, who designed most of the work, possessed a limitless creative ambition, producing designs for everything from grand dressers and sideboards to the smallest elements of a space, such as pedestals, shelving, benches, and lighting. This steady output of beautiful furniture bucked convention not merely in the equal emphasis Guillerme placed on function and aesthetics, but in the almost paradoxical creation...
Upholstery, Oak
$680
H 14.57 in Dm 15.36 in
Danish Mid-Century Danish Hexagonal Oak Stool with Lambswool Upholstery, 1950s
By Flemming Lassen, Viggo Boesen, Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Odense, DK
This elegant stool is a fine example of Danish Modern design, crafted by a skilled Danish cabinetmaker in the 1950s. The piece features a distinctive hexagonal seat and finely carved...
Lambskin, Sheepskin, Wool, Oak
$14,000 / set
H 33.5 in W 18 in D 20.5 in
Guillerme et Chambron, Four Polished Oak Dining Chairs, France, Mid-20th Century
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in New York, NY
These elegant set of six limed oak dining chairs by the celebrated French designer Robert Guillerme, was created as part of a line of design he produced for the company Votre Maison....
Oak, Rattan
French Guillerme et Chambron Stool, Hungarian Oak, Wool
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Uccle, BE
A vintage stool upholstered in original wool fabric Designed by French designers Robert Guillerme et Jacques Chambron. Edition Votre Maison, circa 1960. Hungarian oak...
Oak
Sold
H 28.94 in W 17.33 in D 18.31 in
Guillerme et Chambron Oak Tripod Stool for Votre Maison, France ca 1950s
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Utrecht, NL
Form and function collide in this stool model, a piece of accent furniture that is often underestimated. Designers define stools as jewels and statements in a room, and this piece is...
Oak, Fabric
Pair of Guillerme et Chambron "Thierry" Stools, Circa 1950s
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in San Antonio, TX
Pair of Guillerme et Chambron "Thierry" stools for Votre Maison, Circa 1950s, France made of solid oak. Dimensions: 19.50" x 12.50" x 16.50" "The soul of Guillerme et Chambron’s wo...
Oak
Sold
H 20.25 in W 37 in D 18.25 in
Guillerme et Chambron, Oak Bench with Storage, France, Mid-20th Century
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in New York, NY
The top of this elegant mid-century bench opens, revealing hidden storage space within. Guillerme placed equal emphasis on function and aesthetics, creating an aesthetic as staid ...
Oak
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H 21.75 in W 14.5 in D 18.25 in
Guillerme et Chambron, Tabouret Rubercrin, Pair of Oak Stools, France, c. 1960
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in New York, NY
Upholstered in Dedar fabric. 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...
Upholstery, Oak
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H 22.05 in W 20.28 in D 16.15 in
“Grégoire” Tabouret by Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, France, 1960s
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Utrecht, NL
Form and function collide in this stool, a piece of furniture that is often underestimated. Designers define stools as jewels and statements in a space, and taking practicality into account, this rare model is perfect to add visual interest to any space. The iconic French designer duo’s present stool is brilliant in its simplicity. This well-formed stool is dominated by its blonde oak construction that is immediately recognisable. It is the side parts that resemble the Japanese “torii” gate...
Sheepskin, Oak
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H 21.66 in W 20.48 in D 14.97 in
Guillerme & Chambron, Set of 3 Oak "Grégoire" Stools for Votre Maison, 1960s
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Paris, FR
Set of 3 stools designed by the French Duo Guillerme et Chambron for the French company "Votre Maison", circa 1960. Model "Grégoire" in natural oak. The set has been fully restored...
Wool, Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Upholstery