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 Extendable 'Elmyre' Oval Dining Table in Oak
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, 'Elmyre' extendable dining table, solid oak, France, 1960s This dining table, designed by the esteemed French duo Guillerme et Chambron, exem...
Oak
Guillerme & Chambron 'Pétrouille' Extendable Dining Table in Solid Oak
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, 'Pétrouille' dining table, solid oak, France, 1960s Introducing the Pétrouille dining table, a beautiful piece crafted by the acclaimed Frenc...
Oak
Guillerme & Chambron, Extendable Dining Table in Solid Oak, Edition Votre Maison
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme & Chambron, extendable dining table in solid oak. Edition Votre Maison. Dimension opened: 83.8 in. width. Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset. The Votre Ma...
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, Mid-century Extendable Oak Dining Table, France, 1950
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in New York, NY
An extendable limed oak dining table. At its longest (as pictured) it is 89" long, and collapsed 44.5". Guillerme placed equal emphasis on fu...
Oak
Massive Guillerme et Chambron Bleached Oak Dining Table for Votre Maison
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage yet modern bleached oak wood dining table by Guillerme et Chambron seats 12 when extended and 8 when closed. A chic harlequin geometric wood pattern highlights the beau...
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, Table, Modele “A L'italienne”
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, waxed oak table. " A l'Italienne" model. Edition Votre Maison 1965 318 cm long with the leaves. Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset. The Votre Mai...
Oak
Very large extendable oak dining table by Guillerme and Chambron 1965.
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, FR
This very large dining table, with its two extensions, can seat 14 people. Made of natural light oak, it features four large legs with a curved, stretcher-like design. It is undoubte...
Oak
$6,833Sale Price|31% Off
Solid oak dining table, "Calvados", by French duo Guillerme et Chambon, 1960s
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Lyon, FR
Rare waxed solid oak dining table, Calvados model by the renowned duo Guillerme et Chambron, crafted in Northern France in the 1960s. The table features two sliding square tops with ...
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, Rare Table Model "Ardennes", circa 1960
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, table model "Ardennes" oak and oak veneer, edition Votre Maison, circa 1960. 2 oak extensions extend the table up to 255 cm. Dimension open: 72 x 255 x 90 cm ...
Oak
Guillerme & Chambron, Victorine Dining Room Table in Oak, Edition Votre Maison
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme & Chambron, Victorine dining room table in oak, edition Votre Maison, circa 1970 with two leaves. Measures: (2 x 35 cm). dim closed : h: 28,74" d : 57,09" dim with 1 ...
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron "L'Italienne" Dining Table for Votre Maison, France 1960s
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Utrecht, NL
This stunning "L'Italienne" dining table, designed by the renowned French duo Guillerme et Chambron, showcases an exquisite blend of elegant aesthetics and rustic design elements. Cr...
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, oak dinning room table. Edition Votre Maison
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, table de salle à manger en chêne. Edition Votre Maison, vers 1960. Dimensions : 73 x 188 x 90 cm, avec les allonges : 73 x 248 x 90 cm. Votre maison : a sty...
Oak
Rare "Victorine" model table, first model circa 1950 Guillerme et Chambron
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Rare "Victorine" model table, first model circa 1950/1960 by Guillerme and Chambron, Edition "Votre Maison" with two leaves Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset. ...
Oak
Table par Guillerme et Chambron pour Votre Maison 1950
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in TOURCOING, FR
Table par Guillerme et Chambron pour Votre Maison 1950
Oak, Glass
Guillerme and Chambron, rare oak table, Edition Votre Maison circa 1950/1960
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, This table is a very rare model, part of the first productions of Votre Maison, of which Robert Guillerme was the cabinetmaker. We have been specialists in ...
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron Exceptional large table "Gustave", Edition Votre Maison
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron exceptional large table "Gustave", Edition Votre Maison circa 1975, solid oak base. dimension : 73x246x100 cm + 2 extensions of 54 cm each Dimensions with 2 ext...
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, Oak Bourbonnais Table, circa 1970
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, oak Bourbonnais table Edition Votre Maison, circa 1970. Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset. The Votre Maison story begins in 1940 in Prus...
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, Oak Bourbonnais Table, circa 1970
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, oak Bourbonnais table Edition Votre Maison, circa 1970. Dimensions: H 73cm W 160 / 220 / 280 cm D 90 cm. Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset. ...
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, Oak Table with 2 Sliding Drawers under the Top, 1970
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, oak table with 2 sliding drawers under the top,circa 1970 2 oak extensions extend the table up to 245 cm. Dimension open: 73 x 245 x 85 cm. Votre maison : a s...
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron Exceptional large table "Gustave", Edition Votre Maison
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron Exceptional large table "Gustave", Edition Votre Maison circa 1975 solid oak base. the tray is composed of 8 marble slabs (Pierre de Soignies) dimension : 73x24...
Belgian Black Marble
Guillerme et Chambron dining table in blackened oak, Edition Votre Maison circa
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron dining table in blackened oak, Edition Votre Maison circa 1970 with two leaves 73x120x157 cm Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset. The Votr...
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, oak dinning room table Victorine, Edition Votre Maison
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme and Chambron, oak dinning room table Victorine, Edition Votre Maison 1970 Leaves 2x 35 cm 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...
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, Rare Table Model "Victorine" in Oak, circa 1960
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, Rare Table Model "Victorine" in Oak, circa 1960 Measures: diameter: 145 cm with 2 leaves 215 x 145 cm. Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset. The Vo...
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron, Oak Bourbonnais Table, circa 1970
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, oak Bourbonnais table Edition Votre Maison, circa 1970. Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset. The Votre Maison story begins in 1940 in Prus...
Oak
Guillerme Et Chambron Rare Gustave Table. Edition Votre Maison Circa 1970
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme Et Chambron Rare Gustave Table. Edition Votre Maison Circa 1970 Large model with 6 legs top made of blue stone slabs (Soignies stone) Votre maison : a style, a concept,...
Marble
$9,400
H 29.53 in W 51.19 in D 27.56 in
Guillerme & Chambron Writing Desk in Solid Oak and Black Leather
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, writing desk, oak, leather, France, 1960s. This desk is designed by the renowned French duo Guillerme et Chambron. This design holds an utter...
Leather, Oak
$1,330
H 16.93 in W 25.6 in D 25.6 in
French Oak Coffee Table with Tiled Top by Guillerme Et Chambron for Votre Maison
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in London, London
A solid oak occasional table with inset ceramic tile top by Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, France, circa 1960/1970s A small French mid-century occasional table with a ceram...
Ceramic, Oak
Coffee Table by Guillerme et Chambron
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An oak with tiles by Danikowski, circa 1960.
Ceramic, Oak
Guillerme et Chambron side table
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jolie guéridon par Guillerme et chambron réglable en hauteur.
Oak
$4,400 / set
H 17.33 in W 15.95 in D 15.95 in
Guillerme & Chambron Pair of Side Tables in Solid Oak and Ceramic
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, pair of side tables, oak, ceramic, France, 1960s This side table, crafted from solid oak, displays the robust geometric language associated w...
Ceramic, Oak
Sold|$13,800
H 28.75 in W 125.2 in D 34.85 in
Guillerme & Chambron Extendable 'L'Italienne' Dining Table in Solid Oak
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, dining table, model 'L'Italienne', solid oak, France, 1960s This L'Italienne dining room table is designed by the acclaimed French designer d...
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron Coffee Table
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dimensions: 18"h x 46"w x 19"d Designer: Guillerme & Chambron Material: Oak Coffee Table with Integrated Magazine Rack, featuring 8 Ceramic Tiles and a Drop-Leaf Top France, c1960s V...
Ceramic, Oak
$8,000
H 13.25 in W 39.5 in D 39.5 in
Guillerme et Chambron, Oak & Smoked Glass Coffee Table, 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...
Ceramic, Oak
$5,526
H 17.72 in W 46.46 in D 18.51 in
Guillerme et Chambron Tiled Coffee Table With Drawer Edition Votre Maison c.1960
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in London, GB
This coffee table by French designers Guillerme et Chambron, produced by Edition Votre Maison in the 1960s–1970s, is a strong example of their functional yet distinctive aesthetic. C...
Ceramic, Oak
$17,500
H 26 in W 75 in D 37 in
Guillerme et Chambron Votre Maison Large Oak Dining Table, France 1960's
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in New York, NY
Large Guillerme & Chambron table for Votre Maison. Solid oak top with a double wishbone stretcher linking the legs. Original finish and patina.
Oak
$3,886
H 16.93 in W 44.1 in D 23.23 in
Guillerme et Chambron, Oak and Ceramic Coffee Table Edition Votre Maison, 1970
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, Oak and Ceramic Coffee Table, Edition Votre Maison, 1970 Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset. The Votre Maison story begins in 1940 in Prussia, nea...
Ceramic, Oak
Guillerme et Chambron Extendable Dining Table
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Extendable dining table by Guillerme et Chambron. On the main rectangular table top 8 square color can be change red or white Table is 185cm long with two leaves of 50 cm each so op...
Oak
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H 28.75 in W 125.2 in D 34.85 in
Guillerme & Chambron Extendable 'L'Italienne' Dining Table in Solid Oak
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, dining table, model 'L'Italienne', solid oak, France, 1960s This L'Italienne dining room table is designed by the acclaimed French designer d...
Oak
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H 28.55 in W 125.6 in D 34.65 in
Guillerme & Chambron Extendable 'L'Italienne' Dining Table in Solid Oak
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, dining table, model 'L'Italienne', solid oak, France, 1960s This L'Italienne dining room table is designed by the acclaimed French designer d...
Oak
Guillerme & Chambron Extendable Round Dining Table in Oak
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, extendable dining table, oak, 1960s Round shaped dining table with inlayed top, designed by the French designer duo Guillerme & Chambron. Thi...
Oak
Guillerme & Chambron Dining Table in Solid Oak
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, extendable dining table, oak, France, 1960s This dining table, designed by the esteemed French duo Guillerme et Chambron, exemplifies superb ...
Oak
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H 28.94 in W 90.16 in D 44.1 in
Guillerme & Chambron Extendable 'Elmyre' Dining Table in Solid Oak
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, 'Elmyre' extendable dining table, solid oak, France, 1960s This dining table, designed by the esteemed French duo Guillerme et Chambron, exem...
Oak
Guillerme & Chambron Extendable Dining Table in Oak
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, dining table, oak, France, 1965. Extendable dining table in solid oak by French designers Guillerme and Chambron. This elegant table shows ...
Oak
Guillerme & Chambron Extendable Dining Table in Oak
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, extendable dining table, oak, 1960s Extendable dining table in solid oak by French designers Guillerme et Chambron. This elegant table shows ...
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron Extendable Dining Table in Oak
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron, extendable dining table, oak, 1960s Oval shaped dining table with inlayed top. This extendable table in solid oak comes with two additional leaves allowing ...
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron Extendable Dining Table in Oak
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron, extendable dining table, oak, 1960s. Round shaped dining table with inlayed top. This extendable table in solid o...
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron Adjustable Coffee Table
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, 'Ladislas' coffee table, oak and ceramic tiles, France, 1960s. Adjustable coffee table in solid oak...
Ceramic, Oak
Guillerme & Chambron Adjustable Table in Oak
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, adjustable dining table or coffee table, oak, 1960s. Large rectangular dining table with inlayed top. This table is perfect to place against ...
Oak
Guillerme et Chambron Extendable Dining Table in Oak
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron, dining table, oak, France, 1960s. Extendable dining table in solid oak by French designers Guillerme et Chambron. This elegant table shows interesting details...
Oak