Amélie du Chalard Shares Her Paris Home That Was Once a Library

Gallerist Amélie du Chalard has opened the doorways of her unimaginable Paris residence crammed with collections of artwork and design, a lot of which is from Fritz Hansen. After discovering the Danish model, du Chalard fell in love with Poul Kjærholm’s designs, and over time, has collected a lot of his items that now stay in her gallery-like residence. The house was as soon as a personal library earlier than changing into an artist’s studio, previous to du Chalard calling it residence.

Du Chalard says: “My house is a mirrored image of myself and the best way I need to stay,” she continues, “so it’s crammed with artwork and furnishings which can be significant to me. Since I used to be 15, the one items I’ve acquired for my birthday have been artworks. Work, sculpture, pictures, textile; I join with many mediums. I really feel equally about furnishings. All of the furnishings I’ve tells a narrative, and I’m very targeted on a various array of textures, from wooden to cotton to wool to steel.”

Poul Kjærholm’s work isn’t the one Fritz Hansen dwelling in her house – a number of Arne Jacobsen Grand Prix chairs reside across the prolonged kitchen island that doubles as a eating desk.

The primary flooring spans virtually 1,100 sq. toes with massively excessive ceilings making it the right house for du Chalard’s spectacular artwork assortment. “I preserve my partitions white in order that I can use them as a backdrop for artworks of various sizes and mediums,” she says.

One among Poul Kjærholm’s PK24 chaise lounge chairs makes an announcement within the open front room.

The sculptural PK0 A straightforward chair (above) and PK25 chair (under), each from Kjærholm, spherical out the lounge seating space. “It’s additionally essential to notice that though these items are sculptural, they’re additionally very snug. That’s one thing my husband is all the time reminding me is essential! And it’s true. I believe Nordic design typically has each parts – aesthetics and luxury,” she explains.

Amélie du Chalard in her Paris residence

Images by Gaelle Le Boulicaut, courtesy of Fritz Hansen.

Caroline Williamson is Editor-in-Chief of Design Milk. She has a BFA in images from SCAD and may often be discovered looking for classic wares, doing New York Occasions crossword puzzles in pen, or transforming playlists on Spotify.