When Christian Liaigre inaugurated his first address on rue de Varenne in the mid-1980s, the era was marked by a design embodied by a few media personalities. In this effervescence around the creators (whether designers, artists, stylists) Christian Liaigre's discretion stands out... This decade in search of the spectacular and glamorous is surprised by this refined aesthetic vocabulary which quickly imposes its radicality, its sophistication without ostentation.
Forerunner of a modernity based on the classical foundations of the history of furniture, Christian Liaigre relies on a high level of craftsmanship: cabinet making, saddlery, bronze art, lacquer,... His creations, with their sober lines and perfect proportions, appeal to customers who wans to cultivate a contemporary art of living without giving up the qualitative image of a French furniture tradition.
Christian Liaigre (né en 1943)
Orion
Estimation : 4500 / 6500 €
Inventor of a "style without style effect", Christian Liaigre will, over the course of his projects, create an identifiable vocabulary that reveals his search for balance as well as his obsession for perfection.
His origins (he was born in La Rochelle), his background (he studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and then at the Arts Décoratifs), his passion for horse riding and the equestrian world, translate into a simple writing style that focuses on the essential and banishes all excess.
Christian Liaigre (né en 1943)
Beluga
Estimation : 12000 / 18000 €
The success met by his first pieces of furniture naturally led him to interior design. Surrounded by the best craftsmen, he revives the French tradition of the decorator-assembler, signing places that are characterized by a style that is both contemporary and perennial, as well as by an obvious attention to well-being. A privileged interlocutor of major private sponsors, his rare public projects in the 1990s, such as the Hôtel de Montalembert in Paris (1990) or the Mercer Hotel in New York (1997), contributed to his notoriety on both sides of the Atlantic. With the help of his team, Christian Liaigre carries out his projects all over the world, from apartments to holiday homes, from offices to private jet cabins and yachts. In the space of three decades, he has succeeded in an extraordinary journey, cultivating a luxury made in France based on exceptional know-how, surrounding himself with talents that he puts at the service of prestigious projects through which his style has become a signature that is as desirable as it is coveted.
In 2009, concerned to perpetuate his work, Christian Liaigre set up a creative and managerial transition, then in 2014 he promoted within his historic team a new artistic direction to succeed him before leaving the house in 2016.
Christian Liaigre (né en 1943)
Opium
Estimation : 3000 / 4000 €
Under the direction of Frauke Meyer since that date, the studio and the various teams at Liaigre perpetuate the initial spirit while opening up to new creative horizons. In 2018, Liaigre moved to the right shore of Paris and inaugurated its world-class address on the prestigious Faubourg Saint Honoré. This four-storey showroom, designed as a dynamic and inspiring place to live, offers an immersion in the universe of a signature whose many creations have marked the last forty years. In May 2020 "Liaigre Création", the fourth monograph dedicated to the House, was published by Rizzoli New York.
Françoise-Claire Prodhon
