Maison Hand, Between Craft and Modernism

Maison Hand, Between Craft and Modernism

When Stéphane Garotin and Pierre Emmanuel Martin, the founders of Maison Hand, met, their lives changed. With Morocco in the background, like a wink to the beginning of their common history. They fast embarked together on interior design and founded Maison Hand. Linked to the handmade they love. Both lovers of new horizons and trips, crafts are at the heart of their world. First in Africa and then in Asia, they go and look for crafts techniques of weaving, embroidery, basketwork or ceramics for Maison Hand Editions and create mixed settings where traditional savoir-faire and contemporary influences mingle. In their apartment in Lyon, monochromic atmosphere bathed in light, they assemble and pile up works of art, crafts from the ends of the earth and design furniture with delicacy. For a dozen of years, these experienced collectors have lived and taken every new project up with the same sensitivity, for an elegant and warm result.

Salon Maison Hand Eames lounge chair Tapis berbère Table Noguchi Pierre Emmanuel Martin et Stéphane Garotin Lyon
Salon Maison Hand Luminaire Noguchi Tapis berbère Table Noguchi Pierre Emmanuel Martin et Stéphane Garotin Lyon
Salon Table basse en verreMaison Hand Céramiques Canapé blanc Tableaux Emmanuel Martin et Stéphane Garotin Lyon

Pierre Emmanuel, Stéphane, who is behind Maison Hand?

Pierre Emmanuel

A duo formed in Morocco in 2003. I was then the head of marketing in a pharmaceutical laboratory. Stéphane lived in Marrakesh and had a company of fashion and decoration items. A brand called Kim&Garo. After we met, we kept doing things together. We very fast decided to create a common project and started up Maison Hand. We started as interior designers, in the old-fashion way. Things evolved and we had to really get into business. We hired an architect. Stéphane learnt about 3D and interior architecture. We make our own sofas, but also tables, etc. We’d like to do a lot more but we don’t have enough time.

Why did you choose this name?

Pierre Emmanuel & Stéphane

We really like crafts, what’s handmade and we conceived our project around it. At the beginning, we mainly had fabrics, linen and cushions. We have worked in Morocco for a long time and then in Vietnam where we discovered by chance embroiderers who had the same savoir-faire, passed on by holy sisters. In Tunis, we had a collection of shoes and travel bags made. We then opened a first little boutique in Lyon where we used to sell our products and Caravane’s ones. There, people were very curious about our world and were often asking for advice for decoration and trips. One thing leading to another, we started having others projects and collaborations with brands, apartments, a guesthouse and a hotel for my sister.

Portrait Maison Hand Créateurs Emmanuel Martin et Stéphane Garotin Lyon
Salon Maison Hand Luminaire Noguchi Canapé gris Rideaux Emmanuel Martin et Stéphane Garotin Lyon
Sentou Akari Lamp 530,00€
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White Washi paper lamp. Bamboo structure.

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Mr Porter Fig tree diptyque Candle 46,00€
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Fig tree candle created by Diptyque.

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La Redoute Beige linen curtain 30,00€
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Beige linen curtain
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Maison Hand Sofa Abito 5 428,00€
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Linen sofa Abito
Dimension: 250 x 105 cm

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Bibelots Kitcheries Fornasetti Diptyque Maison Hand Emmanuel Martin et Stéphane Garotin Lyon
Sono Salon Maison Hand Cheminée Emmanuel Martin et Stéphane Garotin Lyon

We really like crafts, what’s handmade and we conceived our project around it.

Statuettes tribales Maison Hand Salon Emmanuel Martin et Stéphane Garotin Lyon
Salon Maison Hand Emmanuel Martin et Stéphane Garotin Lyon
Salon Maison Hand Cheminée Sculpture Pierre Emmanuel Martin et Stéphane Garotin Lyon
Bibelots Maison Hand Céramiques Panier Accumulation Pierre Emmanuel Martin et Stéphane Garotin Lyon

Are trips the common thread of your world?

Pierre Emmanuel & Stéphane

Yes, trips have the place of honour. It’s unbelievably inspirational. Every year, we set ourselves an unknown place to visit. We must say we are Asia lovers. People are nice, have a form of wisdom we don’t find in France and a true sense of service. They are hard-workers. When I see a coconut tree, a rice field or a banana tree, I’m happy! We are currently preparing a trip to Japan. We’ll go in villages of potters to meet raku wear masters and in Naoshima to see the whole Tadao Ando architecture. There is always an artistic and cultural journey in our trips.

Which detail characterises Maison Hand?

Pierre Emmanuel & Stéphane

We love collections, so we pile up a lot! More than 10 years ago, we tried to have a boutique as if it were our apartment. With its imperfections: a mess with a lot of things lying around. I think that people were feeling comfortable straightaway in this world and it was easy for them to imagine it at their place! When we had pieces of furniture which were too cumbersome for our house, we put them in the boutique. And we still do it today! As we collect a lot, we sometimes sell the whole to someone who is really interested in it. In our apartment, it’s an accumulation of objects from all around the world. The creel comes from Thailand, the peacocks comes from a market in Thessaloniki, the basketworks in the kitchen are a mix from Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Bali, Myanmar, Japan, a bit of Morocco.  Only things from trips! We usually like objects we don’t get tired of.

Portrait Créateurs Maison Hand Pierre Emmanuel Martin et Stéphane Garotin Lyon
Salle à manger Maison Hand Pierre Emmanuel Martin et Stéphane Garotin Lyon
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Floor Lamp Parentesi – Flos with direct light.

Dimensions: H.58 x W.11 cm
Maximum lenght: 4m

 

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Gold brass suspension, 4m brass-colored textile covered cord

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Wooden chair with plaited seat.
Price on request

Dimensions: W.58 x D.48 x H.70 cm

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Etsy Béni Ouaraïn Rug 430,14€
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This carpet belongs to the tradition Béni Ouaraïn, northeastern Morocco. Béni Ouaraïn rug is made from cotton and…

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Sculptures africaines Maison Hand Pierre Emmanuel Martin et Stéphane Garotin Lyon

We love collections, so we pile up a lot! More than 10 years ago, we tried to have a boutique as if it were our apartment.

Livres Maison Hand Pierre Emmanuel Martin et Stéphane Garotin Lyon
Chambre Maison Hand Créateurs Pierre Emmanuel Martin et Stéphane Garotin Lyon
Salon Maison Hand Coussins Accumulation Photographie Pierre Emmanuel Martin et Stéphane Garotin Lyon
Chambre Maison Hand Pierre Emmanuel Martin et Stéphane Garotin Lyon
Chambre Maison Hand Linge de lit gros Luminaires Pierre Emmanuel Martin et Stéphane Garotin Lyon
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Wall lamp with a balance system in massive brass

Dimension: 11 x 54 x 80 cm

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Grey bed linen 24,00€
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Cotton percale grey bed linen.
Dimension: 140×200 cm

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Amazon Camargue Cross 25,00€
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Wall decoration cam argue cross made of steel.
Medium size

 

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Black wood and natural on top bedside table.
Dimensions: Diam.48 x H.51 cm

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Which objects left a mark on you?

Pierre Emmanuel & Stéphane

A little basket we still have today. We found it on a market in Tokyo. A young girl was making it with weeds she picked herself. The weaving is very fine and we still see the dried john barleycorns. It looks like a small bird nest. There are also some carpets, and for example the one we bought the year we met. We could not go and get it so we spent 10 years without hearing from it. We went back there and the owner had kept our carpet all these years! I also love the cow head we bought in India.

Who are the artists you follow?

Pierre Emmanuel & Stéphane

It’s often the people we meet and our friends. Art is quite present in our entourage. We are great friends with Olivier Castaing from the School Gallery. We started going to contemporary art fairs in Lyon because we love following artists. Our next purchase will be a collection of herbariums in Galerie du Désordre. The first work Stéphane offered me was made by a man from Lyon, Jean-Philippe Aubanel, a very talented guy. He draws, works on tar, paints and creates objects. We are still following him, but also Axel Vervoordt, one of the pioneers from the movement Wabi Sabi, whom we admire a lot.

Pierre Emmanuel

As for me, I also love the work of the photographer Antoine Schneck and his collection “Du masque à l’âme”.

Portrait Maison Hand Pierre Emmanuel Martin et Stéphane Garotin Lyon
Céramiques noires et grises Maison Hand Pierre Emmanuel Martin et Stéphane Garotin Lyon
Rangements Maison Hand Table basse Pierre Emmanuel Martin et Stéphane Garotin Lyon
Salon Maison Hand Pierre Emmanuel Martin et Stéphane Garotin Lyon
Maison Hand Sofa Abito 5 428,00€
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Linen sofa Abito
Dimension: 250 x 105 cm

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Luminator Floor lamp with indirect light and enamelled iron shaft.
Dimensions: H.189 x W.60 cm

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The table is available in white laminate, marble Arabescato (white) or marble Marquina (black). The 120cm diameter table…

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Portrait Maison Hand Créateur Salon Pierre Emmanuel Martin et Stéphane Garotin Lyon

Do you have projects to come?

Pierre Emmanuel & Stéphane

We currently have a pretty busy agenda with private individuals and a project of brasserie place du Trocadéro. It’s quite different from what we have been doing until now. We draw a lot of things and use fine materials such as alabaster, gold-plated zelige, with a Gabrielle Chanel style in the fabrics. It’s sophisticated, in a 40s style, for an outdated brasserie side. We also organise exhibitions in our showroom. For the opening, we had invited the School Gallery. And in June, we’ll welcome a ceramist we love, Pierre Casenove!

Do you have places to recommend?

Pierre Emmanuel & Stéphane

In New York, our favourite shop: BDDW. Just in front of it, there is a small boutique run by a Danish, in the hotel 11 Howard, entirely designed by Scandinavian designers. The result is gorgeous. Otherwise, we loved a restaurant in Copenhagen, called Geist. The Puli, in Shanghai, is an amazing hotel in a very Asian style. In Lyon, Serge and the Galerie du Désordre – his shop – are just unclassifiable. He has an unbelievable story, bargain-hunts a lot and create scenographies worthy of a theatre. To get more inspiration, the Milanese showroom De Padova, with more than 1.800 sq metres of enchantment.

Céramiques Maison Hand Cheminée Miroir Pierre Emmanuel Martin et Stéphane Garotin Lyon
Canapé Blanc cassé Photographie et peintures Lampes Serge Mouille Créateurs Maison Hand Pierre Emmanuel Martin et Stéphane Garotin Lyon
Table Knoll Livres Maison Hand Salon Pierre Emmanuel Martin et Stéphane Garotin Lyon
Salon Maison Hand Tapis berbère Table basse Noguchi Fauteuil Eames Lounge chair Pierre Emmanuel Martin et Stéphane Garotin Lyon
Maison Hand Sofa Abito 5 428,00€
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Linen sofa Abito
Dimension: 250 x 105 cm

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Tramo Móvil Madera 1961. Miguel Milá. Structure made of cherrywood, wengé, beechwood or natural walnut.

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Sentou Akari Lamp 530,00€
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White Washi paper lamp. Bamboo structure.

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Silvera Saarinen Low Table For Outdoor 1 224,00€
Description

The table is available in white laminate, marble Arabescato (white) or marble Marquina (black). The 120cm diameter table…

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La Redoute Beige linen curtain 30,00€
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Beige linen curtain
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