EnglishThe HART Guide by HART Design Selection is more than a design index — it’s a source of inspiration for architects and interior designers who want to craft extraordinary spaces. A refined selection of styles, materials and icons for those who aim higher than trends.
Between the constructive rigor of Louis XIII style and the decorative softening of Regency style, Louis XIV style (1643–1715) imposes a monumental classicism in service of power. Louis XIV style (1643–1715) marks the spectacular affirmation of a decorative art conceived as an instrument of power. Under the reign of the Sun King, decoration ceases to…
Between the Directoire and the Empire, the Consulate style (1799–1804) established a tempered neoclassical sobriety: forms became purer, lines straightened, but without yet tipping into imperial monumentality. The furniture favored clarity of volumes, function, and discreet ornamentation inspired by antiquity (stylized palmettes, rosettes, fillets). Light woods and mahogany dominated, often enlivened by fine gilt bronzes….
Do you know the Napoleon III style? Do you know the Second Empire style, also known as Napoleon III? This French decorative style is historically positioned after the Louis-Philippe style and before the Art Nouveau style. It should not be confused with the Empire style, which dates to the very beginning of the 19th century…
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