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.
Introduction Gothic style emerges in the mid twelfth century as an architectural and decorative revolution unlike anything Europe had seen before. Around 1140, Abbot Suger rebuilds the choir of the Basilica of Saint Denis near Paris. For the first time, stone seems to defy gravity. Walls grow thinner, vaults rise higher, and light floods the…
The Louis XIII style (1610–1643) marks a pivotal moment when France moves beyond the decorative legacy of the Renaissance to lay the foundations of 17th-century classicism. More structural than ornamental, it favors rigor, geometry, and interior architecture directly foreshadowing the Louis XIV style. Do you know the Louis XIII style? What is Louis XIII style?…
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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