{"id":63056,"date":"2026-02-16T08:19:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T07:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hartdesignselection.com\/?p=63056"},"modified":"2026-02-26T17:27:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T16:27:50","slug":"le-chapitre-eric-schmitts-house-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hartdesignselection.com\/en\/le-chapitre-eric-schmitts-house-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"Le Chapitre, Eric Schmitt’s house-studio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A few steps from the Fontainebleau forest, a house reveals itself without ever imposing. Named Le Chapitre<\/strong>, it is neither a manifesto residence nor a frozen d\u00e9cor but a deeply inhabited place, shaped by time, material and the gestures of everyday life. Here lives and works Eric Schmitt<\/a><\/strong>, alongside Sandra Babeanu.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Together they have brought into being a rare space, poised somewhere between country house, studio and intimate refuge. Behind its ancient walls, Le Chapitre reads like an open book: each room a paragraph, each object a sentence, each patina a trace of passing time.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The living room, a living memory of the house<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The living room sets the tone immediately. An immense 20th-century woven rug with polychromatic floral motifs covers almost the entire floor, establishing a soft and enveloping atmosphere from the first step inside. Velvet sofas<\/a> in linen<\/a> from Liaigre sit alongside sculptural pieces in patinated cast aluminium designed by Eric Schmitt<\/strong> a low coffee table and seating. The lines are as sober as they are precise.<\/p>\n\n\n

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At the centre of it all, the M\u00fcnchausen fireplace acts as an anchor. Originally conceived for a hotel project, it has been reinterpreted here on a domestic scale without losing any of its authority. Around it, a work by Philippe Gronon<\/strong>, a family portrait and a handful of carefully chosen objects compose a sensitive d\u00e9cor where each element seems to have found its place naturally, over time.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Here, objects do not decorate. They narrate.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n \n \n
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