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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage on the ground floor of the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage on the ground floor of the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marie Antoinette sofa from the Palais des Tuileries, Louis XVI era, in the furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. Right: sofa of Marie Antoinette from Palais des Tuileries, Louis XVI era. Left: sofa, Louis XVI style and desk of president Mitterand from the Elysee Palace. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Desk of president Giscard d'Estaing in the Elysee Palace, Louis XVI era 1774-92, with photograph of desk in use, in the furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Desk of president Giscard d'Estaing in the Elysee Palace, Louis XVI era 1774-92, with photograph of desk in use, detail, in the furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chairs with lion armrests, detail, in the furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chair with winged lion armrest support, detail, in the furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Swan detail from the red bed from the Chambre de Parade Caroline Murat, sister of Napoleon, from the Elysee Palace by Jacob-Demalter, First Empire style 1804-1815, in the furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Desk, detail, in the furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. Bottom: Republique sofa with Beauvais tapestry, by Raoul Dufy and Andre Groult, 1933. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. Middle left: 2 chairs from the throne room of Louis XVIII at the Tuileries by Jean Demosthene Dugourc 1822. Bottom left: red bed from the Chambre de Parade Caroline Murat, sister of Napoleon, from the Elysee Palace by Jacob-Demalter, First Empire style 1804-1815. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. Middle shelf on left: throne of Emperor Franz Joseph from l’Hotel Matignon, former Austrian embassy. Below right: yellow bed from bedroom of Caroline Murat at Elysee Palace. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. Middle shelf: sofa for private apartments of Elysee Palace. Top shelf: sofa from Grand Cabinet of Marie Antoinette at Chateau de Saint Cloud. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture and candlestick storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. Middle right: 2 chairs from the throne room of Louis XVIII at the Tuileries by Jean Demosthene Dugourc 1822. Bottom right: red bed from the Chambre de Parade Caroline Murat, sister of Napoleon, from the Elysee Palace by Jacob-Demalter, First Empire style 1804-1815. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture and candlestick storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture and candlestick storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gilded bed in the furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. Middle right: 2 chairs from the throne room of Louis XVIII at the Tuileries by Jean Demosthene Dugourc 1822. Bottom right: red bed from the Chambre de Parade Caroline Murat, sister of Napoleon, from the Elysee Palace by Jacob-Demalter, First Empire style 1804-1815. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Throne of Emperor Franz Joseph from l’Hotel Matignon, former Austrian embassy, in the furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Desk used for investiture of presidents Vincent Auriol and Rene Cote at Versailles commissioned in 1820 by the Foreign Ministry, detail, in the furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bookcase by Richard Wallace, used at the Elysee Palace by president Giscard D’Estaing, Regency era, 1715-23, detail, in the furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. Bottom: desk used for investiture of presidents Vincent Auriol and Rene Cote at Versailles commissioned in 1820 by the Foreign Ministry. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. Middle shelf left: day bed of Duchesse d’Angouleme Louis XVI era from Chateau de Saint Cloud, 1804-15, First Empire era. Bottom left: desk with painted winged griffons by Vincent Auriol from the Elysee Palace, 1947-59. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. Right: Louis XVI style sofa and desk of president Mitterand from the Elysee Palace. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. Top: 2 chairs from the throne room of Louis XVIII at the Tuileries by Jean Demosthene Dugourc 1822. Bottom: red bed from the Chambre de Parade Caroline Murat, sister of Napoleon, from the Elysee Palace by Jacob-Demalter, First Empire style 1804-1815. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. Middle right: 2 chairs from the throne room of Louis XVIII at the Tuileries by Jean Demosthene Dugourc 1822. Bottom right: red bed from the Chambre de Parade Caroline Murat, sister of Napoleon, from the Elysee Palace by Jacob-Demalter, First Empire style 1804-1815. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Settee by Joan Busquets, in the A Look At Furniture permanent exhibition, and parabolic arcade reflected in the mirror, in Palau Guell, a catalan Modernist mansion designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, built 1886-88 for Eusebi Guell, on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in El Raval, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The exhibition displays furniture used in Palau Guell by the Guell family, and other catalan Modernisme pieces. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden desk and chair, in the A Look At Furniture permanent exhibition in Palau Guell, a catalan Modernist mansion designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, built 1886-88 for Eusebi Guell, on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in El Raval, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The exhibition displays furniture used in Palau Guell by the Guell family, and other catalan Modernisme pieces. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Settee and chairs by Joan Busquets, in the A Look At Furniture permanent exhibition in Palau Guell, a catalan Modernist mansion designed by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, built 1886-88 for Eusebi Guell, on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in El Raval, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The exhibition displays furniture used in Palau Guell by the Guell family, and other catalan Modernisme pieces. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Desk of president Giscard D’Estaing used at the Elysee Palace, Louis XVI style (1774-92), stored in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Candlestick storage in the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carpet storage in the basement of the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Flag storage on the ground floor of the Batiment Perret, designed by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, and built 1935-36, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture and administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, both historic tapestry workshops, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The concrete colonnaded building has space for workshops, threshing and washing areas, storage rooms and exhibition halls. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage, with tables, chairs, harps and cupboards, in the attic rooms at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture storage, with tables, chairs and cupboards, in the attic rooms at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Golden Hall, a banqueting hall inaugurated 1915, with Neo-Baroque decor by Joan Marsal and reproductions of furniture and sculptures, in the Palau de Maricel, now the Maricel Museum, reopened in 2015, in Sitges, Catalonia, Spain. The complex was built 1910-18 by Miquel Utrillo for Charles Deering, converted from a hospital to a residence and gallery to house Deering's collection. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved oak furniture with biomimicry detail resembling a whirlwind, in the dining room, in Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture in an abandoned building in a state of dereliction, in the old town or Casc Antic of Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Tortosa is an ancient town situated on the Ebro Delta which has a rich heritage dating from Roman times. In recent years, many buildings in the old town have been abandoned and fallen into disrepair. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved oak furniture with biomimicry detail resembling a whirlwind, in the dining room, in Casa Batllo, originally built in 1877 by Emilio Sala Cortes and totally remodelled 1904-6 by Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926, in catalan Modernisme and art nouveau style, for Josep Batllo y Casanovas, a textile industrialist, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Furniture in an abandoned building in a state of dereliction, in the old town or Casc Antic of Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Tortosa is an ancient town situated on the Ebro Delta which has a rich heritage dating from Roman times. In recent years, many buildings in the old town have been abandoned and fallen into disrepair. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carpenter at work on a chair back in the Atelier de Menuiserie en sieges, or Carpentry Workshop for Seats, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop makes and restores wooden chairs and other furniture, and treats their surfaces, such as painted, varnished or gilded wooden furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carpenter at work in the Atelier de Menuiserie en sieges, or Carpentry Workshop for Seats, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop makes and restores wooden chairs and other furniture, and treats their surfaces, such as painted, varnished or gilded wooden furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carpenter at work in the Atelier de Menuiserie en Sieges, or Carpentry Workshop for Seats, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop makes and restores wooden chairs and other furniture, and treats their surfaces, such as painted, varnished or gilded wooden furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carpenters at work in the Atelier de Menuiserie en Sieges, or Carpentry Workshop for Seats, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop makes and restores wooden chairs and other furniture, and treats their surfaces, such as painted, varnished or gilded wooden furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restorer at work on a chair leg in the Atelier de Menuiserie en Sieges, or Carpentry Workshop for Seats, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop makes and restores wooden chairs and other furniture, and treats their surfaces, such as painted, varnished or gilded wooden furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restorer at work touching up a chair with a paintbrush in the Atelier de Menuiserie en Sieges, or Carpentry Workshop for Seats, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop makes and restores wooden chairs and other furniture, and treats their surfaces, such as painted, varnished or gilded wooden furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carpenter at work in the Atelier de Menuiserie en Sieges, or Carpentry Workshop for Seats, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop makes and restores wooden chairs and other furniture, and treats their surfaces, such as painted, varnished or gilded wooden furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Storage of clamps in the Atelier de Menuiserie en Sieges, or Carpentry Workshop for Seats, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop makes and restores wooden chairs and other furniture, and treats their surfaces, such as painted, varnished or gilded wooden furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_197.jpg
  • Carpenters at work in the Atelier de Menuiserie en Sieges, or Carpentry Workshop for Seats, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop makes and restores wooden chairs and other furniture, and treats their surfaces, such as painted, varnished or gilded wooden furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_191.jpg
  • Carpenter at work on a chair back in the Atelier de Menuiserie en Sieges, or Carpentry Workshop for Seats, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop makes and restores wooden chairs and other furniture, and treats their surfaces, such as painted, varnished or gilded wooden furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_196.jpg
  • Furniture restoration at the Atelier d'Ebenesterie, or Cabinetmaking Workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop maintains and restores wooden, inlaid and marquetry furniture from the state collection, and develops new conservation techniques. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Fileuse, or The Spinner, by Louis Convers, 1 of 4 relief medallions depicting skills needed in the production of tapestries, on the facade of the Manufacture des Gobelins, or Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry factory, built by Jean-Camille Formige in 1912 after a fire in 1871, on the Avenue des Gobelins in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In 1662 Jean-Baptiste Colbert took over the factory to provide tapestries and furniture for the French royal family, and tapestries are still produced here using traditional techniques. Les Gobelins is now part of Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_258.jpg
  • Restorer at work in the Atelier de Lustrerie-Bronze, or Bronze Chandelier Workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop deals mainly with gilded bronze pieces such as chandeliers, sconces, pendulums, candelabras, andirons, candlesticks and furniture bronzes from the 17th century to the present day. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Restorer at work in the Atelier de Lustrerie-Bronze, or Bronze Chandelier Workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop deals mainly with gilded bronze pieces such as chandeliers, sconces, pendulums, candelabras, andirons, candlesticks and furniture bronzes from the 17th century to the present day. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_262.jpg
  • Restorer at work in the Atelier de Lustrerie-Bronze, or Bronze Chandelier Workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop deals mainly with gilded bronze pieces such as chandeliers, sconces, pendulums, candelabras, andirons, candlesticks and furniture bronzes from the 17th century to the present day. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crystals on a chandelier, in the Atelier de Lustrerie-Bronze, or Bronze Chandelier Workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop deals mainly with gilded bronze pieces such as chandeliers, sconces, pendulums, candelabras, andirons, candlesticks and furniture bronzes from the 17th century to the present day. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bronze sculpture of putti playing musical instrument, possibly a candelabra base, in the Atelier de Lustrerie-Bronze, or Bronze Chandelier Workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop deals mainly with gilded bronze pieces such as chandeliers, sconces, pendulums, candelabras, andirons, candlesticks and furniture bronzes from the 17th century to the present day. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bronze ornaments and plates on a workbench in the Atelier de Lustrerie-Bronze, or Bronze Chandelier Workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop deals mainly with gilded bronze pieces such as chandeliers, sconces, pendulums, candelabras, andirons, candlesticks and furniture bronzes from the 17th century to the present day. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Brushes and tools in the Atelier de Lustrerie-Bronze, or Bronze Chandelier Workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop deals mainly with gilded bronze pieces such as chandeliers, sconces, pendulums, candelabras, andirons, candlesticks and furniture bronzes from the 17th century to the present day. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_267.jpg
  • La Fileuse, or The Spinner, by Louis Convers, 1 of 4 relief medallions depicting skills needed in the production of tapestries, on the facade of the Manufacture des Gobelins, or Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry factory, built by Jean-Camille Formige in 1912 after a fire in 1871, on the Avenue des Gobelins in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In 1662 Jean-Baptiste Colbert took over the factory to provide tapestries and furniture for the French royal family, and tapestries are still produced here using traditional techniques. Les Gobelins is now part of Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_258.jpg
  • La Tapisserie, or The Weaver, by Jean Hugues, 1 of 4 relief medallions depicting skills needed in the production of tapestries, on the facade of the Manufacture des Gobelins, or Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry factory, built by Jean-Camille Formige in 1912 after a fire in 1871, on the Avenue des Gobelins in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In 1662 Jean-Baptiste Colbert took over the factory to provide tapestries and furniture for the French royal family, and tapestries are still produced here using traditional techniques. Les Gobelins is now part of Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Le Carton, or The Drawer, by Jean Hugues, 1 of 4 relief medallions depicting skills needed in the production of tapestries, on the facade of the Manufacture des Gobelins, or Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry factory, built by Jean-Camille Formige in 1912 after a fire in 1871, on the Avenue des Gobelins in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In 1662 Jean-Baptiste Colbert took over the factory to provide tapestries and furniture for the French royal family, and tapestries are still produced here using traditional techniques. Les Gobelins is now part of Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_251.jpg
  • Caryatid statues, 1913-14, by Jean-Antonin Injalbert, 1845-1933, on the facade of the Manufacture des Gobelins, or Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry factory, built by Jean-Camille Formige in 1912 after a fire in 1871, on the Avenue des Gobelins in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In 1662 Jean-Baptiste Colbert took over the factory to provide tapestries and furniture for the French royal family, and tapestries are still produced here using traditional techniques. Les Gobelins is now part of Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_254.jpg
  • La Teinture, or The Dyeing, by Jean Hugues, 1 of 4 relief medallions depicting skills needed in the production of tapestries, on the facade of the Manufacture des Gobelins, or Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry factory, built by Jean-Camille Formige in 1912 after a fire in 1871, on the Avenue des Gobelins in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In 1662 Jean-Baptiste Colbert took over the factory to provide tapestries and furniture for the French royal family, and tapestries are still produced here using traditional techniques. Les Gobelins is now part of Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_255.jpg
  • Manufacture des Gobelins, or Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry factory, built by Jean-Camille Formige in 1912 after a fire in 1871, on the Avenue des Gobelins in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In 1662 Jean-Baptiste Colbert took over the factory to provide tapestries and furniture for the French royal family, and tapestries are still produced here using traditional techniques. Les Gobelins is now part of Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_257.jpg
  • Monumental staircase leading to the exhibition hall in the Manufacture des Gobelins, or Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry factory, built by Jean-Camille Formige in 1912 after a fire in 1871, on the Avenue des Gobelins in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In 1662 Jean-Baptiste Colbert took over the factory to provide tapestries and furniture for the French royal family, and tapestries are still produced here using traditional techniques. Les Gobelins is now part of Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exhibition hall, reopened to the public in 2007 and used to house exhibitions of contemporary tapestries, in the Manufacture des Gobelins, or Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry factory, built by Jean-Camille Formige in 1912 after a fire in 1871, on the Avenue des Gobelins in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In 1662 Jean-Baptiste Colbert took over the factory to provide tapestries and furniture for the French royal family, and tapestries are still produced here using traditional techniques. Les Gobelins is now part of Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wood samples at the Atelier d'Ebenesterie, or Cabinetmaking Workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop maintains and restores wooden, inlaid and marquetry furniture from the state collection, and develops new conservation techniques. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Man restoring a sofa in the Atelier de Tapisserie d'Ameublement, or Upholstery Workshop, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop restores furniture upholstery using traditional horsehair techniques, on pieces from the 17th to early 20th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Triumph of Art, allegorical bas relief, 1915, by Paul Landowski, 1875-1961, on the facade of the Manufacture des Gobelins, or Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry factory, built by Jean-Camille Formige in 1912 after a fire in 1871, on the Avenue des Gobelins in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In 1662 Jean-Baptiste Colbert took over the factory to provide tapestries and furniture for the French royal family, and tapestries are still produced here using traditional techniques. Les Gobelins is now part of Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_252.jpg
  • Caryatid statue, 1913, by Jean-Antonin Injalbert, 1845-1933, on the facade of the Manufacture des Gobelins, or Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry factory, built by Jean-Camille Formige in 1912 after a fire in 1871, on the Avenue des Gobelins in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. In 1662 Jean-Baptiste Colbert took over the factory to provide tapestries and furniture for the French royal family, and tapestries are still produced here using traditional techniques. Les Gobelins is now part of Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_PARIS_MC_253.jpg
  • Man restoring a chair in the Atelier de Tapisserie d'Ameublement, or Upholstery Workshop, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop restores furniture upholstery using traditional horsehair techniques, on pieces from the 17th to early 20th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance hall with concrete pillar supporting the structure, allowing the space to be open and flexible, and living room furniture suite by Rene Gabriel, in the Historic Show Flat, on the first floor of an ISAI or Immeubles Sans Affectation Individuelle apartment block, designed from 1946 by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, who led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The apartment, of early 1950s design, used all modern conveniences, including internal kitchen and bathroom, contemporary mass produced oak furniture, natural light flowing from front and back, children's study bedroom, central heating and domestic appliances such as vacuum cleaners and refrigerators. Rene Gabriel and Marcel Gascoin designed the furniture in Scandinavian style, which came to typify reconstruction design. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kitchen with integrated appliances, and living room with furniture suite by Rene Gabriel, in the Historic Show Flat, on the first floor of an ISAI or Immeubles Sans Affectation Individuelle apartment block, designed from 1946 by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, who led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The apartment, of early 1950s design, used all modern conveniences, including internal kitchen and bathroom, contemporary mass produced oak furniture, natural light flowing from front and back, children's study bedroom, central heating and domestic appliances such as vacuum cleaners and refrigerators. Rene Gabriel and Marcel Gascoin designed the furniture in Scandinavian style, which came to typify reconstruction design. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Living room furniture suite by Rene Gabriel, and concrete pillar in the hallway supporting the structure, allowing the space to be open and flexible, in the Historic Show Flat, on the first floor of an ISAI or Immeubles Sans Affectation Individuelle apartment block, designed from 1946 by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, who led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The apartment, of early 1950s design, used all modern conveniences, including internal kitchen and bathroom, contemporary mass produced oak furniture, natural light flowing from front and back, children's study bedroom, central heating and domestic appliances such as vacuum cleaners and refrigerators. Rene Gabriel and Marcel Gascoin designed the furniture in Scandinavian style, which came to typify reconstruction design. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Study, with red wall, early 1950s furniture and modern typewriter, in the Historic Show Flat, on the first floor of an ISAI or Immeubles Sans Affectation Individuelle apartment block, designed from 1946 by Auguste Perret, 1874-1954, who led the reconstruction of Le Havre in the 1950s, after the town was completely destroyed in WWII, Le Havre, Normandy, France. The apartment, of early 1950s design, used all modern conveniences, including internal kitchen and bathroom, contemporary mass produced oak furniture, natural light flowing from front and back, children's study bedroom, central heating and domestic appliances such as vacuum cleaners and refrigerators. Rene Gabriel and Marcel Gascoin designed the furniture in Scandinavian style, which came to typify reconstruction design. The centre of Le Havre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Atelier de Lustrerie-Bronze, or chandelier and bronze workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop deals mainly with gilded bronze pieces such as chandeliers, sconces, pendulums, candelabras, andirons, candlesticks and furniture bronzes from the 17th century to the present day. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Atelier de Lustrerie-Bronze, or chandelier and bronze workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The workshop deals mainly with gilded bronze pieces such as chandeliers, sconces, pendulums, candelabras, andirons, candlesticks and furniture bronzes from the 17th century to the present day. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vertical looms in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Design for a Louis XV style carpet, from the Bibliotheque Nationale collection, being used in the Manufacture de la Savonnerie, at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. This Louis XV 18th century style carpet is for the platform of the throne room in the Palais de Versailles, replacing the original (now lost) by following a design stored at the Bibliotheque Nationale. The Savonnerie manufactory specialises in weaving velvet rugs, and joined the Gobelins site in 1826. The carpet weaving takes place on vertical looms using knotted lock stitches which are cut to form the velvet surface. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Weaver at work on a tapestry, seen reflected in a mirror used to check the front (reverse) in the Atelier Haute Lisse at the Gobelins Manufactory, a historic tapestry workshop, at Le Mobilier National, which commissions and conserves state furniture, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The haute lisse technique has been used at Les Gobelins since 1826, where tapestries are woven by hand on vertical looms, by weaving the weft threads between the vertical warps, using mirrors to check the progress and a traced pattern behind. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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