Specimen

“Tact in audacity in knowing how far you can go” This quote by Jean Cocteau captures the philosophy of Specimen’s founding members. Daring to combine both a gallery and a contemporary, handcrafted furniture store under one roof. The tact to make design affordable thanks to unlimited editions and one of a kind gallery pieces. Daring to exhibit our collections in galleries and fairs all over the world, and to share our unusual approach to design. Daring to let our designers Sylvain Rieu-Piquet, Guillaume Delvigne, Olivier Grégoire, Constance Guisset, Nendo… tell stories, dreams, and poems through their furniture. The story of each piece of furniture begins by a love for the world from which it comes, its grace, and its materials which arouse wonderful feelings: marble of Savoy, glass, c…