COMPANY PROFILE


ABOVE: Guestrooms at Hotel Le Royal, Lyon, feature headboards, side tables, sofas, armchairs, lamps and even luggage racks supplied by Ligne Roset Contracts. The Valentine desk chairs were designed in collaboration with Jean-Charles de Castelbajac TOP RIGHT: Bruno Allard, Managing Director, Ligne Roset UK BOTTOM RIGHT: Max Flageollet, Director, Ligne Roset Contracts


merely the design of the product” says Flageollet. “And whereas for our own domestic collection we can develop and evolve our designs, there is only one chance to get it right in contract work. But that is also an advantage; it means finding solutions and delivering a beautiful and high quality product first time.” An uncertain economy has also been an


important factor. “Hotel budgets per bedroom have become more challenging over recent years,” adds Allard. “When working with small spaces and budgets, the function becomes extremely important. But it has allowed us to experiment with production and design methods and adapt ourselves to the needs of our clients, while guarding the philosophy of the Ligne Roset brand.”


It becomes apparent exactly what this philosophy represents on a tour of the Roset group’s headquarters and factories, based one hour from Lyon in Briord, the rural town which is home to the company’s original site. Every single one of the group’s domestic and contract designs are fabricated here by a team of specialised and highly skilled


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artisans capable of creating bespoke products alongside the brand’s extensive catalogue of classics. The scene perfectly embodies the Ligne Roset ethic; an unpretentious focus on highly skilled and technical design, whether it be the perfection of a table for a budget hotel chain, or the crafting of a boutique sofa for a five-star client. The group’s immediate vision is to continue making inroads into the contract industry, strengthening and diversifying the presence of Ligne Roset Contracts globally. Upcoming projects include working on Hotel Ibis Geneva Centre Nations, and Soleal – a luxury yacht owned by Compagnie du Ponant. In the meantime, the contracts division


allows the opportunity to both build upon and branch out from the domestic brand. “Ligne Roset Contracts is something of a laboratory, in terms of design,” says Flageollet. “Twenty years ago the design press published the most beautiful apartments. Today, people want that in a hotel. For us, it’s a way of testing ideas while showing that we are avant garde, because in fact we talk about hotels before anything else.”


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