Maison d’excellence: inside Chaumet Place Vendôme home

The maison's newly renovated address is the shining diadem of Place Vendôme

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Home to a statue of Napoleon Bonaparte atop an imposing column, Place Vendôme hasn’t always gone by that name. But for at least the last 100 years, this regal, iconic Paris square has been world famous as a hub for high jewellery (just one of many possible explanations for the French capital’s reputation as ‘the City of Light’ ).

As the oldest jewellery house in the Place Vendôme, Chaumet – which dates back to the late 1700s and is thought to have been the first maison to move there in 1812 – might just be the jewel in its crown. Following a year-long renovation, the 240-year-old luxury brand has reopened its doors to extraordinary e ect, the former hotel particulier (French for townhouse) brought back to life with an additional focus on being a place for clients, a place for visitors, and – importantly – a place for the magic of the workshop itself to happen.

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