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For the Love of Furniture
Guillaume Cuiry, owner and founder of La
Galerie Nationale, at Alserkal Avenue, Dubai
talks vintage art furniture with HEALTH.
Getting into the business
Coming from a traditional family, my love for designer art furniture
started when my parents, lovers of 18th century decoration, set up
my study room with Joe Colombo pieces. Later, my very best friend
Jacques, who is into antique furniture, exposed me to 40’s and 50’s
antique pieces. It was him who became a source of inspiration, which
led me to dedicate my free time studying the 20th century design and
designers and eventually setting up my own gallery in the UAE.
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