Located in Paris in the Saint Germain district,
En Attendant les Barbares, the gallery in Paris specialized in contemporary design, exclusively offers custom-made and limited-edition furniture and lighting.
Historic gallery of Garouste Bonetti
since the early 1980s, the gallery also exhibits other major international designers such as Andrée Putman, Olivier Gagnère, Eric Jourdan and Eric Schmitt.
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Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
as a duo and as a soloist
From September 4 to December 19, 2026
Garouste Bonetti
GAROUSTE BONETTI
Mattia Bonetti and Elizabeth Garouste,
exhibition at the City Hall of Villeurbanne, 1987,
photo © Simon Kentish
GAROUSTE BONETTI
In 1984, Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti created the Moon lamp, which became an iconic piece of design, exhibited in several museums, a symbol of their style and that of the gallery.
Then, other creations experienced the same success: the Isis table, the Fourches pedestal table, the Masque lamp, the Leaves Mirror.
To this day, the gallery is still their reference publisher.
Small ebony Cabinet Garouste Bonetti in gold leaf. Bespoke.
1990.
Lamp Garouste Bonetti. Green patinated cast bronze, disc in sand-blasted glass. 1984.
Elizabeth Garouste
ELIZABETH GAROUSTE
Wife and muse of Gérard Garouste, Elizabeth Garouste grew up in a world where creativity permeated daily family life.
After parting ways with Mattia Bonetti, she struck out on her own, presenting works at the En Attendant les Barbares gallery that transcended the mere realm of design. Buoyed by this momentum, she explored drawing, creating vibrant ink works fueled by a boundless imagination. She subsequently turned to sculpture, adopting an artistic language that also informs her furniture and lighting designs.
Console in hand wrought iron gilded with gold leaf. Limited edition of 8 pieces. 2013.
Floor lamp in patinated wrought iron. Limited edition of 30 pieces. 2007.
Armchair in patinated wrought-iron. Limited edition of 30 pieces. 2013.
Mattia Bonetti
MATTIA BONETTI
Mattia Bonetti forged the next chapter of the Garouste & Bonetti story by building an international career of his own.
A true cosmopolitan, he undertakes projects across the globe, and his work is showcased in galleries in New York, London, and Paris. He is one of the few French-speaking designers to have received the prestigious “Best Original Design Award” from the Anglo-Saxon press. His style boldly blends art and design, reflecting a unique imagination that translates into creations ranging from the unbridled to the minimalist.
His latest exhibition, “Poetic Design” (2025), presented a vision of design that was at once contemporary and dreamlike.
