1911

La Fabrique de Meubles de Coulombs was founded by Maurice Gouget.

In 1911, in Coulombs, halfway between Paris and Chartres, Maurice Gouget established the Coulombs Furniture Factory. Its initial specialty was bar counters sold by the meter. Later came Louis XVI style bedroom and dining room sets, purchased at weddings and passed down through inheritance.

At the time, the factory also had an on-site retail store, open on Sundays.

1937

After Leleu's, the Manufacture produced the modernist furniture created by Loir for the Ile de France Pavilion at the Universal Exhibition in Paris.

1948

Married to Maurice Gouget’s only daughter, Pierre Hurel succeeded his father-in-law at the head of the company.

1968

Philippe Hurel, son of Pierre Hurel, took his first professional steps in his father's firm. He took over its management two years later.

1980

Philippe Hurel sparked a revolution by halting the production of period furniture in favor of contemporary pieces. It was the vision of a man firmly rooted in his time, who had the courage to break with tradition.

1983

Jean-Michel Wilmotte chose Philippe Hurel to make François Mitterrand's personal office at the Elysée. 

2001

2006

Construction of the new factory on the historic site

This workshop perfectly encapsulates the grand tradition of cabinetmaking, constantly reinvented through creativity and imagination. It is also a symbol: for years, Philippe Hurel fiercely opposed offshoring, fighting to preserve traditional skills. Proof of this lies in the fact that employees of Maison Philippe Hurel, as it is now known, spend a significant portion of their careers there.

Three generations of buildings are now united on a single site: the workshops dating from 1911, the buildings from 1958, and the current factory.

Like the Philippe Hurel showroom in Paris, the Coulombs factory has become a kind of showcase where clients who have placed special orders are invited to come and see how their furniture is made. From the cutting workshop to the lacquer workshop via assembly and gluing, it is the entire monolocalized, controlled, and mastered process that they can discover and appreciate. Nowhere else are all the essential crafts and skills for creation, even the rarest, brought together under a single, total line of control. And nowhere else have the partner workshops working with bronze, parchment, and horn found a unifying dialogue like the one patiently and passionately established by Philippe Hurel.

2007

Maison Philippe Hurel receives the French label "Entreprise Du Patrimoine Vivant", a mark of recognition from the State established to distinguish French companies with outstanding artisanal and industrial know-how.

2009

Publication of the reference work by Philippe Hurel, "So French!", by Pierre Léonforte and Alix de Dives, with photographs by Jean-Marc Palisse.

2011

Maison Philippe Hurel celebrates its centenary.

2021

Martin HUREL, Philippe HUREL's eldest son, takes up the mantle. With his wife Raquel, they invest and undertake a number of reforms to ensure the company's long-term viability.

2024

Martin and Raquel HUREL have recruited Philippe COURTOIS to take on the role of General Manager of the company, with the aim of driving new growth, ensuring the transfer of know-how, redeploying the Maison internationally, and connecting it with a new clientele of interior design agencies and luxury houses

MILAN DESIGN WEEK. “ANGLE OF VIEW”, Philippe Hurel x Tristan Auer

For the first time, Philippe Hurel is participating in Milano Design Week. On this occasion, Tristan Auer delved into the treasure trove left behind by Philippe Hurel. From this exploration, twelve pieces, all bearing the designer's signature, were selected to bring to life five scenes, like five perspectives where the furniture becomes an active participant, taking on new personalities thanks to the artisans' talents and the infinite range of finishes offered by the company.

With "Angle of View," Tristan Auer shows all interior designers how they can make the collection's pieces their own by completely customizing them.