“Féau Boiseries’s Fabled Moments”

“Fragments from Napoleon’s office are tucked into the archive at Féau Boiseries, the 1875 Paris firm known for salvaging and replicating centuries-old wood paneling.”

”Over the years, Féau Boiseries has worked with leading designers such as Jacques Garcia, Jean-Louis Deniot, and Michel S. Smith. For Karl Lagerfeld’s redo of the Hôtal de Crillon’s Presidential Suite, Chanel’s own workshops built a 1:10 scale model of the room — at double the usual model height — so Lagerfeld could study the carved detail before a single panel was cut.”