Ateliers Gohard

Ateliers Gohard is a French workshop specialised in gold leaf and decorative finishes, founded in Paris in 1962 by the gilder Robert Gohard. Two generations followed at the helm, his son Fabrice in 1990 and his grandson Baptiste in 2002; in 2011 Baptiste partnered with Franck Debets, widening the practice to decorative painting, metallisation, varnish and contemporary gilding.

The company is certified Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant and works for luxury houses, decorators and historic monuments, from the Statue of Liberty and the Château de Versailles to Place de la Concorde and the Dôme des Invalides. It now operates from Paris, New York, London and Geneva, and for Pininfarina’s Lancôme collection it applied gold leaf and gilded metal details to crystal and ceramic pieces.