Galerie One's selection centers on French design masters and architects from the 1950s and 60s: original vintage pieces by designers such as Jean Prouvé, Pierre Jeanneret, Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand, and Mathieu Matégot, among others.
Galerie One has two locations. The first, in Paris, opened in 1995. The second, in Kamakura, Japan, opened in 2023, housed in a 1934 kominka.
Founder Thierry Lamoine has collected design since his early twenties. He bought his first Jean Prouvé Standard chair for 300 French francs at age 22, and never stopped collecting. After a career in advertising and design that first brought him to Japan in the 1980s and led to his work with Japanese brands, he made collecting his full-time focus, and opened Galerie One in Kamakura as a natural extension of that lifelong connection.
Co-founder Arrow Nakajima-Lamoine has worked in design throughout her career, including her formative years at Idée Japan, and lifelong mentorship with Teruo Kurosaki.
Galerie One is by appointment only. Located forty minutes from central Tokyo, visitors take their time here: a detailed introduction to each piece on view, its historical context, its provenance. Visits sometimes continue beyond the gallery, with a tour of Kamakura's temples, gardens, and favorite local restaurants.
Galerie One also holds small private events tied to Japanese culture with local masters : ikebana classes with Toru Watarai, kintsugi workshops, and Japanese tea ceremony, etc. These cater to Japanese so please bring an interpereter if you are interested. Requests by DM.