Through its collections, Ecart International remains committed to maintaining a tradition of eclecticism and timeless quality. An art of simple and functional elegance straight out of the avant-garde spirit of Andrée Putman.

In 1978, at 6 rue Pavée in Paris, Andrée Putman brought her passion for decorative arts to life by founding Ecart. The company was established with a clear mission: to reissue furniture and objects from historical creators of the early 20th century, many of whom had been largely forgotten. Located in a showroom set up in a former warehouse, Ecart positioned itself as a pioneer in what it called an “archaeology of modernity.”

From the beginning, Andrée Putman focused on reissuing iconic works by major names in design and decorative arts, whose timeless elegance contrasted with the dominant aesthetics of the 1980s, characterized by the Memphis Group and Starck’s minimalism.