What CHAHAN does

CHAHAN is a Paris-headquartered luxury interior design, art gallery, and bespoke furniture firm operating under the legal entity CHAHAN SARL, with 18 employees and showrooms in Paris (Left Bank) and Miami. Founded by Chahan Minassian after a seven-year tenure as Creative Director for Europe at Ralph Lauren, the company operates three interconnected lines: Chahan Interior Design (full-service architecture and spatial design for residences, hotels, and superyachts), Chahan Gallery (art gallery representing nine contemporary artists including Joana Vasconcelos and showing mid-20th-century furniture), and Chahan Design (proprietary furniture and lighting collections launched in January 2019). Its technology stack is intentionally non-technological — the firm is built on curatorial judgment, artisanal craftsmanship, and the founder's signature aesthetic rather than proprietary software.

The company serves ultra-high-net-worth individuals, luxury hospitality brands, and superyacht owners across Europe, North America, and selective international markets (Geneva, Gstaad, New York, Miami, London). Trophy engagements include the full renovation of Hôtel de Crillon (Villegiature 2018 awards) and the 100m superyacht Faith (World Superyacht Awards 2018). Revenue is generated through three streams — professional design fees for bespoke interior projects, one-time sales of proprietary furniture and lighting, and transaction-based art sales through gallery representation — all delivered via a sales-led, relationship-driven model anchored on the founder and routed through private gallery appointments, prestigious design fairs (PAD Paris/London/Geneva, The Salon NYC, Collective Design NYC, AD Intérieurs), and referrals.

Privately held and bootstrapped, CHAHAN has never raised external funding and the founder retains full creative and operational control. The firm participates annually in major design fairs, maintains continuous press coverage from 2006 to 2025, and has executed selective geographic expansions (Miami 2011, Venice Biennale 2019 partnership with Colnaghi). Pricing is entirely custom and not publicly disclosed, consistent with the bespoke nature of the offering and the small, high-net-worth client base.

Name

CHAHAN

Legal name

CHAHAN SARL

Website

https://chahan.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Short description

CHAHAN is a Paris-headquartered luxury interior design, art gallery, and bespoke furniture atelier serving ultra-high-net-worth individuals, luxury hospitality brands, and superyacht owners across Europe and North America, led by founder Chahan Minassian.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Interior Design Services: Full-service interior architecture and design for ultra-luxury residential, hospitality, and marine projects. Services include concept development, spatial planning, bespoke furniture design, and project management for high-end clientele worldwide.
2. Bespoke Furniture and Lighting Sales: Sale of proprietary furniture and lighting collections under the Chahan Design brand. Products include luminaires (lamps, chandeliers, wall sconces), seating (chairs, armchairs, sofas, daybeds), tables, cabinets, and decorative accessories. Sales through gallery showrooms and design projects.
3. Art Sales and Gallery Representation: Sale of contemporary art through gallery representation of artists. The gallery represents 9 artists including Antoinette Faragallah, Shizue Imai, Marie Khouri, Peter Lane, Emilio Martinez, Christopher Maschinot, Arne Quinze, Amir Smolnik, and Joana Vasconcelos. Regular exhibitions and art fair participation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CHAHAN is a Paris-based luxury interior design firm that delivers full-service interior architecture and bespoke design for ultra-luxury residences, five-star hotels, and superyachts worldwide. It complements design services with a contemporary art gallery representing nine international artists and a proprietary furniture and lighting collection sold under the Chahan Design brand.

Product overview

CHAHAN is a luxury interior design studio and gallery with three interconnected offerings: Chahan Interior Design (architecture and interior design services), Chahan Gallery (art gallery presenting 20th century furniture and artist exhibitions), and Chahan Design (proprietary furniture and lighting collection launched January 2019). The portfolio includes luminaires (lamps, floor lamps, pendants, lanterns, wall sconces), seating (chairs, armchairs, benches, stools, sofas, daybeds), furniture (side tables, tables, cabinets, consoles, bookshelves), and accessories (vases, hurricanes, mirrors). The company also represents international artists and the Fortuny brand. Projects span luxury residences, hotels, superyachts, and corporate spaces globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CHAHAN SARL: Parent legal entity for all CHAHAN operations including gallery, interior design studio, and furniture design collections.

Products and services

• Chahan Interior Design Full-service luxury interior architecture and design for residential, hospitality, and marine projects worldwide, including concept development, spatial planning, bespoke furniture design, and project management for ultra-high-net-worth clients and luxury brands.
• Chahan Gallery Art gallery and showroom presenting 20th century furniture collections and twice-yearly artist exhibitions at 11 rue de Lille in Paris.
• Chahan Design Proprietary furniture and lighting collection featuring luminaires, seating, furniture, and accessories in materials including Murano glass, bronze, ceramic, crystal, marble, and travertine.
• Artists Representation

Quantifiable outcome

• Awarded Villegiature Prize 2018 for Best Design and Architecture Hotel in Europe and Best Hotel Bar in Europe for Hôtel de Crillon
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Colnaghi GalleryflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019For the Venice Biennale 2019, Chahan partnered with the prestigious Colnaghi gallery to present an exhibition at the Abbazia di San Gregorio. The partnership combined Chahan's interior design aesthetic with Colnaghi's classical art expertise, showcasing paintings, ancient sculptures, and 20th-century furniture in the spirit of the Grand Tour tradition.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Jean-Louis Deniot: Paris-based luxury interior designer with a comparable clientele (UHNW residential, boutique luxury hotels) and similar aesthetic-driven, high-touch bespoke service model. Most direct competitive analog.
• Pierre-Yves Rochon: French luxury interior architect with a heavy concentration in trophy hospitality projects (Four Seasons, Ritz Paris) and high-end residences, directly competing for the same Paris-based ultra-luxury design commissions.
• Champalimaud Design: New York-based luxury interior design studio focused on landmark hospitality (Waldorf Astoria renovation, The Breakers) and ultra-luxury residential, overlapping Chahan's trophy-project business model.
• Yabu Pushelberg: Toronto-based luxury design studio with parallel interior design, product/furniture collaborations, and hospitality (Four Seasons, Edition) practices, sharing the integrated design-plus-product model.
• Roman and Williams: New York-based luxury design firm with signature hospitality (Standard Hotels, Ace Hotel) and ultra-high-end residential projects, plus proprietary furniture/object lines - a direct structural analog across Chahan's three business pillars.
• Alberto Pinto: Historic Parisian luxury interior design house (now under Maison Palmen) with a similar Parisian heritage positioning and UHNW client base spanning palaces, yachts, and residences.
• Liaigre: French luxury furniture and interior design brand combining proprietary furniture collections with turnkey interior design services for residences, hotels, and yachts - closest direct overlap with Chahan Design + Interior Design combination.
• Maison Sarah Lavoine: Paris-based luxury interior designer and furniture brand with own boutique showrooms, sharing the design-plus-product retail model targeting affluent Parisian and international clientele.
• Christophe Delcourt: French luxury furniture and interior design studio with a parallel model of bespoke furniture collections used in both standalone sales and integrated interior architecture projects for premium residential and hospitality clients.

Others

• Perrotin Gallery: International contemporary art gallery representing blue-chip living artists (similar positioning to Chahan's roster, including Joana Vasconcelos' peers) with global locations in Paris, NYC, Hong Kong, Tokyo - a benchmark for gallery scale and artist representation strategy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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