La manière la plus simple de transmettre cette émotion sans cesse renouvelée devant un objet, une création, une personnalité. Elle aime mettre en scène, privilégiant les associations audacieuses, mélanger les genres du XVIIIème siècle aux arts décoratifs du XXème, l’art contemporain. C’est pour cela qu’elle sait, lorsqu’elle ouvre sa galerie éponyme au 30, rue de Lille, que les créateurs doivent faire partie de son histoire. Très vite, elle défend Diana Lui, photographe, Jeremy Maxwell Wintrebert, souffleur de verre, Manuela Paul Cavallier, travaillant l’or, les bois et les pigments.
THERE IS NO NEED TO BELONG TO ONE ERA TO LOVE ANOTHER.
HER MOTIVATION: TO SHOW HOW ONE CAN PLAY WITH THE INTEGRATION OF OBJECTS —
BECAUSE JUST AS A SINGLE ENCOUNTER CAN MAKE OR BREAK A LIFE,
AN OBJECT CAN MAKE OR BREAK AN INTERIOR.
THERE IS NO NEED TO BELONG TO ONE ERA TO LOVE ANOTHER.
HER MOTIVATION: TO SHOW HOW ONE CAN PLAY WITH THE INTEGRATION OF OBJECTS —
BECAUSE JUST AS A SINGLE ENCOUNTER CAN MAKE OR BREAK A LIFE,
AN OBJECT CAN MAKE OR BREAK AN INTERIOR.
Carole DecombeTHERE IS NO NEED TO BELONG TO ONE ERA TO LOVE ANOTHER.
HER MOTIVATION: TO SHOW HOW ONE CAN PLAY WITH THE INTEGRATION OF OBJECTS —
BECAUSE JUST AS A SINGLE ENCOUNTER CAN MAKE OR BREAK A LIFE,
AN OBJECT CAN MAKE OR BREAK AN INTERIOR.
Carole Decombe
Carole Decombe owns two art galleries — one in Paris and the other in Los Angeles — where she presents a refined selection of furniture and art objects, primarily of Scandinavian origin, while also showcasing the work of contemporary artists and designers.
After studying art history at the École du Louvre, Carole Decombe specialized in the architecture and interior design of grand residences. Her first professional experience took place near her current Paris gallery, working for an antiques dealer on Quai Voltaire. She quickly became a buyer, attending public auctions — particularly at Drouot — and trained her eye: learning to spot, compare, sense, and understand. It was in these auction rooms that she developed a taste for singular objects, a sharp eye for detail, and a pursuit of authenticity.
Notre histoire
Since 2011, she has been based at 30 rue de Lille, in the heart of the Carré Rive Gauche — a storied neighborhood where galleries and renowned antiques dealers stand side by side. There, Carole Decombe cultivates a distinctive and sensitive approach to her profession. She enjoys blending styles and eras — from the 18th century to 20th-century decorative arts, all the way to contemporary art.
In her work, Carole always seeks a kind of sincerity — a way to transmit the raw emotion sparked by an encounter with a work of art, a creation, or a personality. Her motivation: to show how the integration of objects can be approached playfully and meaningfully — because, just as a single encounter can make or break a life, an object can make or break an interior.
“There is no need to belong to one era to love another.”
Her work took on a new dimension in 2015 with the opening of a gallery space in Los Angeles, on Melrose Avenue, in the heart of the design district. Carole began collaborating with numerous American designers, especially on the East Coast, and immediately felt the unique artistic energy of California. In 2020, she launched a new concept — My Home is My Gallery — from her house in Pacific Palisades: an intimate setting where home and gallery seamlessly merge.
In 2025, a major fire struck the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, directly affecting her home and gallery space. This moment of loss and transition also became a catalyst for renewal. The gallery has maintained a strong presence in Los Angeles and has now found new momentum in Venice, a district known for its creative vitality and artistic energy. This relocation further roots the gallery in the ever-evolving and dynamic cultural landscape of the West Coast.
“To me, Los Angeles is a place of enthusiasm and energy, where the artistic spirit rises.”
Notre vision
Carole Decombe continues to uphold a bold and eclectic vision, bringing together eras, forms, and languages. Among the artists and designers she currently represents are Caroline Scholl, Diana Lui, Emmanuel Levet Stenne, Godeleine de Rosamel, Helle Damkjaer, Isabelle Sicart, Lorène Cavagna, Manuela Paul-Cavallier, Nicolas and Sébastien Reese, NOUE, Patricia Roach, Romain Paris Garnault, and Sophie Maarek. Her gallery is a place of conviction, emotion, and transmission — a living bridge between past and present, between the collector’s eye and the artist’s hand.
