Carpenters Workshop Gallery is the world’s leading gallery for Functionalist art and design, and the pioneering advocate for a life lived through art.
We unite collectors, creators and practitioners within an ecosystem of internationally acclaimed artists. Through our integrated production facilities and heritage artisan-led workshop, we promote the creation of exceptional artworks to be lived with and loved.
Carpenters Workshop Gallery was founded on a partnership between childhood friends Julien Lombrail and Loïc Le Gaillard. They first opened the gallery in a former carpenter’s workshop in London’s Chelsea in 2006. Since then, they have expanded to operate four galleries worldwide.
Immersed in the world of art and culture from a young age, Lombrail and Le Gaillard were brought together by a passion for sculptural form and elevated craftsmanship. They shared a vision to unite practitioners from specialised disciplines to produce experimental and innovative contemporary work that redefined the boundaries between art, design, craft and architecture.
Today, Carpenters Workshop Gallery works with an expansive roster of globally recognised artists and designers operating at the cutting edge of art and design. Works by the gallery's artists are held in collections at major institutions including The Centre Pompidou, MoMA, the Cincinnati Art Museum, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, the Prada Foundation in Milan, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and the Fenix Museum in Rotterdam.
Carpenters Workshop Gallery operates four permanent spaces in major art destinations worldwide – London, Paris, New York and Los Angeles. Each of the gallery’s exhibition spaces defies the traditional notions of the “white cube” gallery space and instead embodies the cultural language of its specific location, offering a bespoke dialogue with the space and the work on show.
