Project Information
Lead Architect
Peter Marino, New York
Sesame lift area Architect
Bodin & Associates, Paris
Project Managers
Turnbull Associates, France
The Building
Sotheby’s France first opened in Paris in 1967 and moved to its current headquarters in 1988 on Rue Faubourg Saint-Honoré, opposite the Elysée Palace. Built during the Second French Empire and remodelled in the 1930s, it was at the centre of Parisian artistic life for more than 40 years. Auctions, exhibitions, lectures and cultural and special events are held regularly on these elegant premises.
Sotheby's Paris was renovated in 2013 by renown New York Architect Peter Marino
Sotheby's is a British multinational corporation, founded in 1744 and now head quartered in New York City. Its is one of the world's largest brokers of fine and decorative art, jewellery, real estate and collectibles.
The process
Sesame flew to Paris for the design meeting and held follow up design consultations using conference calling.
Sesame designed and manufactured the invisible lift in Sesame's workshop in Surrey, UK.
The lift was then transported to Paris and installed by Sesame's trained installation engineers.
"Wow!" moment for Sesame
In 2014, Sesame held a Presentation Event at the British Embassy Paris where they formally launched their bespoke wheelchair lifts to Parisian Architects, Main Contractors and Disability Groups. The launch was introduced by the British Ambassador to France, Sir Peter Ricketts. The launch was supported by UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), under Sesame's UKTI Passport to Export Programme
Mark Grol, Sotheby's Directeur General Delegue very kindly presented Sotheby's Paris as a Sesame Case Study as part of the launch. Over 100 guests attended this successful event.
Sesame now has a lift partner in France for Sesame lift installations in France.