"It was so emotional," recalls Inès Imbert Mathieu upon hearing that Notre-Dame de Paris was actively engulfed in flames during the early evening of April 15, 2019. "I was at my apartment in Paris when the news broke, and then we all just ran to the cathedral—it was definitely very affecting in the moment."
The chandeliers my grandfather was making were mostly sold to the finest shops that were reselling them to private clients. There used to be five or six such shops in any city, and now it may only have one—if that."
By the '70s, styles were changing, and the demand for elaborate lighting began to wane. "When production was big, he had 100 people working for him," says Mathieu.
In 1992, the couple's son—and Inès's father—Régis Mathieu took over and doubled down on the restoration concept while still maintaining the brand's artistic arm.
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