Historic features meet contemporary luxury in this lavish Lyon apartment

This grand 19th-century Lyon apartment has been transformed into a liveable family home by Pierre Emmanuel Martin and Stéphane Garotin, the French duo behind design consultancy and interiors brand Maison Hand. Luxurious in the grandest sense of the word, the apartment has vast rooms with high ceilings, tall French windows, intricate cornicing, wood panelling and beautiful parquet floors. Maison Hand used sumptuous materials, including linen, marble and dark wood, and added modern touches, such as the largely monochrome palette and the dramatic curving steel staircase that leads from the bedroom to the en-suite. 

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