Our second-life program

Most of a piece of furniture's footprint comes from making it, while using it costs very little. A vintage piece has already paid that bill.

A 1980s USM Haller, a 1973 Togo or an early-edition LC2 was designed to last: properly refurbished, it will serve for decades more. Our full approach is on the circular economy page.

The USM Haller system, designed by Fritz Haller for Paul Schärer in 1963 and sold from 1965, is our core craft. Its chromed balls, steel profiles and epoxy-lacquered panels all come apart, so everything can be refurbished faithfully.

1. We take the whole unit apart, then sort, number and measure the balls, profiles, panels and shelves, so no defect stays hidden behind an assembly.
2. We check the USM markings and compare the original RALs against the official swatch. A piece with a structural defect we can't recover stays out of the catalogue.
3. Lightly oxidised chromed balls are polished by hand, keeping their patina; deeply oxidised ones go to a specialist chroming workshop.
4. Chipped or cracked lacquer is stripped, then relacquered in oven-baked epoxy in the original colour; intact lacquer we leave alone.
5. On reassembly, we tolerate no mechanical play at the connectors and test the doors, drawers and flaps. A set that fails goes back to the workshop.
6. We photograph the piece in natural light, unretouched, and its product page lists every intervention.
7. It ships with a LAPIERRE MARKET certificate of authenticity (origin, estimated year, RALs, interventions) and a 12-month hidden defects warranty from delivery.

In Paris we deliver the unit assembled; for the EU, the UK and the US, it travels dismantled and palletised.

The principle doesn't change: we conserve by default, keep the work proportionate and only replace when structural integrity demands it. For leather, see leather restoration.

• When the foam in a Ligne Roset Togo has collapsed, we treat it and test the seating. A worn cover goes to a specialist upholsterer who uses the correct densities, never standard foam.
• On the Cassina I Maestri LC2 and LC3, we use the original wax on the chrome and re-upholster in leather to the period edition, keeping the Cassina signature intact.
• Scandinavian sideboards in teak, rosewood or oiled oak are cleaned with paste, then oiled or waxed to match their original finish, with webbing redone if needed.
• Knoll, Vitra and Artemide pieces follow the same grid, and lighting also gets an electrical test, with CE compliance updated when needed.

We buy signature vintage furniture from private sellers and collectors, because that's often where the best pieces are, in a single household that looked after them.

Our priorities are USM Haller of any era, Cassina (I Maestri), Knoll (Florence Knoll, Bertoia, Saarinen), Vitra (Eames, Panton, Nelson), Ligne Roset (Togo, Pumpkin), Artemide (Tizio, Tolomeo, Nesso), Flos, Fritz Hansen and B&B Italia, but any signed piece by a recognised designer interests us.

1. You send photos (overall views, details, markings, any defects) and dimensions by email or through the resale form.
2. Within 24 to 48 working hours, we offer a reasoned price, as a firm purchase or on consignment.
3. We arrange pickup anywhere in mainland France, and in the main EU countries on quote.
4. Payment comes at pickup or on sale, depending on the chosen option.

We don't promise factory-new condition. A fine scratch on a USM frame or a marked Togo armrest gets described and photographed, then left alone.

We don't do greenwashing either. A piece that already exists no longer has to be made, and that's all we claim; lacking a reliable method, we publish no CO₂-avoided figures.

You can browse refurbished USM Haller in stock, or see how we source.