DESIGN & TRADE SERVICES
Interior Decoration Service for Individuals and Professionals.
Contact: Héloïse CARDI - Tel: +33 (0) 160 440 129
Founded in 2010 by Héloïse Cardi, Arteslonga claims: "To Exist is a Fact, to Live is an Art" and likes to explore and makes styles and eras meet in a desire for harmony and softness.
" The most cherished wish of Arteslonga is to bring beauty and a perpetual and benevolent harmony in your interior decoration so that you can achieve well-being in your place of life or work. Only true understanding, deep vision of things, the right view, and the diligence in creation and execution can enable this invaluable quest to be achieved: joy and well-being. "
Héloise Cardi - Founder and Artistic Director of Arteslonga - Interior Decorator.
We are here to guide you.
We know that changing your style can be a challenge, but whether you need help designing a completely new home or you do not know which sofa to choose or the perfect color for your bedroom, we're here to guide you .
Send us an inquiry or contact us: contact@arteslonga.com - Tel: +33 (0) 1 60 44 01 29 and we will organize a telephone appointment with you whenever you wish.
1 - The first step is to understand your wishes and what you want to achieve in your space.
We can visit you at home or you can send us your plans and photos. In this way, we can discover your tastes and priorities and take into account any relevant information about you and your home.
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2 - Following our first exchange, we will make suggestions and recommendations to make the most of your space and integrate your ideas.
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3 - We will also explore the materials and make a selection of furniture and decorative accessories from the house Arteslonga.
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4 - When you are 100% satisfied with your new interior, we will place an order for your selection of furniture and decorative items.
Our professional service team will deliver and position your furniture.
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5- La réalisation de vos travaux de décoration.
Nous pouvons gérer et coordonner la bonne réalisation de vos travaux de décoration.
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Arteslonga, French vintage home decoration and lifestyle house offers exclusive vintage homeware, vintage decoration ideas, inventive atmosphere and styles in a retro and vintage style.
As an art gallery, vintage decorative objects and vintage furniture selected by Arteslonga are available in single sale within unique vintage home ambiences and vintage styles.
Arteslonga goes beyond a vintage decoration and retro furniture shop by offering constantly renewed vintage home ambiences.
All our vintage and retro furniture and objects are available through several decoration atmospheres mixing retro decoration, exquisite ambiences in vintage styles, as, for example, the atmosphere of an artist's studio or a Venetian Italian lounge, the seaside atmosphere in Britany or Saint Tropez in the 70s, a poetic room in Languedoc, a romantic alcove in Provence, or an oriental vintage atmosphere in Marocco…
All these creations are exclusive achievements signed by the artistic direction of Arteslonga.
Arteslonga is a vintage and retro home decoration shop which provides an endless source of vintage interiors ideas. Arteslonga will bring to you several and unique vintage interiors atmospheres by mixing eras, styles, colors and materials. Arteslonga is constantly renewing its offer to provide you with unique items, rare, authentic, unusual, useful to create a unique ambience and style.
You wander romantic and glamorous stagings, French knowledge, always at the forefront of the trend.
These vintage and retro home ambiences will give you an idea of the decorative possibilities for your home in a retro, vintage or shabby chic style.
Looking for vintage or retro style decorating ideas for your room? Visit the different moods of interior design to find your ideas.
Go through the artist's studio and the Italian lounge and take a rest in the poetic room Napoleon III style. Escape to the Eastern world and hide in the romantic alcove.
Stroll along the seaside and meet the fisherman's wife ...
Arteslonga, a gallery of vintage art decoration mixing styles and eras.
"To exist is a fact, Living is an Art."
Arteslonga, French Home Decoration and Lifestyle House.
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Ceramic Vase, Moor Man Head with Lemons
€670.01Ceramic vase, male Moor's head with representation of beautiful yellow lemons, made entirely by hand in Sicily - Italy.
Handcrafted in ceramic, double firing and hand painted.
The Moors were members of the Muslim people of North Africa, of mixed Arab and Berber origin. In the 8th century they were converted to Islam and established power in North Africa, Sicily and Spain, where they established a civilization (756-1492).
THE LEGEND :
During the Arab domination in Sicily, in the city of Palermo there was an Arab suburb called "La Kalsa".
In this small suburb lived a beautiful young woman who spent her time tending to the flowers on her balcony.
One day a young Moor was walking under the lady's balcony. He noticed the beauty of the young lady and he fell in love with her.
He did not wait a minute to declare his love and the beautiful young girl, impressed by the audacity of the lover, quickly experienced the same love.
Unfortunately, the young Moor was already married and had several children ... as soon as the young woman found out that he could leave to find his family, one day she waited for night and killed him while he slept soundly. She cut off his head and used it as a vase for her plants so she could have him forever by her side.
As the beauty of this vase was remarkable, the whole neighborhood wanted to own a similar one.
From this moment, the creation of vases in the shape of the heads of Moors began...
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Ceramic Vase, Woman Moor Head
€800.01Ceramic vase, head of a Moorish woman, Sicily - Italy.
Handcrafted in ceramic, double fired and hand painted in Italy.
The moors were members of Muslim people of North Africa, of mixed Arab and Berber descent. In the 8th century they were converted to Islam and established power in North Africa, Sicily and Spain, where they established a civilization (756–1492).
THE LEGEND :
During the Arab domination in Sicily, in Palermo city, there was an Arab Suburb called "La Kalsa".
In this small suburb was living a beautiful young lady who used to spend her time in taking care of the flowers on her balcony.
One day, a young moor was walking down the lady's balcony. He noticed the beauty of the lady and he truly fell in love with her.
He did not wait a minute to declare his love for her, and the beautiful young lady, impressed by the lover's boldness, started feeling the same love.
Unfortunately, the young moor was already married and was father of a few kids... as soon as the young lady found out that he would have left for going back to his family, she waited until the night and killed him while he was sleeping deeply. She cut his head and used it as a vase for her plants, so that she could have him forever by her side.
As the beauty of this vase was magnificent, all the neighborhood wanted to own a similar one.
From that moment, they decide to create ceramics moor heads as vases.
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Velvet Armchair Louxor
€1,600.00A beautiful stylish seat in velvet, very comfortable with woodwork with ornaments with an aged golden patina.
The flared wing-shaped armrests give character to this armchair which takes us on a journey to ancient Rome or Egypt.
Very beautiful flared backrest covered in padded velvet fabric and features a structure in old-fashioned ornate and gilded wood. The back of the back of this beautiful seat is not padded.
A very beautiful contemporary handcrafted chair which is inspired by the codes of antique Orientalist furniture.
Excellent seat with a height of 44 cm.
A piece made in limited series, refined and elegant.
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Hemba Ancestor Figure, Mid XXth Century
€480.00The unique piece shown in the picture is the exact item you will receive.
A classic female Hemba ancestor figure with hands placed on the chest, eyes half open. These figures are imbued with the nobility of ancestors increasing the family lineage. These figures would have been shown during important ceremonies aimed at strengthening the family's position. As a spiritual container, the figure would facilitate the connection between the world of the dead and that of the living. It has beautiful scarifications on the abdomen.
Material: Wood
Age: mid-20th century
Origin: Congo
Tribe: Hemba
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Ancestor Figure, Mid XXth Century, DR Congo
€520.00This unique piece shown in the picture is the exact item you will receive.
A typical female ancestral figure with nice varied patina. The stylistic similarities with the sculpture of the neighboring Kuba people are evident. Beautiful scarifications all over the body with a typical coiffure.
Material: Wood
Age: mid-20th century
Origin: Congo
Tribe: Ndengese
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Ceremonial Seat, Chokwe Tribe
€1,400.00Chair from the Chokwé Tribe, mid-20th century.
The single item shown in the picture is the exact item you will receive.
Most seats in sub-Saharan Africa are low stools carved from a single block of wood. However, as early as the 16th century, Portuguese traders and explorers introduced back chairs to southern and eastern Africa. Chokwe artists soon began producing similar chairs by adding sculptural scenes and Chokwe motifs.
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Chief Dogon Stool, Mali, Mid XIXth Century
€620.00A unique piece. The items shown in the picture are exactly the items you will receive.
Stunning chef stool hand carved from a single piece of wood
A beautifully carved stool from Mali.
The ancestral figures or nommo are symmetrical and geometric sculpted in relief.
They support the higher seat and should represent ancestors seen as authority figures.
According to Dogon cosmogony, the stool is made up of two discs; one representing the sky and the other the earth.
It shows signs of wear due to aging but remains remarkably solid.
Material: Wood
Age: mid-20th century
Origin: Mali
Tribe: Dogon
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Chief Stool, Guinee Bissau, Mid XIXth Century
€1,200.00A unique piece. The items shown in the picture are exactly the items you will receive.
Superb chef's stool hand carved from a single piece of wood by the Baga tribe of Guinea-Bissau.
Stools are a minor art form for the Baga whose large masks and snake figures are among the largest and most impressive in Africa.
Striking modern pumpkin shape with intricate decorative carvings around the top edge.
It shows signs of wear due to aging but remains remarkably solid.
Material: Wood
Age: mid-20th century
Origin: Guinea Bissau
Tribe: Baga
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Set of 2 Ancient African Stools, Gabon
€1,200.00Two unique pieces. The items shown in the picture are exactly the items you will receive.
Chairs and stools are prestigious objects for the Kota people of Gabon.
You can notice how they use similar characteristics on all of their sculptures and other subjects that they create. L
The seat is decorated with various geometric patterns engraved in what appears to be copper and brass.
It shows signs of wear due to aging but remains remarkably solid.
Material: Wood, Brass and Copper
Age: mid-20th century
Origin: Gabon
Tribe: Kota
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Male King Figure, H156cm, Mid XXth Century
€3,200.00The unique piece shown in the picture is the exact item you will receive.
Wooden male king (Ndop) figure.
The figure sits cross-legged on a square platform (yiing) carved with a representation of a climbing vine.
Ndop statues are idealized representations of the Nyimi or kings of the Kuba kingdom.
Material: Wood
Age: mid-20th century
Origin: Congo
Tribe: Kuba Bushoong
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Ancestor in Terracotta, Nigeria, Mid XXth Century
€440.00The unique piece shown in the picture is the exact item you will receive.
Little is known about the Nok culture, which is defined largely on the basis of its stunning terracotta artwork.
Aesthetically, the sculpture is both naturalistic and expressionistic, with very distinctive elongated forms, triangular eyes, pierced pupils and nostrils, and elaborate hairstyles.
The function of this art is unclear, although the care with which they are executed has led some to claim that they represent nobility.
Material: Terracotta
Age: mid-20th century
Origin: Nigeria
Tribe: Nok
Tribe: Kuba Bushoong
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Large Statuette, H63,5cm, Etruscan Art
€460.00Large statuette presenting a reproduction of an "Ombra della Sera", a masterpiece of Etruscan Art dating from the 3rd century BC. BC, from ancient foundries in the Volterra region of Italy, and preserved at the Guarnacci Museum.
The story goes that Giacometti, in love with these statuettes, was inspired by them to design his emblematic sculptures.
Its workshop bronze patina gives it a warm and authentic appearance.
Material: bronze finish metal.
A very beautiful contemporary artisanal work for this beautiful object of Art.
For a refined and eternal interior decoration.
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Ceramic Vase, Green Woman Moor Head
€900.00Ceramic vase, head of a Moorish woman, Sicily - Italy.
Handcrafted in ceramic, double fired and hand painted in Italy.
The moors were members of Muslim people of North Africa, of mixed Arab and Berber descent. In the 8th century they were converted to Islam and established power in North Africa, Sicily and Spain, where they established a civilization (756–1492).
THE LEGEND :
During the Arab domination in Sicily, in Palermo city, there was an Arab Suburb called "La Kalsa".
In this small suburb was living a beautiful young lady who used to spend her time in taking care of the flowers on her balcony.
One day, a young moor was walking down the lady's balcony. He noticed the beauty of the lady and he truly fell in love with her.
He did not wait a minute to declare his love for her, and the beautiful young lady, impressed by the lover's boldness, started feeling the same love.
Unfortunately, the young moor was already married and was father of a few kids... as soon as the young lady found out that he would have left for going back to his family, she waited until the night and killed him while he was sleeping deeply. She cut his head and used it as a vase for her plants, so that she could have him forever by her side.
As the beauty of this vase was magnificent, all the neighborhood wanted to own a similar one.
From that moment, they decide to create ceramics moor heads as vases.
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Giant Ceramic Vase Woman Moor Head
€2,500.00Magnificent traditional ceramic vase in the shape of a Moorish woman's head in green or malachite color - Italy. An extreme delicacy.
Handcrafted in ceramic, double fired. Completely made and painted by hand by the original artisan producer from Caltagirone - Sicily.
Distributed exclusively by Arteslonga.
The Moors were members of the Muslim people of North Africa, of mixed Arab and Berber origin. In the 8th century, they converted to Islam and established power in North Africa, Sicily and Spain, where they established a civilization (756-1492).
THE LEGEND :
During the Arab rule in Sicily, in the city of Palermo there was an Arab suburb called "La Kalsa".
In this small suburb there lived a beautiful young woman who spent her time taking care of the flowers on her balcony.
One day, a young Moor was walking under the lady's balcony. He noticed the beauty of the young lady and he fell in love with her.
He did not wait a minute to declare his love and the beautiful young girl, impressed by the lover's audacity, quickly felt the same love.
Unfortunately, the young Moor was already married and was the father of several children... as soon as the young woman discovered that he might leave to find his family one day, she waited until nightfall and killed him while he was sound asleep. She cut off his head and used it as a vase for her plants so that she could have him by her side forever.
As the beauty of this vase was remarkable, the whole neighborhood wanted to own one like it.
From this moment, the creation of vases in the shape of Moorish heads began...
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Moor Ceramic Vase, Matt Mud Color
€1,200.00Ceramic vase, male Moor's head with representation of beautiful yellow lemons, made entirely by hand in Sicily - Italy.
Handcrafted in ceramic, double firing and hand painted.
The Moors were members of the Muslim people of North Africa, of mixed Arab and Berber origin. In the 8th century they were converted to Islam and established power in North Africa, Sicily and Spain, where they established a civilization (756-1492).
THE LEGEND :
During the Arab domination in Sicily, in the city of Palermo there was an Arab suburb called "La Kalsa".
In this small suburb lived a beautiful young woman who spent her time tending to the flowers on her balcony.
One day a young Moor was walking under the lady's balcony. He noticed the beauty of the young lady and he fell in love with her.
He did not wait a minute to declare his love and the beautiful young girl, impressed by the audacity of the lover, quickly experienced the same love.
Unfortunately, the young Moor was already married and had several children ... as soon as the young woman found out that he could leave to find his family, one day she waited for night and killed him while he slept soundly. She cut off his head and used it as a vase for her plants so she could have him forever by her side.
As the beauty of this vase was remarkable, the whole neighborhood wanted to own a similar one.
From this moment, the creation of vases in the shape of the heads of Moors began...
