Hellin meubles de famille

Hellin meubles de famille is a French furniture brand whose history reaches back to 1862, when cabinetmaker Auguste Hellin began making bespoke wooden objects and furniture in his workshop in Somain, a small village in the north of France. The brand presents itself as a family story of some 160 years of furnishing homes, with the craft of cabinetmaking and ébénisterie passed down through generations. Oak, described by the brand as the noble wood par excellence, is its preferred material. Today Hellin sells durable solid-wood furniture collections through its official website, hellin.fr. Its catalogue spans dining and living-room furniture: extendable tables, buffets, dressers and vaisseliers, bookcases, TV units, coffee tables, armchairs, bar stools, bathroom vanity units and garden furniture. Named collections and models include VICTORIA, BOSTON, MALLET, JOYCE, BRIGHTON, LA BRESSE, NOA, WESTON, BENNY, IZIA and BARRY, with pieces such as a light-oak BOSTON bookcase, a wood-and-metal BRIGHTON TV unit, a bouclé-fabric WESTON lounge chair and a glass-and-black-metal BENNY round coffee table. The brand positions itself around authenticity and durability: "L'authenticité du bois, la beauté du massif" (the authenticity of wood, the beauty of solid timber), with tables "pensées pour durer" (designed to last). Its collections are described as "Conçues en France, Fabriquées en Europe" — designed in France and manufactured in Europe. Hellin operates as a private, family-rooted business rather than a listed group, and its primary market is France, with European manufacturing supporting its offer.

Hellin's history begins in 1862 in Somain, a small village in the north of France. There, Auguste Hellin, a cabinetmaker (menuisier), created and made wooden objects and furniture to order in his workshop. The brand recounts that his seriousness and the quality of his work built a reputation that spread beyond the town, allowing the small workshop to grow. Over time, master cabinetmakers (maîtres ébénistes) succeeded the joiners, passing down woodworking expertise and a respect for fine workmanship. Oak, which the brand calls the noble wood par excellence, became their preferred material. The company presents this lineage as a continuous family story: "Hellin une histoire de famille — 160 ans à vous meubler" (Hellin, a family story — 160 years of furnishing your home). That framing places the brand's heritage at roughly a century and a half of furniture-making rooted in northern France. In its present form, Hellin sells its collections directly through its official website, hellin.fr, offering solid-wood furniture for the dining room, living room, bedroom-adjacent storage, bathroom and garden. The catalogue is organised around named collections such as VICTORIA, BOSTON, MALLET, JOYCE, BRIGHTON and LA BRESSE, and individual models including NOA, WESTON, BENNY, IZIA and BARRY. Products range from extendable tables and buffets to bookcases, TV units, coffee tables, armchairs, bar stools and bathroom vanity units. The brand's stated production model is "Conçues en France, Fabriquées en Europe" — designed in France and manufactured in Europe — combining French design with European manufacturing. Its marketing emphasises durability and the authenticity of solid wood, with tables "pensées pour durer et s'agrandir au fil des moments" (designed to last and to extend over time). Hellin remains a private, family-associated business rather than a listed company, and its principal market is France.

• 1862

  Auguste Hellin, a cabinetmaker, begins making wooden objects and furniture to order in his workshop in Somain, northern France.

• Master cabinetmakers succeed the joiners, passing down woodworking expertise; oak becomes the preferred material.

• The brand marks 160 years of family furniture-making, presented as "Hellin une histoire de famille".

• Hellin sells solid-wood collections online via hellin.fr, designed in France and manufactured in Europe.

Durable solid-wood furniture, designed in France and manufactured in Europe, with a family heritage dating to 1862.

• BRIGHTON wood-and-metal vanity unit, 4 drawers, L120

• NOA adjustable swivel beige bar stools (set of 2)

• BOSTON modern light-oak bookcase

• WESTON beige bouclé-fabric lounge chair

• BRIGHTON modern low wood-and-metal TV unit, 3 doors, L220

• BENNY round glass-and-black-metal coffee table

• IZIA natural-wood bar stools (set of 2)

• BARRY low Scandinavian bookcase, 2 drawers and 3 greige metal shelves

1. 1Meubles bois massif | Hellinhellin.fr
2. 2Wikidata Q136556093wikidata.org