Maison Jansen is an interior design house located in Paris, France. It was founded in 1880 by Dutchman Jean-Henri Jansen. Maison Jansen is considered the first global design firm to turn its name into a brand, offering its services in Europe, Latin America, North America and the Middle East.From the outset, Maison Jansen blended traditional furnishings with new trends inspired by Anglo-Japanese style, the Arts & Crafts movement and Turkish style. The company pays particular attention to historical research, with which it strives to match its customers’ wishes for comfortable, convenient spaces. In 1880, Maison Jansen had no workshop in which to create its own furniture; it used antique furniture or furniture made by craftsmen. Within ten years, the firm had become one of Europe’s largest buyers of antiques and, around 1890, set up an antiques gallery as a separate company, acquiring and selling objects to Maison Jansen customers and competitors. In the early 1920s, Jean-Henri Jansen approached Stéphane Boudin, who was then working in textile decoration, a business run by his father Alexandre Boudin; Stéphane Boudin was hired and brought the company cash. Boudin’s attention to detail and historical accuracy, and his ability to create striking, theatrical spaces, gave the firm a new lease of life. Boudin became the company’s director and played a key role in its development. Throughout its history, the firm employed the traditional European style of design, but also followed European trends in this field, notably the Viennese Secession, Modernism and Art Deco, which were developed by the firm between 1920 and 1950.