A favorite purveyor to the Los Angeles design cognoscenti, Galerie Half offers a stylish blend of twentieth-century works, European antiques, and eclectic rarities imbued with a sense of timeless imperfection. Pieces from disparate design traditions converge seamlessly in a single space, from a bleached Gustavian daybed flanked by a Roman statue to a Venetian mirror reflecting African masks. Galerie Half consistently demonstrates consummate talent at constructing diverse compositions—using signed original works from great names such as Le Corbusier, Marcel Breuer, and Rick Owens, as well as anonymous pieces—to create harmony between luxurious and humble materials. Their genius lies in the artful curation of individual elements with soul.

Under the arcades of the Théâtre de l'Odéon, young Ernest Flammarion ran a bookshop, located right opposite the Grand Café-Restaurant Voltaire, which at the time was an important political and literary meeting place. It was in the heart of this district frequented by intellectuals that Ernest Flammarion decided to expand his business by publishing books.

Over the years, Flammarion specialised in literature, publishing a wide range of classical, modern and popular authors. In the first half of the 20th century, its catalogue opened up to other fields, such as history, philosophy, art books, children's books, practical books, current affairs books, medical books and popular science books.

Since its creation in 1875, the company has always been committed to pursue the ambition of its founder: "To offer the best content to the greatest number of people".