Colourless optical-quality glass is cast and fired. In doing so, a rough white crust forms. This crust is then chiselled away from two faces of the moulded sculpture. In turn, these are then polished leaving two crystal-clear faces surrounded by white rocklike walls.

Bernard Dejonghe

1019 route du Cougnet 06 850 Briançonnet
bernard.dejonghe@free.fr
www.bernarddejonghe.fr

Bernard Dejonghe

1019 route du Cougnet 06 850 Briançonnet
bernard.dejonghe@free.fr
www.bernarddejonghe.fr

Colourless optical-quality glass is cast and fired. In doing so, a rough white crust forms. This crust is then chiselled away from two faces of the moulded sculpture. In turn, these are then polished leaving two crystal-clear faces surrounded by white rocklike walls.

Bernard Dejonghe

Sculptor and glassmaker Bernard Dejonghe undertook a training in plastic arts and ceramics at the École des métiers d’art (School of Crafts) in Paris. The school, now the Picasso Museum, provided Bernard with general training in drawing as well as basic ceramic making techniques. Bernard then spent a number of years reading and studying different arts in a journey to express himself. This led Bernard to dedicate himself to ceramic and glass sculptures. Bernard now develops innovative technical processes to work on fundamental forms, reducing them to their simplest essence.

Delicate, thin laminated 24kt gold leaves are interconnected by hand with a complex weave of Siglon fibre.

Cathy Chotard

Cathy Chotard

Delicate, thin laminated 24kt gold leaves are interconnected by hand with a complex weave of Siglon fibre.

Cathy Chotard

Cathy Chotard graduated from the School of Fine Arts of Rennes in 1970. Her passion for jewellery drove her to undertake training to be a goldsmith-jeweller in the workshops of Fontblanche, Nîmes, in 1993. From her workshop in Montpellier, Cathy now dedicates herself exclusively to working with precious metals. Cathy’s work has been exhibited in France and internationally.

Age-old materials and unconventional contemporary materials are worked on with traditional tools following age-old cabinetmaking techniques to produce these two cabinets.

Cabinet maker, creator of furniture and custom-made arrangement

8, passage Brûlon 75012 Paris
+33 6 25 50 14 58
contact@ludovic-avenel.com
ludovic-avenel.com

Cabinet maker, creator of furniture and custom-made arrangement

8, passage Brûlon 75012 Paris
+33 6 25 50 14 58
contact@ludovic-avenel.com
ludovic-avenel.com

Age-old materials and unconventional contemporary materials are worked on with traditional tools following age-old cabinetmaking techniques to produce these two cabinets.

Ludovic Avenel

Ludovic Avenel trained at the École Boulle in Paris, and created his own cabinetmaking workshop in 2008. Ludovic embraces techniques and knowhow of the past, integrating them into his contemporary, avant-garde and innovative works. His experimentation with new materials questions traditional knowledge. The sometimes conventional aspect of his works seeks to reconcile contemporary materials, design and craftsmanship.

Using different types of feathers and wood, Nelly Saunier creates a minutely detailed trompe-l’oeil.

Using different types of feathers and wood, Nelly Saunier creates a minutely detailed trompe-l’oeil.

Nelly Saunier

Paris
contact@nelly-saunier.com
www.nelly-saunier.com

Nelly Saunier

Paris
contact@nelly-saunier.com
www.nelly-saunier.com

Using different types of feathers and wood, Nelly Saunier creates a minutely detailed trompe-l’oeil.

Nelly Saunier

Nelly Saunier is a master artisan in feather work. Over the past 30 years, she has dedicated her imagination, talent and exceptional knowhow towards creating feather designs, in particular for the luxury industry and acclaimed tailors. She carries out each step in the manufacturing stage of her creations. Despite a high demand for her work from luxury brands, Nelly Saunier dedicates part of her time towards creating works of her own.

Earthenware is slumped and turned on a lathe. After a first firing in the kiln, Kristin McKirdy decorates the cooked ceramic surface with bark-like designs.

Kristin McKirdy

Kristin McKirdy

Earthenware is slumped and turned on a lathe. After a first firing in the kiln, Kristin McKirdy decorates the cooked ceramic surface with bark-like designs.

Kristin McKirdy

Kristin McKirdy graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of California (UCLA) and a MA in Literature from the Sorbonne. The two-dimensionality of visual arts strongly influences her approach to ceramics as well as her choice of composition and subject. Kristin is an art historian fascinated by archaeology and Mediterranean civilisations. These interests are strongly reflected throughout her works. Kristin has participated in numerous collective and personal exhibitions around the world.

Handmade wallpaper using traditional techniques of production and printing. These techniques can include surface printing, gravure printing, silk screen printing and finishing the wallpaper by hand.

François- Xavier Richard

21 avenue Maginot 37100 Tours
+33 2 47 67 93 22
contact@atelierdoffard.com
www.atelierdoffard.com

François- Xavier Richard

21 avenue Maginot 37100 Tours
+33 2 47 67 93 22
contact@atelierdoffard.com
www.atelierdoffard.com

Handmade wallpaper using traditional techniques of production and printing. These techniques can include surface printing, gravure printing, silk screen printing and finishing the wallpaper by hand.

François-Xavier Richard

François-Xavier Richard is a painter, sculptor and engraver. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Angers, during which time he also worked on designs for theatre and scenography. It was at this time that he first got a taste for artisanal methods of production. After his studies, he was asked to participate in an experiment teaching crafts to young students. It was here that he first came into contact with the world of wallpaper. After working for a wallpaper-producing company he decided to create Offard's studio. He now specialises in making handmade wallpaper and prints contributing to the renewal of a craft almost forgotten since the mid-20th century. The studio explores new avenues, including combining traditional printing techniques with the use of new technologies.

Hand carved from a single block of wood using traditional techniques and instruments. The entire process is carried out by hand without any motor-powered machines.

Hand carved from a single block of wood using traditional techniques and instruments. The entire process is carried out by hand without any motor powered machines.

Julian Schwarz

julianschwarz@orange.fr
www.julianschwarz.co.uk

Julian Schwarz

julianschwarz@orange.fr
www.julianschwarz.co.uk

Hand carved from a single block of wood using traditional techniques and instruments. The entire process is carried out by hand without any motor-powered machines.

Julian Schwarz

Julian Schwarz was born in Birmingham, UK, into a family of artists and artisans, his father being a painter and his grandfather a carpenter. In his early career, he experimented extensively with woodworking and painting but ultimately dedicated himself to woodcarving. Julian has since settled in France and uses many traditional woodcarving techniques when sculpting. Three key stages punctuate his work: the choice of the wood; the choice of manual and traditional tools; and the finalisation of the form.

This black enamel clay jar represents the demographic curves of a country, modelled into three-dimensions. It is part of a series of five jars. Each jar represents a different country: France, the United States, Japan, Egypt and Russia. Life and death sculpt the jars, since the proportions of each differs according to the life expectancy of each country.

Atelier Claude Aïello

8 Rue Hoche 06220 Vallauris
+33 4 93 64 49 44
claude-aiello@orange.fr

Atelier Claude Aïello

8 Rue Hoche 06220 Vallauris
+33 4 93 64 49 44
claude-aiello@orange.fr

Mathieu Lehanneur

14 Rue des Jeuneurs 75002 Paris
+33 1 40 13 00 90
studio@mathieulehanneur.com
www.mathieulehanneur.fr

This black enamel clay jar represents the demographic curves of a country, modelled into three-dimensions. It is part of a series of five jars. Each jar represents a different country: France, the United States, Japan, Egypt and Russia. Life and death sculpt the jars, since the proportions of each differs according to the life expectancy of each country.

Claude Aïello

Claude Aïello is a ceramicist from Vallauris who comes from a long line of ceramicists. In 1998, in an attempt to revive their ceramics industry, the town of Vallauris organised an event where designers and ceramicists paired up to create original pieces. Of all the artisans associated with this venture, only Claude would make this method of collaboration a central feature of his work.

Mathieu Lehanneur

Mathieu Lehanneur is a French designer at the forefront of the design scene who graduated from the École Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle. He turns to science for inspiration and applies this to the fields of arts and craftsmanship. His works can be found around the world in museums inicluding the MOMA in New York. Mathieu has designed works for international brands.

Expanded cork is shaped into the desired form. Once this process is finished, the stand is covered with a primer. Once dry, a gilding size (glue) is applied with a paintbrush. Gold leaf is then applied to the prepared surface.

RG Les cadres Gault was founded by Emile Gault and opened its first shop in 1936. The workshop specialises in the manufacture of carved wooden frames. From generation to generation, staff train new apprentices. Today, Frédéric Richard has taken over management of the workshop and shops in Paris and Geneva. Accurate gestures, love for the craft, experience and creativity are the basis of RG Les Cadres Gault.

RG Les cadres Gault

50, route de Canal 71210 Écuisses
+33 3 85 78 92 88
info@lescadresgault.com
www.rglescadresgault.com

RG Les cadres Gault

50, route de Canal 71210 Écuisses
+33 3 85 78 92 88
info@lescadresgault.com
www.rglescadresgault.com

Ebenisterie Pierre Joussot & Fils

42 rue du Quart Pidoux 71530 Champforgeuil
+33 3 85 46 29 58
ebenisterie.joussot@gmail.com
www.ebenisterie-joussot.com

E Benqué

6, rue Ordener 75018 Paris
+33 1 47 70 95 05
benque@benque.org
www.benque.org

Expanded cork is shaped into the desired form. Once this process is finished, the stand is covered with a primer. Once dry, a gilding size (glue) is applied with a paintbrush. Gold leaf is then applied to the prepared surface.

Frédéric Richard

Having been trained in gilding and woodcarving, Frédéric Richard took over a company, RG Les cadres Gault (The frames Gault), which specialises in producing handmade high-quality frames.

Emmanuel Joussot

Emmanuel Joussot follows in his family's footsteps by cabinetmaking. He creates high-end contemporary furniture as well as panelling, antique furniture and gilded wood. He works closely with designers and interior decorators to create interior layouts and single pieces or limited series.

Eric Benqué

Éric Benqué's designs question the relationship between objects and the space intended for them as well as the position of humans in his designs. This has led him to work alongside artisans in luxurious urban settings and rural areas in France as well as remote settings in African and India. Éric regularly works alongside architects who help him put a special emphasis on spatial dimensions in his designs. Éric graduated from the École Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle and specialises in the design of furniture, exhibitions and high-quality spaces.

Molten glass is hand blown and shaped. This hand worked shape is then placed into a mould where it obtains its final form.

CIAV, Centre International d’Art Verrier (International Centre for Glass Arts) is located in an 18th century factory in the town of Meisenthal, France. The factory, which produced tens of millions of pieces over its life, closed its doors in 1969. After many steps were taken to convert the site, the CIAV, a public institution, opened its doors to the public. Its aim: to preserve the technical memory and knowhow of the region's glassworking heritage, to ensure its continuity and to reintroduce glassmaking techniques into current production.

Centre International d’Art Verrier de Meisenthal [CIAV]

Place Robert Schuman 57960 Meisenthal
+33 3 87 96 87 16
contact@ciav.fr
ciav-meisenthal.fr

Centre International d’Art Verrier de Meisenthal [CIAV]

Place Robert Schuman 57960 Meisenthal
+33 3 87 96 87 16
contact@ciav.fr
ciav-meisenthal.fr

Molten glass is hand blown and shaped. This hand worked shape is then placed into a mould where it obtains its final form.

Centre International d’Art Verrier de Meisenthal

Yann Grienenberger has been at the head of the Centre International d’Art Verrier (International Centre for Glass Arts) since the 2000s and plays a key role in promoting glass arts, an emblematic craft of this French region. Yann has long believed that the sustainability of this activity lies in modernisation and collaboration. The centre, which is rooted in contemporary creation, reflects Yann’s way of thinking.

This brass sculpture is shaped by hand from a single sheet of brass. The brass is hammered into shape. Each individual shape is then welded together, and the joined pieces are hammered into their final form before being polished and patinated.

Brass sculpture hand hammered from one piece of brass.

Nathanaël le Berre

89 Avenue Jean Jaurès, 93300 Aubervilliers
+33 6 32 65 33 31
www.nathanael-leberre.com

Nathanaël le Berre

89 Avenue Jean Jaurès, 93300 Aubervilliers
+33 6 32 65 33 31
www.nathanael-leberre.com

This brass sculpture is shaped by hand from a single sheet of brass. The brass is hammered into shape. Each individual shape is then welded together, and the joined pieces are hammered into their final form before being polished and patinated.

Nathanaël le Berre

From childhood, Nathanaël Le Berre wanted to create. It took a while for Nathanaël to find his calling, having first enrolled in various programmes to study art history then stained-glass production. He finally started a diploma in metal and graduated in 1999. He learnt the art of freehand metalwork. His work reflects his thoughts on curved forms and the observation of tensions. His inspiration comes from observing human forms and nature.

This solid silver container has been formed by hand. The metal is carefully shaped using instruments including hammers, plus heat. The final form is polished.

Three generations of silversmiths have created handmade silver objects in the Marischael workshop. The workshop, originally located in the Parisian Marais district, recently moved to an emblematic location for crafts in the 12th arrondissement of Paris. In the workshop, contemporary creations by Nicolas Marischael sit side by side with precious antique objects restored by the goldsmith or waiting to pass through his expert hands. Nicolas’ great wealth of technical knowledge permits him to restore works from museums and collections as well as creating contemporary pieces using innovative techniques that he has perfected.

Le Viaduc des Arts

87, Avenue Daumesnil 75012 Paris
+33 1 42 78 53 67
info@marischael.com
www.marischael.com

Le Viaduc des Arts

87, Avenue Daumesnil 75012 Paris
+33 1 42 78 53 67
info@marischael.com
www.marischael.com

Felipe Ribon

www.feliperibon.com

This solid silver container has been formed by hand. The metal is carefully shaped using instruments including hammers, plus heat. The final form is polished.

Nicolas Marischael

Nicolas Marischael follows in the footsteps of a long line of silversmiths. He often creates contemporary pieces of his own design but also works with a number of designers and artists. This practice of working with designers led him to work with Felipe Ribon.

Felipe Ribon

French-Colombian designer Felipe Ribon studied engineering at the École des Mines and then industrial design at the École Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle ENSCI (National School of Industrial Design), graduating in 2008. In 2009, he won the Design Grand Prix of the City of Paris and in 2012 was a winner of the Audi Talent Awards.

An image is incised onto a metal plate. Ink is then spread over the plate surface which is then cleaned. Ink remains in the incisions. A sheet of paper is placed on the plate that is then passed through a press, transferring the ink to the paper.

An image is incised into a traditional metal plate. Ink is then spread over the plate surface which is then cleaned. Ink remains in the incisions. A sheet of paper is placed on the plate, which is then passed through a press, transferring the ink to the paper.

Didier Mutel

42, rue de la Libération 39700 Orchamps
+33 6 84 15 90 18
AtelierDidierMutel@gmail.com
www.atelierdidiermutel.com

Didier Mutel

42, rue de la Libération 39700 Orchamps
+33 6 84 15 90 18
AtelierDidierMutel@gmail.com
www.atelierdidiermutel.com

An image is incised onto a metal plate. Ink is then spread over the plate surface which is then cleaned. Ink remains in the incisions. A sheet of paper is placed on the plate that is then passed through a press, transferring the ink to the paper.

Didier Mutel

Intaglio engraver Didier Mutel graduated from the École Supérieure Estienne and from the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. Didier then went on to study at the Atelier National de Création Typographique (the National Workshop of Typographic Creations), where he gained knowledge of traditional methods of typography and applied this knowledge to contemporary creation. He teaches at the Institut des Beaux-Arts de Besançon. His work is characterised by a constant search for innovation based on traditional techniques of engraving and intaglio printing.

The work is created using a material called WooWood. This technology has long been used to restore antique marquetry. Steven Leprizé has developed the technique but more importantly has exploited it with 21st century tools: a digital cutter, and high-tech glue developed with an engineer to buffer between wood and rubber.

The Atelier de Recherche et Création en Ameublement, ARCA (Furniture creation and Research Workshop), is a multifaceted workshop producing innovative creations, prototypes as well as small and limited series. ARCA implements new technologies and materials using traditional woodworking methods. ARCA experiments with furniture creation and works closely with architects and designers. They do not limit themselves to cabinetmaking but also work with the aviation and fabric industries.

ARCA, Créations et Ébénisterie

15bis rue Gay Lussac 94430 Chennevières sur Marne
+33 9 80 75 00 86
info@arca-ebenisterie.fr
www.arca-ebenisterie.fr

ARCA, Créations et Ébénisterie

15bis rue Gay Lussac 94430 Chennevières sur Marne
+33 9 80 75 00 86
info@arca-ebenisterie.fr
www.arca-ebenisterie.fr

The work is created using a material called WooWood. This technology has long been used to restore antique marquetry. Steven Leprizé has developed the technique but more importantly has exploited it with 21st century tools: a digital cutter, and high-tech glue developed with an engineer to buffer between wood and rubber.

Steven Leprizé

Recipient of a cabinetmaking DMA (Diplôme des Métiers d'Arts) from the École Boulle in Paris, Steven Leprizé created ARCA Ébénisterie, his own cabinetmaking workshop, with other alumni of his school. It was here that he created WooWood. The creation results from extensive research into the treatment of the wood surface, conducted in his workshop.

The work is created using a material called WooWood. This technology has long been used to restore antique marquetry. Steven Leprizé has developed the technique but more importantly has exploited it with 21st century tools: digital cutter, high-tech glue developed with an engineer to buffer between wood and rubber.

The Atelier de Recherche et Création en Ameublement, ARCA (Furniture creation and Research Workshop), is a multifaceted workshop producing innovative creations, prototypes as well as small and limited series. ARCA implements new technologies and materials using traditional woodworking methods. ARCA experiments with furniture creation and works closely with architects and designers. They do not limit themselves to cabinetmaking but also work with the aviation and fabric industries.

ARCA, Créations et Ébénisterie

15bis rue Gay Lussac 94430 Chennevières sur Marne
+33 9 80 75 00 86
info@arca-ebenisterie.fr
www.arca-ebenisterie.fr

ARCA, Créations et Ébénisterie

15bis rue Gay Lussac 94430 Chennevières sur Marne
+33 9 80 75 00 86
info@arca-ebenisterie.fr
www.arca-ebenisterie.fr

The work is created using a material called WooWood. This technology has long been used to restore antique marquetry. Steven Leprizé has developed the technique but more importantly has exploited it with 21st century tools: digital cutter, high-tech glue developed with an engineer to buffer between wood and rubber.

Steven Leprizé

Recipient of a cabinetmaking DMA (Diplôme des Métiers d'Arts) from the École Boulle in Paris, Steven Leprizé created ARCA Ébénisterie, his own cabinetmaking workshop, with other alumni of his school. It was here that he created WooWood. The creation results from extensive research into the treatment of the wood surface, conducted in his workshop.

Fusions SARL started as a foundry installed in David de Gourcuff’s garage. A few years later, this developed into a factory with more than thirty artisans. The foundry in the Puy de Dôme department in France gives life to works designed and commissioned by national and international artists and designers.

David de Gourcuff

Charbonnières-les-Vieilles 63410 Gour de Tazenat
+33 4 73 86 56 71
fonderiefusions@orange.fr
www.fonderiefusions.com

David de Gourcuff

Charbonnières-les-Vieilles 63410 Gour de Tazenat
+33 4 73 86 56 71
fonderiefusions@orange.fr
www.fonderiefusions.com

A+A Cooren Design Studio

75020 Paris
+33 9 67 12 59 95
aa@aplusacooren.com
www.aplusacooren.com

David de Gourcuff

Fusions SARL started as a foundry installed in David de Gourcuff’s garage. A few years later, this had developed into a factory with more than thirty artisans. The foundry in the Puy de Dôme department in France gives life to works designed and commissioned by national and international artists and designers.

Aki and Arnaud Cooren

Aki Cooren is the daughter of a Japanese jewellery designer. She grew up moving between France, Japan and the United States. She returned to France at the age of 18 and studied interior and product design at the École Camondo. Arnaud Cooren was born and raised in northern France. He first studied contemporary art in Belgium before moving to Paris to study at the École Camondo.

An image is incised onto a traditional metal plate. Ink is then spread over the plate surface which is then cleaned. Ink remains in the incisions. A sheet of paper is placed on the plate, which is then passed through a press, transferring the ink to the paper.

An image is incised into a traditional metal plate. Ink is then spread over the plate surface which is then cleaned. Ink remains in the incisions. A sheet of paper is placed on the plate, which is then passed through a press, transferring the ink to the paper.

Didier Mutel

42, rue de la Libération 39700 Orchamps
+33 6 84 15 90 18
AtelierDidierMutel@gmail.com
www.atelierdidiermutel.com

Didier Mutel

42, rue de la Libération 39700 Orchamps
+33 6 84 15 90 18
AtelierDidierMutel@gmail.com
www.atelierdidiermutel.com

An image is incised onto a traditional metal plate. Ink is then spread over the plate surface which is then cleaned. Ink remains in the incisions. A sheet of paper is placed on the plate, which is then passed through a press, transferring the ink to the paper.

Didier Mutel

Intaglio engraver Didier Mutel graduated from the École Supérieure Estienne and from the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. Didier then went on to study at the Atelier National de Création Typographique (the National Workshop of Typographic Creations), where he gained knowledge of traditional methods of typography and applied this knowledge to contemporary creation. He teaches at the Institut des Beaux-Arts de Besançon. His work is characterised by a constant search for innovation based on traditional techniques of engraving and intaglio printing.

The Fédération Française des Dentelles et Broderies was created in 1935 to group professionals from four lacemaking sectors. The Federation now represents 50 companies for approximately 2,000 people. The Federation has several key aims such as guaranteeing French lacemaking fabrication, tradition, quality and knowhow, protecting the knowhow of companies by fighting counterfeiting, promoting its members, and organising competitions for fashion, textiles, applied arts and design schools with the intention of attracting future designers to lace and embroidery and develop the creative and innovative potential of these materials.

Fédération Française des Dentelles et Broderies

24, Rue de Clichy 75009 Paris
+33 1 42 80 63 23
l.grandjean@ffdb.net
www.ffdb.net

Fédération Française des Dentelles et Broderies

24, Rue de Clichy 75009 Paris
+33 1 42 80 63 23
l.grandjean@ffdb.net
www.ffdb.net

Label « Dentelles de Calais-Caudry » - created by the Fédération Française des dentelles et broderies / Interview with Romain Lescroart

Romain Lescroart is the President of the Fédération Française des Dentelles et Broderies (French Federation of Lace and Embroidery).

This solid silver container has been formed by hand. The metal is carefully shaped using instruments such as hammers, and heat. The final form is polished.

Three generations of silversmiths have created handmade silver objects in the Marischael workshop. The workshop, originally located in the Parisian Marais district, recently moved to an emblematic location for crafts in the 12th arrondissement of Paris. In the workshop, contemporary creations by Nicolas Marischael sit side by side with precious antique objects restored by the goldsmith or waiting to pass through his expert hands. Nicolas’ great wealth of technical knowledge permits him to restore works from museums and collections as well as creating contemporary pieces using innovative techniques that he has perfected.

Le Viaduc des Arts

87, Avenue Daumesnil 75012 Paris
+33 1 42 78 53 67
info@marischael.com
www.marischael.com

Le Viaduc des Arts

87, Avenue Daumesnil 75012 Paris
+33 1 42 78 53 67
info@marischael.com
www.marischael.com

Felipe Ribon

www.feliperibon.com

This solid silver container has been formed by hand. The metal is carefully shaped using instruments such as hammers, and heat. The final form is polished.

Nicolas Marischael

Nicolas Marischael follows in the footsteps of a long line of silversmiths. He often creates contemporary pieces of his own design but also works with a number of designers and artists. This practice of working with designers led him to work with Felipe Ribon.

Felipe Ribon

French-Colombian designer Felipe Ribon studied engineering at the École des Mines and then industrial design at the École Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle ENSCI (National School of Industrial Design), graduating in 2008. In 2009, he won the Design Grand Prix of the City of Paris and in 2012 was a winner of the Audi Talent Awards.

Laurent Nogues and Christian Bessigneul have worked together for the past fifteen years on this type of project. They create visual books, combining captured photographic illustrations and illustrations built and drawn with tools, respecting the strictest embossing traditions. Such work allows the blind to read books made in relief.

Paper embossing: the process of creating either raised or recessed relief images or designs on paper by applying pressure to paper. An image is pressed into paper or cardstock to create a three dimensional design.
Metal engraving: the technique of incising a design onto a metal, usually flat, surface by cutting grooves into it.

Processes of creating either raised or recessed relief images or designs on paper by applying pressure to paper. An image is pressed into paper or cardstock to create a three dimensional design.

Laurent Noges created Créanog in 1994. Créanog is both a studio and a workshop specialising in the hot stamping technique. For more than 20 years, the studio has produced works for a number of fields such as jewellery, fashion and beauty as well as the champagne and spirits industries. The studio puts great importance on perpetuating traditional knowhow and innovating and building on it by reinterpreting techniques, experimenting and opening new paths, both in terms of aesthetics and practices.

Créanog

Viaduc des arts 9, avenue Daumesnil 75012 Paris
+33 1 55 78 82 80
contact@creanog.com
www.creanog.com

Créanog

Viaduc des arts 9, avenue Daumesnil 75012 Paris
+33 1 55 78 82 80
contact@creanog.com
www.creanog.com

Paper embossing: the process of creating either raised or recessed relief images or designs on paper by applying pressure to paper. An image is pressed into paper or cardstock to create a three dimensional design.
Metal engraving: the technique of incising a design onto a metal, usually flat, surface by cutting grooves into it.

Laurent Nogues

Laurent Nogues is an embosser who graduated from the Ecole Olivier de Serre and decided to work with the Créations Fournier printing house that had long been managed by his father. In 1994, he created his own company Créanog. Laurent constantly seeks to innovate and push boundaries. His series of tactile embossed books was born from this desire. These books give the blind the possibility of discovering French heritage though embossed images.

Christian Bessigneul

The Association ouvrière des compagnons du devoir et du tour de France was set up in 1901 to create and coordinate training and apprenticeships of several trades following traditional techniques. Students undertake varied training in numerous artisanal techniques. For cycles of six weeks, students train in one workshop then continue for two weeks back at the centre. This method is repeated throughout the diploma. Once the students obtain their diploma they are eligible for the Tour de France programme. Core to this programme is the notion of travel. For three to six years students travel around France and around the world to perfect their technical knowhow. Students are found in 45 countries over five continents.

Association Ouvrière des Compagnons du Devoir et du Tour de France

contact@compagnons-du-devoir.com
www.compagnons-du-devoir.com

Association Ouvrière des Compagnons du Devoir et du Tour de France

contact@compagnons-du-devoir.com
www.compagnons-du-devoir.com

Association Ouvrière des Compagnons du Devoir et du Tour de France / Interview with Grégoire Talon

Grégoire Talon studied at the Haute École des Arts du Rhin, graduating with a degree in fine and plastic arts followed by design and applied arts studies at ENSCI. Grégoire started to work with the Compagnons du Devoir in 2010 and in 2015 became the director of the Center of Excellence of Soft Materials section of the Compagnons du Devoir.

CIAV, Centre International d’Art Verrier (International Centre for Glass Arts) is located in an 18th century factory in the town of Meisenthal, France. The factory, which produced tens of millions of pieces over its life, closed its doors in 1969. After many steps were taken to convert the site, the CIAV, a public institution, opened its doors to the public. Its aim: to preserve the technical memory and knowhow of the region's glassworking heritage, to ensure its continuity and to reintroduce glassmaking techniques into current production.

Centre International d’Art Verrier de Meisenthal [CIAV]

Place Robert Schuman 57960 Meisenthal
+33 3 87 96 87 16
contact@ciav.fr
ciav-meisenthal.fr

Centre International d’Art Verrier de Meisenthal [CIAV]

Place Robert Schuman 57960 Meisenthal
+33 3 87 96 87 16
contact@ciav.fr
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Centre International d’Art Verrier de Meisenthal / Interview with Yann Grienenberger

Yann Grienenberger has been at the head of the Centre International d’Art Verrier (International Centre for Glass Arts) since the 2000s and plays a key role in promoting glass arts, an emblematic craft of this French region. Yann has long believed that the sustainability of this activity lies in modernisation and collaboration. The centre, which is rooted in contemporary creation, reflects Yann’s way of thinking.

A central component to her work is turning the metal. This rigid technique provides her with the possibility of creating minute details. She has developed a method that consists of turning pieces, assembling them and then turning them again, creating plant and animal-like forms.

A central component of this work is turning the metal. This rigid technique provides the artisan with the possibility of creating minute details. She has developed a method that consists of turning pieces, assembling them and then turning them again, creating plant and animal-like forms.

Mylinh Nguyen

Montreuil
+ 33 6 31 46 55 42
mylinh.nguyen@hotmail.fr
www.mylinh-nguyen.fr

Mylinh Nguyen

Montreuil
+ 33 6 31 46 55 42
mylinh.nguyen@hotmail.fr
www.mylinh-nguyen.fr

A central component to her work is turning the metal. This rigid technique provides her with the possibility of creating minute details. She has developed a method that consists of turning pieces, assembling them and then turning them again, creating plant and animal-like forms.

Mylinh Nguyen

Inspired by both living and extinct animal forms, master metalworker Mylinh Nguyen welds fantastic sculptures from brass, bronze and silver. Each work originates as a sketch before taking shape as an intricately detailed metal sculpture. Her works articulate the smallest details of fantastic animals such as the minutely detailed tentacles of her sea creature sculptures. She has been fascinated by metal turning since the very first time she tried this technique and enjoys the different states of malleability of metal. Parallel to her larger works, Mylinh also produces jewellery and accessories that are also inspired by an animal theme. Mylinh trained in two artisanal techniques. She holds a diploma in metalwork from the National School of Applied Arts and Crafts Olivier de Serres and a diploma in embroidery from the School of Applied Arts Duperré in Paris.

Technique of covering the surface of furniture, typically seating furniture, with fabric or leather covers as well as padding, springs and webbing.

Technique of covering the surface of furniture, typically seating furniture, with fabric or leather covers as well as padding, springs and webbing.

Created 35 years ago, Siegeair counts on numerous master artisans such as upholstery workers, tailors and makers of chairs to realise furnishing designs finished to the highest possible quality. They worked on the dining room designed by Pierre Paulin for the Élysée Palace in Paris, benches for the European Parliament in Strasbourg and curtains for the French National Assembly.

Siégeair Sté

21 Rue Gay Lussac 94430 Chennevières-sur-Marne
+33 1 45 76 59 30
contact@siegeair.fr

Siégeair Sté

21 Rue Gay Lussac 94430 Chennevières-sur-Marne
+33 1 45 76 59 30
contact@siegeair.fr

Siégeair Sté

21 Rue Gay Lussac, 94430 Chennevières-sur-Marne,
+33 1 45 76 59 30
contact@siegeair.fr

Siégeair Sté

21 Rue Gay Lussac 94430 Chennevières-sur-Marne
+33 1 45 76 59 30
contact@siegeair.fr

Studio Robert Stadler

8 Rue Saint-Marc 75002 Paris
+ 33 1 4874 5981
info@robertstadler.net
www.robertstadler.net

Technique of covering the surface of furniture, typically seating furniture, with fabric or leather covers as well as padding, springs and webbing.

Jean-Paul Mahé

Saddler Jean-Paul Mahé graduated from a technical university with a degree in mechanical engineering, training in sewing techniques and leatherwork. For this combined project, Jean-Paul uses foam and mesh fabric to create the piece, adapting methods acquired in sewing workshops and tanneries.

Maurice Barnabé

Seat carpenter Maurice Barnabé studied at the École Boulle, Paris, where he obtained a certificate of professional aptitude in upholstery. He joined the Maison Siegeair in 1983 and became the head of the carpentry workshop in 2006. For this project, Maurice makes raw wood elements for furniture.

Bernadette N'Guyen

Bernadette N'Guyen works as a cutter and tailor at Maison Siegeair. She graduated with a certificate of professional aptitude in sewing in 1980. For this project, Bernadette assembles the different parts made of leather and fabric.

Robert Stadler

Austrian born Robert Stadler studied design at the IED Milan and at the ENSCI, Paris. In 1992, he cofounded the Radi Designers group , which stayed active until 2008. The group produced commissioned pieces for Galerie Kreo and major industrial commissions such as the meal set for Air France. In 2001, Robert set up his own design studio that produces works for numerous names in the luxury industry and limited edition designs for carpenters. His works are to be found in a number of museums such as the MAK in Vienna, and he has himself curated several exhibitions. Robert’s designs question objects' identities and explore the exhibition space to distort the usually defined categories of art and design.

Guillaume Bardet drew one object everyday over a year. Numerous ceramics from Dieulefit in the French Drôme region then used a number of hand-worked techniques to materialise his drawings into ceramic creations.

Dominique Pouchain

705 route de Dieulefit 26220 Monjoux
+33 6 77 93 34 40
www.dominique-pouchain.com

Dominique Pouchain

705 route de Dieulefit 26220 Monjoux
+33 6 77 93 34 40
www.dominique-pouchain.com







Jean Dufour


Zélie Rouby

5 rue des Vignerons 26600 Tain l'hermitage
+33 618751837
czolie@yahoo.fr
www.zelierouby.com

Quentin Marais

32 rue de Ker Huella 29 650 Botsorhel
+ 33 6 72 86 94 87
marais.quentin@laposte.net
barbouille.ultra-book.com/book



guillaume.bardet@free.fr

Guillaume Bardet drew one object everyday over a year. Numerous ceramics from Dieulefit in the French Drôme region then used a number of hand-worked techniques to materialise his drawings into ceramic creations.

Dominique Pouchain

Dominique Pouchain is a bronze and ceramic worker. He carried out his apprenticeship in the family workshop. He started to explore sculptural works in 1981, and since 1985 has exhibited his works. He has produced sixty works with Guillaume Bardet.

Raelyn Larson

Born in Wisconsin, United States, Raelyn Larson finished her Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Wisconsin in 1993. In 1994, she moved to Paris, France, and then to the Drôme region in 1997. She here met Guillaume Bardet and has produced a dozen works of his.

Séverine Dufust

An artisan's daughter, Séverine Dufust studied at the fine arts school in Cherbourg. In 2005, she obtained an aptitude certificate in ceramic turning and continued her professional training in 2010 at a ceramic house in Dieulefit. Séverine has produced sixty pieces for designer Guillaume Bardet.

Jean Dufour

Jean Dufour started working in a workshop from the age of sixteen. He received his professional diploma in ceramic art in 2004 and a diploma from the Maison de la Céramique in Dieulefit, France in 2011. He has produced twenty pieces for Guillaume Bardet.

Zélie Rouby

Zélie Rouby received her professional diploma in ceramics turning in 2004 and a professional diploma in ceramics from the Maison de la Céramique in Dieulefit, France in 2008. She has produced sixty pieces for Guillaume Bardet.

Quentin Marais

Born in 1988, Quentin Marais arrived in Dieulefit in 1989. He graduated with a professional aptitude diploma in ceramics from the same city in 2009. For Guillaume Bardet he interpreted two ceramic works.

Guillaume Bardet

Born in 1971 in Rouen, Guillaume Bardet moved to Paris at the age of 15. He competed his studies at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, in 1999 and worked with Jean-Marie Massaud until 2001. Since then, he has worked independently for a number of European companies. Guillaume develops innovative designs for home furnishings including intensive studies related to lighting. He has also developed his activity as an interior designer. Since 2005, he has taught in the ateliers of the École Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle. In 2009, he moved with his family to Dieulefit in the Drôme region.

The designer created the dimensions for the vessel and the ceramicist carefully turned clay to reach the exact dimension necessary. The final ceramic vessel was glazed with a dark colour in its exterior and left white in its interior.

Atelier Claude Aïello

8 Rue Hoche 06220 Vallauris
+33 4 93 64 49 44
claude-aiello@orange.fr

Atelier Claude Aïello

8 Rue Hoche 06220 Vallauris
+33 4 93 64 49 44
claude-aiello@orange.fr

Mathieu Lehanneur

14 Rue des Jeuneurs 75002 Paris
+33 1 40 13 00 90
studio@mathieulehanneur.com
www.mathieulehanneur.fr

The designer created the dimensions for the vessel and the ceramicist carefully turned clay to reach the exact dimension necessary. The final ceramic vessel was glazed with a dark colour in its exterior and left white in its interior.

Claude Aïello

Claude Aïello is a ceramicist from Vallauris who comes from a long line of ceramicists. In 1998, in an attempt to revive their ceramics industry, the town of Vallauris organised an event where designers and ceramicists paired up to create original pieces. Of all the artisans associated with this venture, only Claude would make this method of collaboration a central feature of his work.

Mathieu Lehanneur

Mathieu Lehanneur is a French designer at the forefront of the design scene who graduated from the École Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle. He turns to science for inspiration and applies this to the fields of arts and craftsmanship. His works can be found around the world in museums inicluding the MOMA in New York. Mathieu has designed works for international brands.

Handmade wallpaper using traditional techniques of production and printing. These techniques can include surface printing, gravure printing, silk screen printing and finishing the wallpaper by hand.

François- Xavier Richard

21 avenue Maginot 37100 Tours
+33 2 47 67 93 22
contact@atelierdoffard.com
www.atelierdoffard.com

François- Xavier Richard

21 avenue Maginot 37100 Tours
+33 2 47 67 93 22
contact@atelierdoffard.com
www.atelierdoffard.com

Handmade wallpaper using traditional techniques of production and printing. These techniques can include surface printing, gravure printing, silk screen printing and finishing the wallpaper by hand.

François-Xavier Richard

François-Xavier Richard is a painter, sculptor and engraver. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Angers, during which time he also worked on designs for theatre and scenography. It was at this time that he first got a taste for artisanal methods of production. After his studies, he was asked to participate in an experiment teaching crafts to young students. It was here that he first came into contact with the world of wallpaper. After working for a wallpaper-producing company he decided to create Offard's studio. He now specialises in making handmade wallpaper and prints contributing to the renewal of a craft almost forgotten since the mid-20th century. The studio explores new avenues, including combining traditional printing techniques with the use of new technologies.

Made from yarn and thread in open patterns, this lacework uses traditional stitching techniques to create sculptural and paint-like works.

Made from yarn and thread in open patterns, this lacework uses traditional stitching techniques to create sculptural and paint-like works.

Emmanuelle Dupont

15, rue du Pont Vieux 30610 Sauve
+33 6 82 03 03 80
emmanuelle.phalaenopsis@gmail.com
www.emmanuelle-dupont.com

Emmanuelle Dupont

15, rue du Pont Vieux 30610 Sauve
+33 6 82 03 03 80
emmanuelle.phalaenopsis@gmail.com
www.emmanuelle-dupont.com

Made from yarn and thread in open patterns, this lacework uses traditional stitching techniques to create sculptural and paint-like works.

Emmanuelle Dupont

Emmanuelle Dupont graduated in 2005 from the École supèrieure des arts appliqués Duperré (ESAA, Paris) in textiles and lacework. She developed her own style of lacework, giving this medium an artistic status of its own. She defines herself as a painter and sculpture who uses lace as her primary material, exploring visual and tactile elements of lacework. Her work uses traditional stitches while developing new, innovative pieces. Her subjects revolve around the animal kingdom and vegetation. She produces work for brands in the luxury industry such as Valentino, and has worked on numerous projects including the creation of jewellery.

Age old materials and unconventional contemporary materials are worked on with traditional tools following age-old cabinetmaking techniques to produce these two cabinets.

Cabinet maker, creator of furniture and custom-made arrangement

8, passage Brûlon 75012 Paris
+33 6 25 50 14 58
contact@ludovic-avenel.com
ludovic-avenel.com

Cabinet maker, creator of furniture and custom-made arrangement

8, passage Brûlon 75012 Paris
+33 6 25 50 14 58
contact@ludovic-avenel.com
ludovic-avenel.com

Age old materials and unconventional contemporary materials are worked on with traditional tools following age-old cabinetmaking techniques to produce these two cabinets.

Ludovic Avenel

Ludovic Avenel trained at the École Boulle in Paris, and created his own cabinetmaking workshop in 2008. Ludovic embraces techniques and knowhow of the past, integrating them into his contemporary, avant-garde and innovative works. His experimentation with new materials questions traditional knowledge. The sometimes conventional aspect of his works seeks to reconcile contemporary materials, design and craftsmanship.

Reinventing traditional goldsmith techniques, Roland Daraspe creates tableware and decoration works by hand.

Reinventing traditional goldsmith techniques, Roland Daraspe creates tableware and decoration works by hand.

Roland Daraspe

6 Chemin du Tayet 33460 Macau
+33 5 57 88 48 79
daraspe@daraspe.com
www.daraspe.com

Roland Daraspe

6 Chemin du Tayet 33460 Macau
+33 5 57 88 48 79
daraspe@daraspe.com
www.daraspe.com

Reinventing traditional goldsmith techniques, Roland Daraspe creates tableware and decoration works by hand.

Roland Daraspe

Named Master of Art in 2002 by the French Ministry of Culture, Roland Daraspe is an essential goldsmith reference in France. He first trained as a boilermaker and later as a naval aviation mechanic. For a while, he was interested in glasswork, but came back to metalwork. He produces works for tableware and decoration. He approaches goldsmith work in an innovative manner, reinterpreting traditional methods of working precious metals as well as creating new gestures. His creative process also involves drawings. His works can be found in numerous collections and galleries in France and around the world. Roland is eager to pass on his knowledge, and has over the years taken on a number of trainees and apprentices.

Book assembled from an ordered stack of paper using binding techniques from the Middle East.

Book assembled from an ordered stack of paper using binding techniques from the Middle East.

Atelier de Florent Rousseau

34 Rue Ballu 75009 Paris
+33 1 45 26 70 58
florentrousseau.reliure@wanadoo.fr

Atelier de Florent Rousseau

34 Rue Ballu 75009 Paris
+33 1 45 26 70 58
florentrousseau.reliure@wanadoo.fr

Book assembled from an ordered stack of paper using binding techniques from the Middle East.

Florent Rousseau

Florent Rousseau is a graduate of both the Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs (UCAD, Paris) in binding, gilding and decoration, and the Estienne School (Graduate School of Arts and Graphic Industries) Paris, in binding and decoration. Florent undertook an apprenticeship in leathers and skins in the family workshops les établissements Jullien in Paris. In 1988, he opened a small workshop in the same city and worked to bringing bookbinding techniques from the Middle East to the Western European book market. He has experimented with numerous materials and techniques focusing on transforming paper and leather. Adamant in his desire to pass on his knowledge, Florent taught techniques of bookbinding and decoration and founded the APPAR (Association Pour la Promotion des Arts de la Reliure) in the mid-1990s, to teach both amateurs and professionals.