THE CRAFT INDUSTRY
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Luc Kieffer
The alchemist craftsman
Luc Kieffer is a colourist and artist who lives and works near Paris. He founded his own agency in 2000. His creations are the result of a combination of art and design. Attention to detail, meticulous research into form and a distinctive style characterise his projects. In his work, one of his priorities is to find the shape that will be revealed by the colour, thus arousing emotions that are as visual as they are tactile, with a real power of seduction.
Since 1997, Luc Kieffer has worked for prestigious brands including Yves Saint-Laurent, Thierry Mugler, Christian Lacroix, Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Jean-Paul Gaultier. His thirst for creation has led him to express himself in a wide range of fields: jewellery, fashion accessories, perfume bottles, candles and tableware.
He has created a distinctive style defined by the harmony of form, colour and materials. With great elegance, Luc's creations express and evoke emotions. His jewellery has been worn by celebrities and featured in international fashion magazines. With each project, Luc demonstrates his talent for designing and creating exceptional objects: beautiful, functional and high quality.
Marie Alexandrine Yvernault
Artist jewellery designer
Marie-Alexandrine Yvernault, who hails from central France, developed her love of antiques and jewellery from her childhood spent in an old house steeped in history, like that of the writer George Sand. Fascinated by her mother's jewellery, she cut out images of jewellery from magazines to create her own paper ornaments. By the age of twelve, she knew she was going to be an antique dealer.
After studying at the École du Louvre and IESA, she specialised in objects and furniture from the early 20th century to the 1980s, and soon moved into the world of antique jewellery. She opened a gallery in Paris's prestigious 7th arrondissement, where she made a name for herself with her cutting-edge selection of decorative objects and jewellery.
Invited to several prestigious events, she was spotted by the Magen H Gallery in New York, which offered her a showcase for jewellery by 20th-century artists. She recently decided to turn to creating her own pieces after meeting a talented craftsman, abandoning her role as treasure hunter to embrace that of designer.
Emeric Thibierge
Paper designer
Maison Thibierge is rooted in Emeric Thibierge's expertise since 1987. He invented his trade: paper designer, like fabric designer.
In 2002, he was asked by Jean-Louis Dumas, Chairman of Hermès, to contribute his expertise. He later worked for Louis Vuitton Malletier, designing the stationery lines. More recently, he has worked for Saint Laurent Paris.
His work straddles the boundaries between design and technology, drawing inspiration from fashion, nature, the world around him and his travels from Tokyo to New York. He never misses an event on architecture, a photo exhibition at the Jeu de Paume, a retrospective at the Musée Galliera or an event at the Paris Natural History Museum.
Thibierge Paris paper is the first genuine writing paper created by Emeric Thibierge. It is made exclusively from linen fibres, repeating the expertise of the fine papers of the 19th century: "pure thread" papers.
Escourbiac
Printer
The Escourbiac printing works was set up in Graulhet in 1963 by Michel Escourbiac, who was an orchestral musician at the time. A trumpet player with a passion for photography, he quickly became a specialist in photo books. In 1997, the printing works was taken over by his son Philippe, who was joined a few years later by his brother Alain, who was in charge of sales in Paris.
The Escourbiac printing works was awarded Imprim'vert certification in 2003. Three times winner of the Cadrat d'or (2003/2009/20014) Escourbiac is now out of the competition: a printing company cannot win more than three awards of this type.
The printing works will double its production area in 2019, thanks to a new building entirely covered in photovoltaic panels.
Stéphane Trillaud
calligrapher
All the invitations to the vernissage are calligraphied by a master calligrapher, Stéphane Trillaud. Captivated by the alchemy of colours and textures, he spent his Wednesday mornings from the age of 7 at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Blois until he was 13. Attracted more by lettering, logos and graphic design, he abandoned figurative drawing to devote himself to the study of signs and symbols.
Caught up in his love of writing, he gradually turned to Latin calligraphy at the end of the 90s, first for his own pleasure, then to train as a master calligrapher. He has been teaching for 3 years and started his own business in 2013.
Stéphane Guibault
printmaker
Stéphane Guilbaud began his career as a lithographic printer in 1979 at the Desjobert studio. In 1985, he joined the Art Estampe studio, where he worked with renowned artists such as Zao Wou Ki, Olivier Debré, Niki de Saint-Phalle, Jean Tinguely and Arman. He set up his own business in 1995, before taking over as head of the Arts Litho studio in 1999. Drawing on the support of past encounters, he developed his network of clients abroad, eventually creating prints for museums, art galleries and publishers around the world. A member of the Grands Ateliers de France, Stéphane Guilbaud was awarded the title of Maître d'Art in 2010.
Jérôme Cordié
art cabinetmaker
Jérôme Cordié, an art cabinetmaker, chooses his precious woods and materials... Listening to their density, their sensory, poetic and symbolic evocations. Hardwoods, ebony, rosewood, lemon, amaranth, amourette, light woods, sycamore, hornbeam, natural materials, shagreen, mother-of-pearl, parchment, lead him to the emotions of his moving memories, to the fascination of an intriguing unknown.
