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A showcase of French craftsmanship 14 MARCH at CHANDOS HOUSE
BESPOKE INTERIORS
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WELCOME
UBIFRANCE, The Trade Commission of the French Embassy , is delighted to host the fifth edition of the French Design Forum in London, a renowned exhibition focused on Bespoke Interiors. We are pleased to invite you to this exclusive showcase of 12 French craftsmen presenting their know-how on bespoke projects thanks to a visual installation and samples of their craft. This all-day exhibition, designed specifically for interior designers and architects, gives you the opportunity to meet exceptional and highly gifted craftsmen who are eager to make a designers vision come true. You can join us at any time during the day.
14 MARCH 2013
Exhibition open 10 am 8 pm CHANDOS HOUSE 2 Queen Anne St LONDON W1G 9LQ Near Oxford Circus Station Tel: +44 (0)207 290 3820
RSVP Ms Agathe BARBIER / Senior Trade Adviser Tel: +44 (0)207 024 3671 [email protected] The Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant (Living Heritage Company, or EPV) label is a mark of recognition awarded by the French Government, to reward French firms for the excellence of their traditional and industrial skills. For the directory of the selected companies, please go to: www.frenchsavoirfaire.com.
top row: La Forge de Style / Couleurs Prives / Aigre Doux second row: Ateliers EMG / LumArt / Tassin third row: Concrete by LCDA / Ebnisterie Gnrale / Jallu Ebnistes bottom row: JPW Group / Fontaines Ptrifiantes / Atelier du Renard
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AIGRE DOUX
Aigre Doux designs and manufactures fine home linens using traditional family techniques. Adding a unique craftsmanship to the large range of finishing styles, great colours, bespoke sizes and fine fabrics, the company believes in offering a unique service that allows clients to create their own bed and table linens to suit their interior-design projects.
Atelier du Renard
Magali Renard founded her own studio in 2009 after 15 years of experience in design. She takes an innovative approach to the art of embroidery, adding a designers precision as she perpetuates the age-old gestures of the craft.She can express her know-how on bespoke projects in many ways, playing with colour, scale and materials: silk, leather, suede, precious stones, gold Each piece, whether a luxuriant headboard for a yacht or midcentury furniture, is designed in the workshop then made entirely by hand.
Contact: Mr Amaury PEROCHEAU / Managing Director Tel: +33 (0)2 28 11 01 01
[email protected] www.aigre-doux-bjc.com
Contact: Ms Magali RENARD / Manager Tel: +33 (0)6 73 69 34 56
[email protected] www.atelierdurenard.com
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COULEURS PRIVEES Ateliers EMG
The Paris workshops of Ateliers EMG, founded by cabinetmaker Jean-Marie Misseri, have been producing fine bespoke wood interiors and furniture for almost 20 years. The design office is at the service of interior designers from set-up to delivery including all coordination drawings. Their 25 -strong workshop and mobile fitting team install high-end residential projects worldwide. EMG are constantly developing original designs and will be presenting their stunning new palm wood veneers.
Living Heritage Company
Known for his creation of ornamental paintings and colour ranges, Lucien Tourtoulou advises designers and architects using his expertise with new wall decorative materials, combining tradition and modernism. Inspired by his many journeys and encounters all around the world, he is pleased to share his minimalist, stylish, ethical hand-crafted work using a selection of plain, natural and authentic materials.
Contact: Ms Amanda MORA / Communication & Development Manager Tel: +33 (0)1 30 05 33 48
[email protected] www.ateliers-emg.fr
Contact: Ms Marie DIKOR / Interior Design Consultant Tel: +33 (0)1 47 54 05 03
[email protected] www.couleursprivees.com
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EbEnisterie GEnErale
Ebnisterie Gnrale is a modern atelier, dedicated to the design and creation of high-end bespoke furniture and boiseries for luxury interior design. Each item of furniture, whether classical or contemporary, is a unique masterpiece of excellence created for the ateliers clientele of interior designers. From your brief and sketches, its design studio is committed to providing you the best technical and aesthetically pleasing solutions in 2D/3D visuals.The most precious veneer woods, parchments and metals are selected for the creation of these elegant pieces of furniture, designed to stand the test of time.
Fontaines PEtrifiantes
For 200 years, the Papon family has worked with highly mineralized volcanic springs. Its expertise enables the creation of bas-relief and haut-relief, out of calcium carbonate through sophisticated encrusting techniques. The range of the resulting textures reveals the craftsmans control of that material. The company works for both private clients and firms, as well as contemporary artists and designers. It also examines projects from interior designers eager to explore a new material and create bespoke works of art.
Living Heritage Company
Contact: Mr Dominique ROGER / Owner Tel: +33 (0)2 40 41 09 97 / +33 (0)6 66 67 71 60
[email protected] www.ebenisterie-generale.com
Contact: Ms Christine PAPON / Manager Tel: +33 (0)4 73 88 50 80
[email protected] www.fontaines-petrifiantes.fr
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JPW group jallu EbEnistes
Yann Jallu has been working with esteemed architects and interior designers on their luxury bespoke-furniture projects for more than 18 years, specialising in parchment, straw marquetry, horn, gypse, shagreen, precious veneers and metals. Jallu Ebnistes is the only furniture-making workshop in Europe to have mastered all of the materials and techniques developed during the Art Deco period. Using a mixture of traditional techniques and modern technology, it can incorporate these techniques and materials into any contemporary or classic design project you may be working on.
Living Heritage Company
Jean-Philippe Weimer is a lighting designer specialised in outdoor lighting. For him, each garden possesses its own magic where he creates spectacular light scenes that combine artistry and technology. With small touches of light and subtle lighting effects he enhances an architectural detail, magnificent foliage or a secret pathway. Light becomes an integral part of the garden. The fixtures are elaborated in his workshop with noble materials such as copper, bronze, stone, and blown glass. His work can be seen at the Trianon Palace in Versailles among other exceptional places around the world.
Living Heritage Company
Contact: Mr Yann JALLU / Director Tel : +33 (0)2 99 95 10 38
[email protected] www.yannjallu.net
Ms Carole WATERKEYN / Sales Manager Tel : +33 (0)6 85 61 37 52
[email protected] www.jpw-group.com
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La Forge de Style
La Forge de Style has been based in the United States for the last 10 years. In 2009, the ornamental-metalwork company opened a workshop in Western France, employing 25 people in total. La Forge de Style is known for its quality and high technical standards that prevail on all its projects. It specialises in the fabrication of stairs, stair railings and gates, as well as high-end furniture in such materials as bronze, copper and titanium.
Living Heritage Company
Concrete by LCDA
With Matali Crasset as its artistic director, Concrete by LCDA has a unique expertise, manufacturing furniture, wall panels and bespoke projects in concrete. Its patented Bton Lge is three times lighter than regular concrete. The use of a specific sealer makes it stain-resistant and highly heat-resistant and a smooth finish is obtained with the application of a transparent resin. This treatment keeps its texture soft while keeping the beauty of raw concrete. Its craft has been seen in high-end retail spaces such as Yves Saint-Laurent or Balenciaga.
Contact: Mr Franck CHARTRAIN / Owner Tel: +33 (0)2 41 29 02 18
[email protected] www.laforgedestyle.com
Contact: Mr Julien DELALANDE / Managing Partner Tel: +33 (0)6 63 33 07 96
[email protected] www.beton-lcda.com
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tassin LumArt
Lumart has been designing and manufacturing lamps for over 50 years. Its creations are handmade from zinc, copper or brass, and each one is cut, shaped, welded and patinated in the traditional manner by proficient craftsmen. Building upon his 20 years of experience in luxury goods, Pierre Gnin breathed new life into the company in 2010 while keeping its original values, and now works with leading designers and architects across the world. The lamps are recognised for their quality and reliability, thanks to a rigorous manufacturing process.
Living Heritage Company
Since 1905, Tassin, located in the Paris cabinetmaking quarter, has become a renowned specialist in upholstery leather and one of the leading European distributors of leather for interiors. The company makes embossed, hand-painted and gilded leathers, as well as Henry II -style embossed-leather objects. It also carries out leather gilding and leather furniture-finishing using kip, sheepskin, goatskin, shagreen or crocodile skin and continues to employ traditional production techniques, including century-old leather-embossing presses, bronze plates, gilding punches and rollers. Working on prestigious projects worldwide, Tassin recently opened a new office in London.
Living Heritage Company
Contact: Mr Pierre GNIN / CEO Tel : +33 (0)2 37 37 40 93
[email protected] www.lumart.fr
Contact: Ms Marie-Caroline PETIT / UK Business Development Manager Tel: +44 (0)207 024 3639
[email protected] www.tassin-cuir.com
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DIREctory
AIGRE DOUX
Bespoke Fine Linen www.aigre-doux-bjc.com
JALLU EBENISTES
Contemporary Furniture www.yannjallu.net
ATELIER du renard
Hand Embroidery www.atelierdurenard.com
JPW group
Lighting Design www.jpw-group.com
Ateliers EMG
Carpentry and Cabinet Making www.ateliers-emg.fr
Concrete by LCDA
Decorative Concrete www.beton-lcda.com
COULEURS PRIVEES
Decorative Effects and Materials www.couleursprivees.com
Lumart
Handmade Lamps www.lumart.fr
EBENISTERIE GENERALE
Contemporary Cabinet Work www.ebenisterie-generale.com
LA FORGE DE STYLE
Ironwork and Metal Furniture www.laforgedestyle.com
Fontaines PEtrifiantes
Calcium Carbonate Springs www.fontaines-petrifiantes.fr
TASSIN
Decorative Leather Covering www.tassin-cuir.com
