Step inside Atelier Viollet workshop and you’re in a refuge from the bustle of our busy neighborhood. Quietly and serenely, a dozen or so artisans are at their cooperative jobs. Every step is bespoke, whether hammering a delicate inlay or wielding giant machine that adhere woods together. Even to us, it’s a delight to watch… [Read More]
Archives for March 2013
Atelier Viollet’s Furniture & Finish Samples
Material and finish samples are an integral part of the furniture making process here at Atelier Viollet. Our proposals routinely include the development of new samples, together with the shop drawings. These help to show how the actual materials and finishes will appear on the final product. We start working on them right after our… [Read More]
Atelier Viollet’s Horn Furniture
Horn furniture is undoubtedly a corner stone of the magnificent contents you’ll discover in the Atelier Viollet showroom. Using techniques unchanged since 500 AD, we turn animal horns into luxurious counterparts to wood veneers… and even bronze. We follow tradition in slicing and pressing it into sheets, not only polishing to a luxurious sheen, but… [Read More]
The Beauty & History of Shagreen
Like any true artist, Jean-Paul Viollet has a deep respect for the materials he uses. When he speaks of parchment and palmwood, his eyes light up. And, in the case of stingray skin”better known as shagreen”for his shagreen furniture, the reverence practically leaps from his tongue. The pebbled veneer has a regal history. It adorns the… [Read More]