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The Official Atelier Viollet Blog

A Room Covered in Parchment

May 2, 2013 By Nicolas Viollet

Jean-Paul Viollet is fond of challenges. He loves putting his team to the test. But as challenges go, this next one is exceptional. To successfully complete it, he will need to reach deep into the collective wisdom of the group. He is standing now at a table in his office, turning the brittle, yellowed pages of… [Read More]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: parchment walls, parchment technique, parchment room, parchment panels, parchment panelling, parchment interior, parchment furniture, Jean-Paul Viollet, atelier viollet

Marquetry & Inlay Furniture

April 26, 2013 By Nicolas Viollet

Marquetry and inlay furniture requires a battery of tools, some dating back to the Roman Empire; others as new as today’s lasers. Justly revered artisans use near-surgical precision to cut and fit designs of various materials such as wood veneers, metals, bone and mother-of-pearl onto the surfaces of our furniture. Inlay is the embedding of these… [Read More]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: wood veneers, mother-of-pearl furniture, metal furniture, marquetry technique, marquetry furniture, Jean-Paul Viollet, inlay technique, inlay furniture, bone furniture, atelier viollet

Lacquered Furniture

April 18, 2013 By Nicolas Viollet

Our hand lacquered furniture technique, inspired by ancient oriental lacquerware is achieved by applying numerous coats of pigmented shellac. This unique finish produces a lush, tone-on-tone effect with incredible depth similar to what was accomplished by our master predecessors such as Jean Dunand and Eileen Gray. We offer this traditional technique in endless color options,… [Read More]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: atelier viollet, custom furniture, Jean-Paul Viollet, lacquered furniture, lacquerware

Atelier Viollet’s Interiors

April 11, 2013 By Nicolas Viollet

For Atelier Viollet, fabricating interiors is more like a reward than a challenge. To transform a mere room into a purposeful space takes all the skills we lavish on each piece of furniture we create. Which explains the pains we take with each library, den, or salon we collaborate on. Using our entire arsenal of… [Read More]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: interiors, Straw Marquetry Panelling, straw marquetry interior, shagreen panelling, shagreen interior, parchment interior, atelier viollet

Our Gypsum Cabinet Featured On The World Interior Design Network

April 3, 2013 By Nicolas Viollet

Atelier Viollet’s gypsum cabinet is featured on the World Interior Design Network website: “Crafted from Swiss pear wood, the new artistic cabinets with gypsum veneers feature pearl-like smooth panels that cover the doors, which are carved from a soft sulfate mineral known as gypsum. Designed innovatively with the artistic use of gypsum, the cabinet makes a… [Read More]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: jean-michel frank, atelier viollet, custom furniture, exotic materials, gypsum, gypsum furniture, gypsum veneers, Jean-Paul Viollet

Behind The Scenes In The Atelier Viollet Workshop

March 27, 2013 By Nicolas Viollet

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]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Jean-Paul Viollet, shagreen furniture, straw marquetry furniture, workshop, custom furniture, atelier viollet, brooklyn, gypsum furniture

Atelier Viollet’s Furniture & Finish Samples

March 20, 2013 By Nicolas Viollet

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]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: atelier viollet, custom furniture, design samples, gypsum furniture, palmwood furniture, shagreen furniture, straw marquetry furniture

Atelier Viollet’s Horn Furniture

March 13, 2013 By Nicolas Viollet

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]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: animal horn furniture, atelier viollet, bronze furniture, custom furniture, horn furniture, Jean-Paul Viollet, wood veneers

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