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Atelier Viollet Breathes New Life Into A Mid-Century Office Chair

January 11, 2013 By Nicolas Viollet

One weekend in the early ’90s, Jean-Paul was scouring antique shops in downtown Manhattan when he stumbled across a gem in the sea of vintage home goods and furniture. It was a set of leather, bronze and steel office chairs that contained a certain refined character, even despite not being in the best condition. He… [Read More]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: atelier viollet, Jean-Paul Viollet, limited edition, mid-century, office chair, reproduction

Jean-Paul Viollet’s Lab

December 29, 2012 By Nicolas Viollet

Thomas Edison had one. Einstein, too. If you’re the sort of guy who likes to experiment, you need a lab. Jean-Paul Viollet is fortunate to have one just a few steps from his desk. It sits behind an unmarked door in the office of his Brooklyn shop. Step inside and you will find a magnificent… [Read More]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: parchment, behind the scenes, shagreen, brooklyn, straw marquetry, custom furniture, workshop, ebony, fine veneers, fine woodworking, high end furniture, inlay, Jean-Paul Viollet, art deco, mica, atelier viollet

The Art Deco Designs of Atelier Viollet

December 27, 2012 By Nicolas Viollet

Jean-Paul Viollet has spent a lifetime mastering Art Deco design. All that labor is clearly reflected in his Brooklyn furniture showroom. “I was very intrigued by the beauty of the materials used in the Art Deco period,” says Jean-Paul Viollet, the industrious founder of famed Brooklyn furniture maker Atelier Viollet. “I was very impressed by… [Read More]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: macassar ebony, mica, minimalist, Andre Groult, natural materials, art deco furniture, palmwood, Eugene Printz, shagreen, galuchat, stingray skin, horn, tortoise shell, ivory, Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann, jean-michel frank

Atelier Viollet Featured In New York Spaces Magazine, March 2012

December 23, 2012 By Nicolas Viollet

In March 2012 New York Spaces Magazine featured an article showcasing an apartment on Central Park West. Their coverage included many interior designs with Atelier Viollet custom furniture. To see more of Jean-Paul Viollet’s work, visit Atelier Viollet.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: art deco furniture, custom furniture, magazine, new york, parchment furniture, shagreen furniture, straw marquetry furniture

Modern-Day Master: Jean-Paul Viollet

December 20, 2012 By Nicolas Viollet

He has always been drawn to aesthetics, to the awesome beauty of Mother Nature’s handiwork, “noble materials” sourced from the farthest reaches of the globe. Mahogany, mica, mother of pearl: In his celebrated workshop in Brooklyn, he transforms these wonders into elegant works of art, which Departures magazine has described as “some of the finest… [Read More]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: straw marquetry, art deco, mother of pearl, straw marquetry furniture, art deco furniture, new york, brooklyn, nicolas sarkozy, david bowie, parchment furniture, departures magazine, robert deniro, dining room tables, sandrine viollet, jacques-emil ruhlman, Seyssel, jean-michel frank, shagreen furniture, Jean-Paul Viollet, sideboards, Alps, mahogany, steven spielberg, armoires, mica

Atelier Viollet Featured In New York Spaces Magazine, October 2012

November 10, 2012 By Nicolas Viollet

In October 2012 New York Spaces Magazine featured an article showcasing a bookcase designed by Jean-Paul Viollet, built of burn ash, straw marquetry, Lucite, and blackened steel. From the brink of extinction, straw marquetry’s exquisite patterns were rescued by the award-winning Sandrine Viollet. Each piece of wheat, rye or oat straw is opened, flattened and dyed by hand. Then… [Read More]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: shagreen furniture, straw marquetry, art deco furniture, straw marquetry furniture, atelier viollet, custom furniture, Jean-Paul Viollet, lucite, new york spaces magazine, parchment furniture, press coverage, sandrine viollet

Atelier Viollet Featured In Elle Decor

November 1, 2012 By Nicolas Viollet

The work of Jean-Paul Viollet was recently featured in Elle Decor magazine, where he is noted as a favorite craftsman and artisan to America’s leading designers. “This all-bespoke Brooklyn manufacturer specializing in marquetry was established in 1986 by Jean-Paul Viollet, a seventh-generation descendant of the man who created the Viollet family’s original company in France… [Read More]

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