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jean-michel frank

July 2, 2020 By Nicolas Viollet

J.M. Frank-Inspired Straw Marquetry Cabinet

Atelier Viollet recently fabricated this cabinet designed by Gregory Gilmartin of Peter Pennoyer Architects. Inspired by Jean-Michel Frank‘s notable fan-patterned straw marquetry furniture, his classic gold-toned pieces were replaced in favor of a more subdued, natural palette. The cabinet emphasizes various motifs as the pieces of straw are adhered in different directions. These alternating fan… [Read More]

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May 1, 2014 By Nicolas Viollet

Parsons Style Desk in Horn

Atelier Viollet recently completed a Parsons style desk in horn, designed by Peter Marino Architect. The Parsons style was made famous by Jean-Michel Frank while he was working at the Parsons Paris School of Art and Design. After designing the table, he launched a course to teach the techniques and aesthetics to his students in… [Read More]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: atelier viollet, custom furniture, jean-michel frank, parsons desk, Parsons Paris School of Art and Design, parsons style desk, Parsons table

June 5, 2013 By Nicolas Viollet

Our Gypsum Cabinet Featured In New York Spaces: The Goods

Atelier Viollet’s gypsum cabinet was recently featured in a special spring 2013 supplemental issue of New York Spaces magazine entitled The Goods. The cabinet, also featured on The World Interior Design Network, is constructed with gypsum, ebonized pearwood in a satin-lacquer finish, and silvered bronze. Read more about our gypsum and mica furniture at our website.

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

April 3, 2013 By Nicolas Viollet

Our Gypsum Cabinet Featured On The World Interior Design Network

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]

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March 4, 2013 By Nicolas Viollet

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]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: stingray skin, Andre Groult, Art Deco movement, atelier viollet, galuchat, Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann, Jean-Claude Galluchat, jean-michel frank, Jean-Paul Viollet, Karl Springer, shagreen furniture

February 27, 2013 By Nicolas Viollet

Atelier Viollet’s Seyssel Collection

Jean-Paul Viollet is the latest in a line of classical architectural woodworkers who were active in Seyssel, a village in the Rhone Valley, since the early 19th century. Growing up in the family woodworking shop, he developed many of his trade skills and aesthetic sensitivities, working side by side with his grandfather and his father…. [Read More]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: parchment, Seyssel, Seyssel Collection, Andre Groult, shagreen, atelier viollet, straw marquetry furniture, customer furniture, Eileen Gray, horn, Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann, jean-michel frank, Jean-Paul Viollet

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