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parchment

April 27, 2016 By Nicolas Viollet

Shagreen Cabinet in Progress

Atelier Viollet is currently working on a cabinet adorned in a shagreen façade. Its curved top and base nod to the workshop’s practice of geometric harmony between forms and patterns. The hinged doors will open up to a parchment interior composed in rectangular planes. Designed by Atelier Viollet, the project should be completed within the next few months and… [Read More]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: parchment, shagreen, hinged, progress, atelier viollet, cabinet, furniture

February 26, 2016 By Nicolas Viollet

Objekt International Magazine Feature

Atelier Viollet looks back on design magazine Objekt International‘s feature of their work in a breathtaking Mayan-style home. Based in the outskirts of Austin, Texas, the project was spearheaded by designer Fern Santini, architect Paul Lamb, and builder David Escobedo. Apart from this talented trifecta, the project necessitated an entire team of designers and artisans to achieve its finalized… [Read More]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Texas, Fern Santini, furniture, interior design, Jean-Paul Viollet, macassar ebony, Mayan Revivial, Objekt International, architecture, parchment, art deco, Paul Lamb, atelier viollet, shagreen, David Escobedo

October 15, 2015 By Nicolas Viollet

New Atelier Viollet Sample Box

Atelier Viollet recently completed a new box of samples for the studio that contains a range of signature materials our workshop employs. The box features variations in parchment, shagreen, horn, mica, gypsum, and straw, amongst others. Each sample accentuates the material’s specific characteristics, rendering an idea of how it might take form as a unique… [Read More]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: parchment, Sample Box, Samples, shagreen, straw marquetry, Wall Treatment, atelier viollet, furniture, gypsum, horn, mica

October 10, 2013 By Nicolas Viollet

The Art of Making Parchment & Vellum

This week we’d like to share a rare book with you from the library of Atelier Viollet: The Art of Making Parchment & Vellum, by Jérôme Lalande. This is a first edition from a series of publications centered around French arts and trades, sponsored by the Royal Academy of Sciences. The large-format guidebook is fully illustrated to show… [Read More]

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

December 29, 2012 By Nicolas Viollet

Jean-Paul Viollet’s Lab

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]

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      • Lacquer
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      • Straw Marquetry
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      • Coffee & Side Tables
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