Atelier Viollet‘s mission is not only to create innovation, but also to present it. Apart from its workshop, Atelier Viollet also houses its very own showroom filled with pieces of furniture varying in material and design. The philosophy behind the space is to showcase the Atelier’s full palette in an articulate presentation. It serves an… [Read More]
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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]
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]
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]
The Art Deco Designs of Atelier 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]