| FRANCE | ATELIERS D'ART DE FRANCE SERIES |
42 articles concerning the best contemporary French artists and craftsmen of our time | |
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CARENTON | Makers of fine Limoges porcelain, small hand made Louis XIV boxes |
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Didier GUILLEMAIN
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One of the most thought of new jewellery designers in France | |
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Bernard GONNET |
Unique enamel paintings set on copper.
Bernard established a strong and independent style which imagery span
from fantastic to abstract designs. |
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Anne HOGUET |
MASTER OF ART The last French fan makers, owner of the only fan Museum in France. I photographed the restoration of a Renoir fan as yet unseen either by the general public, or professionals. |
TAIWAN
"ELLE Magazine" 2004 |
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IBRIDE | Original designers utilising
only modern materials with a strong philosophy supporting their creation. |
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Herve OBLIGI |
Precious stones turned into
the most exquisite fountain pens |
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Jean-Paul GOURDON
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A creator in clay, ceramic,
an artist prized Best French Craftsman 1999 |
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Roland DARASPE |
MASTER OF ART: A man whose creation in gold and silver approaches the art of a enius. | |
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Philippe MERLOZ |
A glass blower whose colours
and shapes have won him the appraisal of all European glass houses. |
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Sylvia MERLOZ |
A rare maker of glass jewellery in France | |
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SEIGFRIED |
A potter's family whose
ancestors carried through the art of Alsace pottery. |
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Les RECOLLETS |
An enamel technique and an
art known as the enamel of Longwy |
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Lynda MAKHLOUFF |
A young and creative
designers whose North African origin enables the creation of fantastic interior design, curtains, pillows etc. |
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ETS MIGNOT | The oldest company in the
world producing lead soldiers, a tradition since the Napoleonic wars. |
TAIWAN
"ELLE Magazine" 2003 |
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VERRERIE D'ORMES | A young designers whose
bright colours in glass has caught the eye of many museums and private collectors. |
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Jacques BEAL |
A man creation of large
wooden and metal insects such as aunts, bees, etc… has won him numerous exhibitions around the world. |
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JORELLE | The
oldest makers of traditional French toys. 5 generations of craftsmen whose dedication noble materials have ensured the long lasting survival of the company. |
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ROBERT LE HEROS | A versatile group of French
designers whose production span across numerous material, from interior designs to image concept. |
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Jerome DOUILLET |
The
cave man of metal objects made of gold, silver, copper, brass. Mallets and hammers have no secrets, nor philosophy. |
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Serge PROMIEWSKI |
The master of masters in the
art cabinet restoration. A man beyond titles, for he is one of the few great masters on the "board of selection to nominate French Art Masters |
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Pierre GUILLEBEAUD |
The creative blacksmith by
excellence MASTER OF ART his work spans from the restoration of French Cathedrals to the complete design of metal work for the most prestigious wine Chateaux in Bordeaux. |
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Bernard DAUVET | 8th generation of Gold
beaters since 1700, and the last in France. Their work include the Statue of Liberty in the USA, the Invalids Dome, Alexandre III bridge in Paris the Palace of the King of Saudi Arabia. |
TAIWAN
"ELLE Magazine" October 2000 JAPAN "Katei-Gaho" March 2001 USA-JAPAN SHETV.COM |
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Constance FULDA | She
uses gold leaves, and gold dust to produce high quality gold screens. Her great grand father was the last jeweller of the last Tsar of Russia in 1918. |
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Jean-Pierre BAQUERE | The family was established
in 1885 in Paris. Jean-Pierre designs and produces for Christian Dior crystal works, invented the world famous perfume bottle for Escada, and produces for Daum, Baccarat, etc. |
JAPAN "Asahi Graph Magazine" June 2001 TAIWAN "ELLE Magazine" November 2000 |
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Isabelle EMMERIQUE | The only woman to have a
piece of lacquer art work in the National Museum of Lacquer in Japan, and four pieces in Osaka Airport. She exhibits in Paris, New York, London, Japan, Germany, etc... She designed and produced a famous gold encrusted desert plate limited edition for the restaurant Les Muses, in the Scribe Hotel in Paris. |
TAIWAN "ELLE Magazine" November 2001 JAPAN "Signature" Diners Card Magazine March 2002 USA-JAPAN SHETV.COM |
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Georges
& Monique STAHL |
Husband
and wife, creators of unique crystal pieces bought by French President Francis Mitterrand. One piece offered to Margaret Thatcher, another to Japan Prime Minister Mr Toshiki Kaifu, and one remained in the President's private collection. Their work can also be seen in Art Deco Museum, and Museum of Faience in Paris, the Ernsting Foundation in Germany etc... They exhibit in New York, Tokyo, Paris, Italy, Germany, Taiwan etc... |
TAIWAN
"World Geo Magazine" June 2001 12 pages feature USA-JAPAN SHETV.COM JAPAN "Katei-Gaho" March 2001 |
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Jean-François WIART | A
French sculptor whose work transgressed tradition to move from pure sculpting, to becoming a glass maker. Three years in Kyoto where he learned and perfected his functional creations. |
JAPAN "Signature" Diners Card Magazine March 2002 |
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Club de la VERRERIE | Blown glass and turned
glass, the last creating French company working in the line of the old Nancy school, and Gallé's tradition. |
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MATHIAS | A man without boundaries who
creates for most of the best French traditional houses. From tableware to chandeliers for Baccarat, Mathias is a powerful, yet very sensitive artist who is described by his contemporaries as 'L'enfant terrible of the 90ies'. |
Catalogue Haute Gamme 2001 |
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ROUX-MARQUIAND | Producers of high class
sterling, and plated silver. From the art of the table, to wine accessories and functional objects, Roux- Marquiand has been creating since 1856. They use the services of creators, from Mathias to Jean Boggio, Richard Lauret, Murielle Besnard, Christian Jacquard. They also restore Museum pieces, including the private sterling silver collection of Mrs Rothschild. |
TAIWAN "ELLE Magazine" 2001 |
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Christophe NANCEY | A
French artisan wood worker who gradually turned his great skills to create pure art. By utilising the deformations, and defects of rare wood essences he "developed his own and unusual technique of pewter encrustation. |
TAIWAN "ELLE Magazine" November 2000 JAPAN " Asahi Graph Magazine" June 2001 |
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Jean GOARDERE | Jean Goardere Creation
design and produce high quality pewter works for the art of the table. Using in house, and independent creators, the company is represented in most three stars French restaurants, and the best French tables. |
JAPAN "Katei-Gaho" March 2001 |
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BOULESTEIX | The world leading pewter
labels manufacturers. Hand made labels and imprints are created by an external artist. |
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MOUTET | Catherine
Moutet is the 4th generation of a weaving family. Employing the services of some of the most prestigious designers (Hilton Mc Connico who designs Hermes shops, stylist of Yves St Laurent, Ted Lapidus etc..) |
TAIWAN "ELLE Magazine" March 2001 USA-JAPAN SHETV.COM |
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MALICORNE | From a 1700 potters city,
Malicorne produces unique pieces of ceramics with personal colours and style. Highly praised in France, they export to high class shops across the USA, and Europe. |
JAPAN "Asahi Graph Magazine" June 2001 |
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Claude DOZORME | One of the leading French
craftsman who produces unique hand made knives, carved from natural material. Production starts from single pieces, to limited high quality editions. |
JAPAN "Asahi Graph Magazine" June 2001 TAIWAN " World Geo Magazine" July 2001 USA-JAPAN SHETV.COM |
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Lorenzo RÈ | The last hat-block maker in
the world. After him the Haute Couture and Prêt à Porter world will not be able to create their wonderful hat shapes. Lorenzo is a skilful sculptor, divine wood carver, highly creative, a man of great simplicity, humbleness, and sad of having no successor. |
JAPAN "Asahi Graph Magazine June 2001 TAIWAN "ELLE Magazine" |
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WERLÈ | Producers
of hand made hats, clients include Princess of Monaco. They produce their own dyes, sizes, and rejoices in using natural products. Its owner and hat designer Mr Gas, retains every little secrets close to his chest, including the most difficult phase of production, sizing. |
JAPAN "Asahi Graph Magazine" June 2001 TAIWAN "ELLE Magazine" January 2002 |
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Isabelle LEOURIER | The modern hat designer who produces Christian LACROIX and Christian DIOR Haute Couture, and Prêt-a-porter collections, but rejoices in the making her own collections of wedding hats. Using an architect’s technique she works away from the hat block, and has become in one decade, one of the most acclaimed modern French hat designer. | JAPAN "Katei-Gaho" March 2001 TAIWAN "ELLE Magazine" March 2001 USA-JAPAN SHETV.COM |
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Ets GUILLET | MASTER OF ART: The art of silk flowers of France is perpetuated by Marcelle Guillet who continues to manufacture silk and velvet hand made flowers in the greatest of all traditions. She is Guillet's 4th generation of silk flower makers. | JAPAN "Asahi Graph Magazine" June 2001 TAIWAN "ELLE Magazine" November 2000 USA-JAPAN SHETV.COM JAPAN "Katei-Gaho" March 2001 |
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Gerard ALEXANIAN |
Gerard Alexanian is a beads designer, manufacturer, and eccentric genius. From a long tradition of Armenian glass maker, Gerard is the only company in Europe who produces his own crystal directly from sand and lead, his own colours. | JAPAN "Asahi Graph Magazine" June 2001 |
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TRADITION & PARFUMS | Based on the old Louis XIV perfume salons, this French perfume creator owns some of the best individual perfume ranges world wide | TAIWAN "ELLE Magazine" 2003 |
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PARIS / TAIPEI SWEEDY VAN SOUL CHARITABLE FAIRIE |
Story of a young Taiwanese designer who applies her skills to help the aged and disabled. 'Give your pillow to wake up the world. | |
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PARIS 75 017 Michel ROSTANG AN ART OF LIVING |
An unusual two stars French restaurant whose owner reflects good French taste at its best. He specialises is the usage of large quantities of truffle. Some of the best French art can be admired in the restaurant which is littered with Caesar and Armand sculptures a delightful and rare collection of ceramic figurines by Robj, glass works by Gallé and René Lalique. One eats with cutlery designed by Jean Boggio of Roux Marquiand, plates created by Régis Dho and carafes signed Art du Vin. Mr Rostang owns one of the best French wine cellars with a collection of Château Latour starting 1873. One does not eat at Michel Rostang, one appreciate an art of living, and then one understands the meaning of beauty, and taste the essence of French creation. | |
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LIGHT IN THE DARK | Series of black & white and colour photos of nude women from France, Germany, Japan, China, Denmark, photographed in their homes, complemented with texts from the women, and poetry from the photographer. | |
| FRANCE, POLOGNE TAIWAN, JAPAN | |||
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UNKNOWN GLORY | I have photographed cemeteries in France, Poland, Taiwan, Japan. The art of the poor, the art of unknown craftsmen, an art impregnated with taboos, yet ....… | |
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RICHARD DE
BAS (AUVERGNE) WHITE HEART AT A STANDSTILL |
one of the oldest paper mill in France. Built in 1200 AC, it is still producing paper in the same tradition and with the same methods than 800 years ago. |
SOUTH KOREA
GEO MAGAZINE |
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TAIWAN
WORLD GEO MAGAZINE |
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| SERIES OF 3 ARTICLES OR 1 CONCISE VERSION | SAVOIE & THE FRENCH ALPS | ||
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A PEOPLE`S LAND | History of a farming community with vision. | |
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DEATH OF AN ARTIST | A shepherd last summer in
the mountains. Short story |
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TO THE SOUND OF LIFE | The last cow bell maker in
the Alps. Short story |
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LA GNOLE or WATER OF LIFE |
The making of the community
oldest spirit made from natural local fruit |
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AN
ART OF LIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS |
The
defence of a series of natural products against the negative effects of globolisation. |
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COLOCYNTHS | A man with a vision of
beauty and respect. Short story |
TAIWAN
"marie claire" November 2002 |
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AOC ARTICLE | Concise version of the above 3 articles for JAL in-flight magazine, published March 2002 |
JAPAN
WINDS in-flight magazine of Japan Airline March 2002 |
| FRANCE, ITALY, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN | SERIES OF 3 ARTICLES OR 1 CONCISE VERSION | ||
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1st Article | St Bernard of Menthon's myth and recorded life. St Bernard of Menthon's beautiful castle on Annecy's lake shores. |
TAIWAN
SINORAMA MAGAZINE 2004 |
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2nd Article | St Bernard de Menthon's hospices at the apex of Grand St Bernard's pass. The history and the live of the monks today. Also, the real history of the St Bernard's dogs. | South Korea marie claire August 2003 |
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3rd Article | History and daily life of 4 St Bernardin monks in Taiwan with Aborigines people since 1952 |