ULYSSE SAUVAGE

“IT WAS DURING MY ART STUDIES THAT I BECAME INTERESTED IN ARTISANAL GLASSWORK. AFTER TRAINING AS A SCIENTIFIC GLASSBLOWER IN 2018 AND SPENDING A FEW MONTHS WORKING IN A COMPANY, I CREATED ULYSSE SAUVAGE IN 2020.
MY WORK QUESTIONS THE LIMITS AND CODES OF BOROSILICATE GLASSBLOWING — A HIGH-QUALITY AND VERY DURABLE TYPE OF GLASS, WORKED WITH A TORCH AND PRIMARILY USED FOR MANUFACTURING LABORATORY EQUIPMENT.
NOW BASED IN A WORKSHOP IN PARIS, I MAKE EVERYDAY OBJECTS. I PLACE PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE ON RESPECTING THE RAW MATERIAL. I LIKE THE IDEA OF LETTING THE OBJECT SHAPE ITSELF BY IMPOSING AS FEW PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS AS POSSIBLE. EACH PIECE IS UNIQUE — WHILE THE SHAPES MAY BE SIMILAR, THEY EACH HAVE THEIR OWN DISTINCT CHARACTERISTICS.
I WORK EXCLUSIVELY WITH GLASS SOURCED FROM EUROPE, AND MY PACKAGING IS MOSTLY MADE FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS.”