Collection: SAUVAGE ULYSSES
IT WAS DURING MY ART STUDIES THAT I BECAME INTERESTED IN THE ARTISANAL WORK OF GLASS. AFTER TRAINING AS A SCIENTIFIC GLASSBLOWER IN 2018 AND SPENDING A FEW MONTHS IN A COMPANY, I CREATED ULYSSE SAUVAGE IN 2020.
MY WORK QUESTIONS THE LIMITS AND CODES OF BOROSILICATE GLASSBLOWING, A HIGH-QUALITY AND VERY RESISTANT GLASS. IT IS WORKED WITH A TORCH AND ORIGINALLY USED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF LABORATORY EQUIPMENT.
TODAY, BASED IN A WORKSHOP IN PARIS, I CREATE EVERYDAY OBJECTS. I PLACE PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE ON RESPECTING THE RAW MATERIAL. I LIKE THE IDEA OF LETTING THE OBJECT FORM ITSELF, APPLYING AS LITTLE PHYSICAL CONSTRAINT AS POSSIBLE. EACH PIECE IS THEREFORE UNIQUE, AND ALTHOUGH THE SHAPES MAY BE SIMILAR, EACH ONE HAS ITS OWN PARTICULARITIES.
I WORK EXCLUSIVELY WITH GLASS FROM EUROPE, AND MY PACKAGING IS MOSTLY MADE FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS.