
ULYSSE SAUVAGE
IT WAS DURING MY ART STUDIES THAT I BECAME INTERESTED IN ARTISANAL GLASSWORK. AFTER TRAINING AS A SCIENTIFIC GLASSBLOWER IN 2018 AND A FEW MONTHS IN A COMPANY, I CREATED ULYSSE SAUVAGE IN 2020. MY WORK EXPLORES THE LIMITS AND CODES OF BOROSILICATE GLASSBLOWING, A HIGH-QUALITY AND VERY STRONG GLASS. IT IS WORKED WITH A TORCH AND IS PRIMARILY USED FOR MANUFACTURING 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, IMPOSING AS FEW PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS AS POSSIBLE. EACH PIECE IS THUS UNIQUE, AND WHILE THE SHAPES MAY BE SIMILAR, THEY EACH HAVE THEIR OWN PECULIARITIES.
I WORK EXCLUSIVELY WITH GLASS FROM EUROPE AND MOST OF MY PACKAGING IS PRODUCED FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS.
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