
ATELIER MUSSET
ATELIER MUSSET IS THE RESULT OF ITS CREATOR, TIMOTHÉE MUSSET'S, LIFE AND DESIRE TO PASS ON KNOWLEDGE. AFTER SPENDING HIS CHILDHOOD OUTDOORS, SURROUNDED BY NATURE, HE DECIDED TO EMBARK ON A TOUR DE FRANCE WITH THE COMPAGNONS DU DEVOIR TO LEARN CARPENTRY FOR 8 YEARS, WORKING WITH ANCESTRAL WOODS FROM HISTORIC MONUMENTS.
AFTER THIS RICH EXPERIENCE, TIMOTHÉE WORKED IN A DESIGN OFFICE FOR A FEW YEARS BEFORE RETURNING TO HIS PASSION FOR WOOD AND CREATING ATELIER MUSSET TO SHARE HIS EXPERTISE. HE FOCUSES PRIMARILY ON ENHANCING THE VALUE OF THIS OFTEN-NEGLECTED MATERIAL, HIGHLIGHTING OLD WOODS WHILE EMPHASIZING THEIR IMPERFECTIONS, WHICH ARE PART OF THEIR INTRINSIC BEAUTY. FOR HIM, SALVAGING THESE WOODS, RICH IN HISTORY, IS ESSENTIAL BECAUSE THEY HAVE STOOD THE TEST OF TIME AND STILL HAVE MUCH TO TELL.
TRANSFORMING RAW AND MASSIVE MATERIAL INTO A MORE POETIC DIMENSION, TIMOTHÉE DESIGNS A COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY FURNITURE WITH SIMPLE FORMS, METICULOUSLY HAND-CRAFTED FROM SOLID WOOD, REVEALING A FORM OF NATURAL LACE. HIS GOAL IS TO REVITALIZE WHAT SEEMS OUTDATED BY EMPHASIZING HOW TIME SCULPTS THE MATERIAL DOWN TO THE SMALLEST DETAILS, THUS OFFERING FUNCTIONAL PIECES WITH A SCULPTURAL TENDENCY IN A HARMONY BETWEEN THE ANCIENT AND THE CONTEMPORARY.
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