Tag: 100% creation
Stéphanie Ash and her Maison Ayaovi under the sign of authenticity
Maison Ayaovi by Stéphanie Ash is inspired by West Africa. It offers simple and modern cuts with natural fiber fabrics. The pieces are made in France and Benin in workshops…
Antoine Amarger, creativity at the service of sculpture restoration
Antoine Amarger, restorer of metal sculptures, works in the domain of the Palace of Versailles. The estate has 3,741 sculptures. Busts, figures, vases of marble, bronze or lead. In the…
Gardens of the Palace of Versailles, an art within the reach of Elena Secondo
100% creation takes up summer quarters in Versailles: focus on crafts. Today, gardeners. They are sixty to work in the gardens of Versailles, divided into sectors. Elena Secondo, art gardener…
The painter’s art throughout the eras of Versailles according to Grégory Bernard
Grégory Bernard, painter-decorator, is currently involved in the restoration of Madame du Barry’s apartments. The objective of this project is to restore them as they were in 1770. The restoration…
Florence Cailleret, the one who “pampers” the works at the Palace of Versailles
Florence Cailleret, works of art manager, is constantly in contact with the château’s collections, intervenes during a loan to another institution, the restoration of a work, a change of presentation,…
Gilles Bultez, modern fountain designer with effects like in the time of Louis XIV
What would the gardens of the Palace of Versailles be without the waterfalls, fountains, ponds and water games! The fountains are fed by 35 kilometers of pipes, 80% of which…
The restraint of the gesture, the warmth of the hands and the breath of Céline Blondel
RFI continues its series dedicated to the craftsmen of the Palace of Versailles. Céline Blondel is a restorer of gilded wood at the Palace of Versailles. In his workshop with…
Éric de Meyer, excellence and creative power at the Palace of Versailles
This summer’s series of 100% creation is dedicated to the craftsmen of the Palace of Versailles. Today, Éric de Meyer, head of the cabinetmaking-furniture restoration workshop at the Palace of…
Leslie Villiaume, watchmaker at the Palace of Versailles and watchmaker full stop
This series on the professions of the Palace of Versailles is dedicated to the craftsmen of the estate such as Leslie Villiaume, watchmaker. She is part of the watchmaking group…
The hand of Laurent Jannin, upholsterer at the Palace of Versailles
This summer, head to the Palace of Versailles. We put our microphones in the area and its workshops to introduce you to some of these crafts. They are upholsterers, cabinetmakers,…