A talent scout all over France!
Published on 19 December 2022
Since 2012, over 120 winners have been named and supported by the Ateliers d’Art de France Competition. Shining a spotlight on the artistic vitality and excellence of fine craftsmanship within France, it recognizes exceptional pieces from all French regions, created by supremely talented professionals. These regional winners include two national award-winners that Ateliers d’Art de France supports in exhibiting at major international trade fairs (Salon International du Patrimoine Culturel/International Fair for Cultural Heritage, and the international biennale for fine craft and creative design, Révélations), and most notably, at the Maison&Objet* fair, thus offering them access to the market and massively increased visibility.
Xavier Brisoux
Textile designer, a national award-winner in 2022 for the Design category, will present his creations in the CRAFT TALENTS zone in Hall 5A.
Like Hephaistos and his metals, Xavier Brisoux forges his knitwear. Like a sculptor, he shapes its volumes. This designer pushes knitwear to its technical limits, making it a true art form.
After studying at Central Saint Martins in London and simultaneously developing his own collections, he initially worked for Anne Valérie Hash and then crafted the Knitwear Solutions forums for the Première Vision textile trade fair. Lately, his work has taken on a visual-arts dimension, and his research has led him to create a concept entitled “Maille Haute-Sculpture” (Haute-Sculpted Knitwear), which consists of shaping abstract volumes in knitwear that can be considered objects or sculptures and can come to rest on the body. He exhibited his one-of-a-kind pieces last June at the International Biennale of Fine Craft and Design, Révélations, at the Grand Palais Ephémère.
Recognized at a national level by the Ateliers d’Art de France Competition in the Design category, “Watalognotte” is a piece that is part of the series entitled “Maille Haute Sculpture”. It’s a project that Xavier Brisoux has been developing over the past four years by creating what he calls “Haute sculptures you can wear”.
This piece uses knitting to create a body adornment made from French woolen yarns. It’s an objet d’art that can be laid on a metallic structure or can be worn as a garment, enveloping the body in cocoon-like armor.
As part of the National Award of the Atelier d’Art de France Competition in the Design category, Xavier Brisoux will exhibit his pieces at the Craft Talents space in Hall 5A at the Maison&Objet* fair from January 19-23, 2023..
In the Heritage category, the winner for 2022 is:
Marion Lainé
An instrument-making technician.
For the past two decades, Marion Lainé has been restoring pianos. She is a Student Master of Art, and from 2019 to 2022, she trained with Sylvie Fouanon, an antique piano restorer who became a Master of Art due to the heritage-transmission project she presented with Marion Lainé. All over France, Marion works on pianos damaged by the passing of time. This work allows her to breathe new life into an instrument, respecting its materials to get ever closer to the intent of its original design, for the sake of durability and relevance.
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