Five of the 21 artisans supported joined the Fondation Rémy Cointreau during the 2020/2021 financial year:
Lucile Viaud, a seaweed glassmaker, created her studio in 2015. She specialises in making glass from natural resources and local by-products. The following year, she joined the Ateliers de Paris as a designer and founded her brand Ostraco. The Fondation Rémy Cointreau supports her by helping her to acquire raw materials.
In 2009, Steven Leprizé created the ARCA workshop (Atelier de Recherche et Création en Ameublement) in cabinetmaking and joinery. In particular, he invented "AirWood", a technique that involves applying a wooden inlay to a flexible material, allowing the wood to become distorted through air injection. The foundation has enabled him to purchase a planer to replace the faulty one in his workshop.
Wax sculptor Mona Oren has a unique know-how. She pushes her craft to the limit by making thin sheets of wax, just 1 to 2 millimetres thick. In the course of several months, a delicate tulip takes shape. She creates three-dimensional works that are then placed in different settings. The foundation helps her to acquire raw materials and equipment for her workshop.
Winner of the Prix de la Création des Ateliers de Paris in 2019, William Amor is an ennobler of forsaken materials: he sees waste as a material for creation. He founded Les Créations Messagères in 2015, and became a resident of Les Ateliers de Paris in 2017. The Foundation supports him with the acquisition of steel dies and cutters, and f loral ornament tools.
Pierre Salagnac is an art bronzer, sculptor and illustrator. Bronze bonsai have become his speciality and embody the virtuosity of his craft – a combination of traditional and innovative techniques. He became co-director of The Craft Project, alongside Raphaëlle le Baud. The foundation helps him to acquire various pieces of equipment.
