The Laureates of the Liliane Bettencourt Prize pour l’intelligence de la main® (the intelligence of the hand) have come together to promote their professions at international level through this group of talents, rare holders of excellent savoir-faire. These unique personalities share a strong desire for exchanging ideas and genrating dialogue, both among themselves and with prescribers of art of living and creation.
The Laureates of the Liliane Bettencourt Prize pour l’intelligence de la main® (the intelligence of the hand) have come together to promote their professions at international level through this group of talents, rare holders of excellent savoir-faire. These unique personalities share a strong desire for exchanging ideas and genrating dialogue, both among themselves and with prescribers of art of living and creation.
A modern and sensitive vision, the invention of a seductive, contemporary and realistic post-classic, form the basis of the Laureates’ alliance, which already seduces the lovers of the beautiful.
The Liliane Bettencourt Prize pour l’intelligence de la main® rewards excellence, collaborative know-how, creativity and innovation in artistic craftsmanship.
Having become a symbol of French excellence, the prize reinforces the reputation of these women and men.
Since its inception, this competition open to professional craftsmen has crowned the talent of more than 100 winners in 50 different fields whose creations testify to the intelligence of the hand.
To contact the office of the Les Lauréats association:
contact@leslaureats.org
Chairman : Marc Aurel
Members of the board : Pascale Riberolles, Yann Grienenberger, François-Xavier Richard
Graphic design : Studio Briand & Berthereau
Development : Mattieu Moreau Domecq
ARCA is a cabinet making workshop, creations, prototyping, limited series, high-end fittings. Our strength is innovation!
Never stop inventing, reinventing and training young people in this state of mind.
Savoir Faire
Cabinetmaker
Marquetarian
Tabletier
Woodturner
Address
ARCA
12/14 Rue Graham Bell
Bat E6
77600 - Bussy Saint Georges / France
Squama
No door, no drawers, questioning about access objects in furniture
Materials:
Ziricote, spotted maple, caoutchouc, varnish
Size:
L 1200 x H 270 x P 500 mm
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Copal
Made of thermoformable wood, plastic sandwich and veneer invented in our workshop. Perforations signed Dalbergia allowing to reduce the radius of curvature. The goal is to produce arched objects without having to make a mold.
Materials:
Oak plywood and PVC, varnish
Size:
l 300 x H 1000 mm
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Dundee
Skate whose relief serves as grip and whose grinds allow to reveal the metal embedded under the wood by wear.
Materials:
Palissandre, pin oak, aluminium, varnish
Size:
L 750 x l 210 x H 100 mm
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Woowall
Using our latest technology Woowood, we have realized this wall inspired of geologic weakness
Materials:
Ash, pear, caoutchouc, varnish
Size:
L 2100 x l 1400 x P 30 mm
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C35L21
It looks a bit like a ball of yarn made of wood from which comes out 2 lamps. The interlacing of wood is also meant to be used as a bedside table or anything else useful.
Both lampshades are made of Japanese paper spreading a smooth and warm light.
Materials:
Solid oak, mat varnish, Japanese paper, mat varnish
Size:
L 352 x P 336 x H 1736 mm
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Coiffeuse Mado
Perfectly combining veneer and solid boards (from the same log), delicacy and strength, this tribute to lady’s makeup-dressing table is a piece that was made for contests. Solid timber sculpted sides seem to be wrapping the legs. Top and drawers are veneered matching wood grain with the sides. To get legs as thin as possible, they are made of aluminium bars wrapped with ash veneer. Flap has a curved mirror inside and a back lightened Airwood stripe on its side. The flap also reveals a solid ash sculpture as a storage space including secret drawer when you press a button.
Materials:
American walnut, inflatable wood, ash , aluminium, mat varnish
Size:
L 1340 x P 650 x H 750 mm
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Icewood lampe
Walnut burl is a « defect of wood » mostly used on luxury car dashboards, ancient furnitures or marquetries. Grain is so tormented that the wood seems to be bubbling. Icewood is pointing out this state with a lamp that seems to be melting under the heat.
Wood pieces 45° assembled and reenforced with brass « Y » in each angle. Led lightening.
Materials:
Solid US walnut burl, brass
Size:
L 3000 x H 1800 x P 600 mm
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Target
Wall storages pocket
Materials:
Ash, caoutchouc, varnish
Size:
D 800 x P 30 mm
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Wonsole
Two pockets in elastic marketery
Materials:
Ziricote, caoutchouc, varnish
Size:
H 300 x L 1100 x P 250mm
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Fugu
Using our latest technology Woowood, we have realized this bag this Octave Grehal, a designer student of Ecole Boulle
Materials:
Wall nut, caoutchouc, varnish
Size:
L 400 x l 30 x H 350 mm
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Zirv
Is a wooden mirror decorated with false incrustations. These are realized with the technique of drill inspired by the work of Georges Vriz. We can make custom designs whose intensity varies according to the sanding.
Materials:
Palissandre, aluminium, mirror, varnish
Size:
L 600 x l 230 x H 420 mm
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