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
I like to create functional silver objects that surprise, seduce by their line and deceive the perception of balance.
I am happy to have created my own line of contemporary goldsmith and silversmith work.
I also appreciate the collective work as I have been able to practice it by collaborating with designers. That's how Osmos with Felipe Ribon and t-time with Noir-Vif were born.
Atome
With the ewer « Atome », Nicolas Marischael once again chooses to play the game of forms and materials. This ewer, made up with two reversed spheres bounded together with an handle made of solid silver and covered with shagreen – which is a sort of fish leather – symbolizes even better this challenge the artist – goldsmith lays down for equilibrium in most of his creations.
Atome’s spheres were elaborated and polished with a specific machine. Then, they were shaped with a hammer. The shagreen was directly stuck on the spout.
Size: 42 x 35 cm
Weight: 2200 g
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Egg cup Impact
The Impact collection is growing with the creation of our Impact Egg Cup and its Egg Spoon. Handcrafted and made of solid silver, this piece not only emphasizes the power of working with the material, like the Impact Champagne Bucket, but this time put forward the meticulousness required for two goldsmith specific techniques : engraving and chasing.
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Ice bucket Impact
The Impact Collection is now expanding once again with our new creation: the Impact Ice Bucket. Made of solid silver and hand-made, just like the Eggcup and Champagne Bucket, our latest creation is now available in a limited edition of eight unique pieces. Mélissa Marischael is also responsible here for the graphic design of this new creation. Our Ice Bucket has many similarities in shape to our Impact Champagne Bucket, except that the size of the object has been greatly reduced and that a lid has been affixed to it.
Made to order in numbered series: 8 copies
Size: 24 x 24 x 17 cm
Silver weight: 1.735 kg
Materials: Solid silver and precious wood
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Champagne bucket Impact
Latest creation of the silversmith Nicolas Marischael, IMPACT is a solid silver champagne bucket entirely handcrafted. The geometric and architectural lines of this object recall the artistic signature specific to Nicolas Marischael and showcase the power of the gesture of the goldsmith working the material. With this achievement, Nicolas Marischael once again signs his vision of contemporary goldsmithing, breaking with the classic codes of tableware.
Made to order in numbered series
Size: 30 cm x 32 cmx 23 cm (HxLxW)
Silver weight: 2.4 kg
Materials: Solid silver and precious wood
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Natura
Avec Natura, Nicolas Marischael change de style tout en restant dans le même univers. Certes une véritable rupture se fait dans l’univers géométriquement vertical du créateur, mais le jeu de l’équilibre et le dépassement des limites physiques est toujours pérenne, introduisant encore une fois des dynamiques jamais effleurées dans le monde des orfèvres.
Description :
Entirely made with a hammer, Natura is made of hammered and welded silver
Size: 22 cm (H)
Weight: 1700g
Materials: Silver
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Nova
A delicate balance is suggested between the sliced ellipses in the Nova candle holders. The piece made of silver plated metal and glass conveys a sense of quiet refinement.
Nicolas Marischaël pays homage to the 18th century tradition of having a candle supporting element go through the base of the candle holder. In this sense, Nova is a contemporary reframing of a traditional object. The glass part is set into the base of the piece and can be removed. The candle light is beautifully captured and refracted along its enclosing glass cylinder.
Size: 56 x 16 cm
Weight: 8000 g
Materials: Silver metal and glass
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Osmos
Osmos is a perfume diffuser handmade in solid silver. When loaded with fragrant bead, Osmos releases fragrance while it absords odors when loaded with sterilizing beads. The know-how of the silversmith and the experiments of designer Felipe Ribon were both crucial during the design and development stages of the diffuser.
In 2015, Osmos won the “Liliane Bettencourt Prize pour l’intelligence de la Main » in the « Dialogue » category.
Made to measure
Size: 33 x 12
Weight: 1 kg
Materials: solid silver
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Sphère
Nicolas Marischael invents the tea set as a unique sculpture, where an original and peculiar dialogue takes place between wood and solid silver. A melodious and sophisticated creation that opens itself as a constellation of refined spheres.
Piece presented during an exhibition of the Grand Ateliers de France, in Monaco in October 2010.
Size: 56×45 cm
Weight: 5000g
Materials: Sterling Silver and Courbaril (exotic wood)
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t-Time
T-Time is a solid silver – made teapot and the result of the meeting of the duo “Noir Vif” – André Fontes and Guillaume Lehoux – and Nicolas Marischael.
T–time was presented in the “Grand Palais”, in Paris, During the exhibition “Revelations” from the 11 to the 15 September 2013.
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Titan
Set of two candleholders, silver, shagreen and glass
Titan is a pair of solid silver candlesticks with architectural-like forms. The material’s strength is conveyed by the simple and powerful design. The shagreen on the handle light gives the illuminated silver a dark center of gravity. The flame reflections are amplified by the glass candle rings.
The design and decorative arts section of the Musée Mandet, in Riom, purchased a set of Titan candleholders in 2011.
Series limited to 10 copies.
Size: 32cm (H)
Weight: 4,000g
Materials: solid silver and shagreen
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Urban
Urban, a pourer made for hot and cold liquids, is compounded of solid silver, glass and ebony. Its interior filter is removable and the protective glass is embedded in silver – made half-tube. The handle gives free rein to a dialogue between silver and ebony. The cover takes over with the alternation of materials.
Description :
Handmade, wedded and forged with a hammer, Urban is available in small and large models.
Size: 32 cm (H)
Weight: 3000 g
Materials: silver, glass, ebony
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Equilibre
« Equilibre » is an ewer created and available at different sizes: small and large. Every piece is stamped. Totally compounded of solid silver, one can distinguish two different sections: first, the tubular handle and second, the water container with its central hole. Both of the parts are linked with a silver band.
Description :
Welded with silver and entirely worked with a hammer, Equilibre is available in ten exemplars.
Size: 22cm (H)
Weight: 1700g
Materials: solid silver
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