Pierre Renart

Cabinetmaker | Blois, France

Organic shapes

Pierre is inspired by curves and natural movement
He adapts his designs to interior spaces
Möbius Console was his first success

Pierre Renart’s specialisation is organic shapes. His contemporary designs with their spectacular curves evoke the work of architects Zaha Hadid or Antoni Gaudí. Pierre is interested in creating curves that reflect nature rather than being man-made. He makes desks, consoles and tables, that seem to defy gravity and he seeks to adapt his designs to blend with interior spaces. His technique is that of lamination. He uses thin laminated layers of wood and glues them together with resin to bend them into the shapes he wants. It is no secret that Pierre's creations such as Möbius Console and Möbius Bench are inspired by the works of German mathematician August Ferdinand Möbius. This collection earned him a big following.

Interview

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When is a memorable moment in your career?: A memorable moment for me would be my first success with the Möbius Console. It was an incredible achievement. I had spent months and months experimenting with design and techniques, and there were too many fails to count. I was overjoyed when I saw it finished.
When and how did you actually start?: I started in 2011, right after I graduated from École Boulle. Maison Parisienne found me and exhibited my Genesis Armchair, which was my diploma project, in the Plaza Athénée Hotel for one of the gallery’s exhibitions. I immediately set up a joint workshop in Montreuil.
When did you open your own workshop?: In 2017, I was able to leave Montreuil and open my very own workshop near Blois in the Loire Region. I built it myself and its big size enabled me to work on larger scale projects.
What was your first object?: Professionally, the very first object I made was the Genesis Armchair. It was a reinterpretation of an Art déco armchair by Raymond Gillet in 1933.

Pierre Renart is an expert artisan: he began his career in 2011