Automaton

François Junod is a master automaton builder. He works on automata and trains the next generation of apprentices from his workshop in Sainte-Croix, in the Jura canton of Switzerland, long distinguished for its rich tradition of watchmaking and precision mechanical engineering. Using traditional techniques, François creates and restores automata. He wishes to bring out the beauty of mechanics by highlighting cogs, wheels, springs and gears and not hiding them behind a frame.