The Project

Simon pursues a process initiated with basket makers from the Atelier Foutu Brin and a young glassblower, Nicolas Angelini; that he met during a trip in the heart of rural France.

His project at the Foundation, where he gathered with Christophe Baugier (Atelier Foutu Brin), consists in pursuing this reflection on hot decor and experimental work between basketry and glassblowing; in this case with Jean-Charles Miot & Laetitia Andrighetto.

Weaving can be done from various plants such as wicker, date palm, chestnut, clematis, hemp, etc. Christophe weaves wicker shapes that serve as molds in which the glass is blown. When the two materials come into contact, the wicker cracks, burns and is consumed. At this moment, the burning plant marks the mineral element: molten glass. The basketwork is destroyed but marks the surface of the glass forever.

Born in Châteauroux, trained at L’ENSCI les Ateliers (National School of Industrial Creation), Simon is an artist, designer and ceramicist. He travels through neglected French territories in order to offer his services by taking advantage of local resources and issues. He travels through rural France and questions the role of the designer in the countryside.

Christophe Baugier – Atelier Foutu Brin

The Foutu Brin wicker workshop is formed by the basket weavers Christophe and Virginie Baugier, based in Montgivray. They cultivate around ten varieties of willows which they transform, among other things, into various baskets and garden weavings.

Jean-Charles Miot

Jean-Charles Miot, glassblower, was born in Le Mans in 1988. After training at Cerfav in Vannes-le-Chatel, where he met Laetitia Andrighetto; the couple participated in their first joint exhibition at the Strasbourg Glass Biennale. In 2012, they set up their own studio in Mont-de-Marsan before joining the Fondation d’entreprise Martell in 2017. Jean-Charles set up the glass blowing studio there, where he collaborates and supports artists in residence programs.

Laetitia Andrighetto

Laetitia Andrighetto, glassblower, was born in Mont-de-Marsan in 1984. After training in visual arts;jewelleru and then at Cerfav in Vannes-le-Chatel, where she met Jean-Charles Miot; the couple participated in their first joint exhibition at the Strasbourg Glass Biennale. In 2012, they set up their own studio in Mont-de-Marsan before joining the Fondation d’entreprise Martell in 2017. They set up the glass blowing studio there, where they collaborate and support artists in residency programs.