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Founder of the La Mine Céramique workshop in Paris, Claudia Cauville's work is at the crossroads of creation, transmission and collaboration with architects. She designs bespoke pieces, teaches ceramics to a wide audience and exhibits her work in specialized galleries and shows. A finalist in the Ateliers d'Art de France competition, she is now looking to strengthen the structure of her business and expand her professional network.

A designer and manufacturer based in Paris, Damien Coquet designs bespoke furniture and objects for professional clients, favoring the use of reused materials. A former art director, he has set up his own studio and collaborates with organizations such as the City of Paris, Galeries Lafayette and Asics. He has exhibited at Maison & Objet.

Specializing in working with paper and light, Laure Philippe creates luminaires in molded paper that are both poetic and functional. Her "Papier Puzzle" project, developed in 2021, forms the core of her business, which she pursues through a permanent catalog and custom orders. Resident at the Ateliers Openbach in Fontenay-sous-Bois, she pursues her research thanks to a grant from the Ateliers Médicis, while leading cultural mediation initiatives.

Trained in textile design, Émilie Lay is developing a hybrid practice that blends ceramics and basketry. Through her Mat Na Paris brand, she explores the encounter between natural materials - stoneware, rattan, rope - to create sensitive objects, somewhere between sculpture and use. Her work draws on the world of textile craftsmanship, where gesture, texture and volume play a central role. Today, she continues to experiment with new materials such as metal wire and crocheted rope.

Trained at the Beaux-Arts de Paris and ENSA Limoges, Camille Le Chatelier has developed a practice in porcelain that oscillates between sculpture and utilitarian objects. She founded the Eugène Griotte workshop, where she designs and hand-makes small series. Inspired by ancient forms and everyday uses, she explores subtle detour to propose new gestures. A stay in Jingdezhen, China, has enriched her practice with a dialogue with other ceramic traditions. The studio is also a space for transmission, through courses, demonstrations and collaborations.

Julie Percillier draws her inspiration from the plant landscape, which she observes and studies through a constant dialogue between field and studio. Trained in tapestry and textile arts at ENSAAMA in Paris, then at the Académie royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, she has developed a personal language combining handmade embroidery, machine embroidery and bobbin lace. Her work gives rise to long-lasting plant compositions, made from natural, stabilized or dried materials, sometimes valorizing recycled materials.

Julia R creates one-of-a-kind pieces using a variety of glass techniques. Her work includes paintings combining engraving, grisaille, sandblasting and graphic arts, as well as the creation and ornamentation of glass objects such as panels, mirrors and screens. She also designs contemporary jewelry using glass beads sculpted and engraved in her studio.

Marius Tessier is developing a workshop specializing in copperplate intaglio engraving. He accompanies artists and private individuals in the creation and printing of engraved plates, offers introductory courses and collaborates with other craftsmen. His work combines technical know-how and adaptation to artistic projects to make engraving accessible and contemporary. He won the Prix Savoir-faire en transmission in 2021.