Mia Gosset in Pierre Salagnac's studio
"If we don't pass on our skills, they will disappear," explains Pierre Salagnac.
Felix Marye.
Mia Gosset joined Pierre Salagnac's bronzier d'art workshop in April 2025 for a one-year internship as part of the Savoir-faire en transmission prize.
A student at the Duperré school, Mia presented her diploma with sculpted metal pieces. Some time later, she met Pierre Salagnac in the art gallery that exhibited their work. Mia then managed to convince Pierre to submit their application for the Savoir-faire en transmission prize.
"Pierre is a great teacher and knows how to pass on his know-how.
Since starting her apprenticeship with Pierre, Mia has been training on the lathe and working on mounts, screwing and assembly systems in the workshop. Handling these extremely heavy tools is not always easy, but Mia is passionate about her work and is taking advantage of this year-long internship to learn new skills.
Pierre also shares his expertise when it comes to designing a project, presenting a digital model, drawing up an estimate for his customers... the financial stakes are very high, and several validation stages are necessary before designing a 3D model that will then be sand-cast.
"I would recommend the Savoir-faire en transmission prize 1,000 times over for the transition between school, where you don't specialize much in terms of handicrafts, and professional life. This prize is a real springboard for success in gaining a form of autonomy."
Pierre Salagnac explains that the trade of art bronzier encompasses three specialties: bronze mounting, chasing and turning. He quickly realized that transmission was an integral part of his craft.
"I deeply believe that a craftsman's job is to know how to pass on, know how to teach and know how to preserve.
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