Letters on Know-How and Creativity

These letters were born from my passion for Carré Royal—its contemporary aesthetic world, its noble materials, and its day-to-day construction, shaped by a constant conversation with artisans, artists, and material makers in France and across Europe (leathers, textiles, metal parts, papers, etc…).

Through these meetings, I have the priviledge to discover many forms of know-how, meet people who are passionate about their craft, their professions, their places, and who are driven by a desire for excellence.

These letters are also meant to highlight the Intelligence of the Hand—how it helps protect our heritage—and to prepare for the creations and the energy of tomorrow. Through these letters, I want to share my reflections with you on materials, structure, colors, the role of time, everyday use, and transmission (passing knowledge on).

I share impressions, research, and—sometimes—my sense of wonder at refinements, techniques, exceptional creations, buildings, works of art, or simply at Beauty and Harmony, right at the heart of our journey.

The Borg Shipyard, in Marseille, by Carré Royal

Denis Borg welcomes me to the Borg shipyard. He’s a marine carpenter and keeps this…

Strolls through Paris

Today, I’d like to invite you to join me on a walk—not in the Pyrenees,…

Pamiers, its Carmel Monastery – Museum of Contemporary Art, by Carré Royal.

At the gates of Ariège, you can find Pamiers and its Carmel Monastery. I have…

The quest of Grégoire Korganow- Photographer

GrĂ©goire Korganow is a researcher—an explorer of beauty. He welcomes me to his home in…

Papers and endless creativity, by Carré Royal

Have you ever met Marianne GuĂ©ly? Marianne is a magician… with paper and scissors—she makes…

The Manufacture of Berets in Orthez, Béarn

I discovered through a friend from BĂ©arnais, the manufacturing of Berets in Orthez, in the…

Makhila Ainciart-Bergara

I met Liza who runs the Ainciart-Bergara family workshop, in Larressore in the PyrĂ©nĂ©es-Atlantiques. She…

Pont-Aven, La Cité des Peintres (City of Painters) by Carré Royal

Here I am at Pont-Aven, in Finistère. This city was called the City of Painters.…

Textile traditions in the Bigouden region by Carré Royal

Here I am in Pont-l’AbbĂ© in the Finistère. I have an appointment with Solenn BoĂ«nnec,…

From wool to a felt hat : MontCapels

I left Basse Ariège to join Montazels in Aude. This trip which lasted around an…