Richard Woleck and Jean-Francois Bollie

The story between Richard Woleck and Maison Daum began in 2012 with a bold and unexpected collaboration. In a duo with Brazilian designer Jean Carlos Saddi, he conceived exceptional furniture in the spirit of Louis XV, entirely revisited with a contemporary intervention: brushed steel underlines and subverts the classic lines, offering a modern, sculptural, and unconventional interpretation. This deliberate contrast between past and present gives birth to a hybrid furniture, both heritage and visionary, which captivates with its baroque elegance and industrial strength.

In 2019, Richard Woleck continued his dialogue with Daum alongside the artist Jean-François Bollié. Together, they breathed new life into their exploration of matter by encasing the grousil, a precious and unaltered raw material of the Daum crystal factory, in blocks of resin. From this raw material, emblematic words or universal symbols are born, such as a vibrant heart, suspended in a cube of light. Each work then becomes a fragment of eternity, an alchemy between the original fire of the crystal and the frozen purity of the resin.

Their style is rooted in a conceptual and minimalist art movement, where meaning emerges from the material itself. They manipulate forms, textures, and symbols to question our relationship with history, memory, and emotion. Through a mastered artisanal approach and a refined aesthetic, Woleck & Bollié subvert the codes of luxury, transforming each creation into a poetic and contemporary manifesto.