L Atelier Du Pavé

If the light screens are the first lampshades recorded in the 14th century (porcelain blade, paper, metal, frosted glass) mounted on candlestick frame or torch, the lampshades make their real appearance at the end of the 17th century when the pre public lanterns illuminate the streets of Paris. Then they will give way to streetlights, oil lamps with reflector that projects light. By playing with volumes, materials and colors, the abatjouriste brings creativity and originality to highlight objects and places. After several years of experience in a furniture fabric store, Marianne set up her -making lampshade workshop in La Rochelle on the edge of the Bay of Aiguillon. For this artisanal abatjourist activity, she was trained in a company labelled and recognized " Enterprise of living Heritage" and " Atelier Art of France". She receives you by appointment at the workshop or can go to your home. She works on order for both individuals and professionals and claims the profession of abatjourist. She is passionate about decorating, creating and restoring lampshades, and she finds her motivation in the joy of creating unique pieces through meticulous and precision work. Its know-how allows it to adapt to your desires, to decline shapes, materials and colors to make or to make a in total harmony with your interior. She advises you on the choice of shapes, materials and colors and offers you a whole range of fabric and trimmings: beads, fringes, stripes, ribbons Creation and couture, two things that can be found in the Abatjourists exercant a art in its own right.