Around forgotten pieces of furniture with little heritage value, the idea of innovative research developed, based on an eco-responsible approach of respect and reuse of materials.
Commissioned by the Mobilier National, which gave carte blanche to transform the GME 13896 chest of drawers, known as the “alienated” chest, made of rosewood and gilded bronze in the Louis XV style, embellished with a red Languedoc marble top, Thierry Bétancourt and Louis-Marie Vincent imagined an enormous cloud created using the technique of carton-pierre, revisited by Maison Louis-Marie Vincent in its workshops, covering almost the entire chest of drawers.
This technique was used at the Palace of Versailles in the 18th century for theater sets and ceiling moldings.
On display from June 10 to 21 at Les Gobelins, this chest of drawers is now called “La Rêveuse” and has found its place in the Mobilier National collections.