Starting from pieces of furniture set aside by history, lacking major patrimonial value, an innovative research approach emerged, rooted in an eco-conscious logic of respect, transformation, and material reuse.
Within this framework, the Mobilier national granted carte blanche to designer Thierry Bétancourt and Louis-Marie Vincent, visual artist, to transform the chest of drawers GME 13896, known as “aliénée,” crafted in rosewood with Louis XV style gilt bronzes and topped with a red Languedoc marble slab. Together, they conceived a radical sculptural intervention: a monumental cloud in Mineral d’Art, the signature material developed by MAISON LOUIS-MARIE VINCENT, enveloping nearly the entire piece.
Presented from June 10 to 21 at Les Gobelins, the chest of drawers, now titled La Rêveuse, has since joined the collections of the Mobilier national.