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a design er b a sed i n pa r is , chr ist ophe côm e is t he pro gen y of a gr e at t r a di t ion of a rt ists a n d cr a f tsm en. r a ised i n a n a rt ist ic fa m ily, his u ncl e is a r enow n cer a m icist a n d his sist er is a n accl a i m ed il lust r at or .

com e st u died u n der t he f r ench sc u l p t or l ou is der be w her e he l e a r n ed t he t ech n iqu e of c a st i ng bron z e. côm e’s or igi na l cr e at ions w er e sc u l p t u r es a n d j e w el ry, bu t t owa r ds t he m id 1990s he sta rt ed e x pl or i ng f u r n i t u r e for m s. a f t er a v isi t t o a gl a ss st u dio i n 1995 , he beg a n i ncor p or at i ng gl a ss i n t o his p ieces. t he a ddi t ion of t his m edi u m r e volu t ion i z ed his wor k .

e v ery piece t h at côm e cr e at es is a pproached a s if i t is a wor k of a rt i n t he m a k i ng. sou rces of i nspir at ion for designs r a nge f rom a rchi t ec t u r a l w rough t iron wor k t o con t e m p or a ry sc u l p t u r e t o obj ec ts fou n d i n nat u r e. sta rt i ng w i t h con v en t iona l iron, he sh a pes a n d def i n es t he for m s t hrough t e x t u r e a n d ox idat ion produci ng dist i nc t i v e f i n ishes. côm e pa ir s t hese obj ec ts w i t h i n dust r i a l cry sta l a n d mol ded gl a ss l enses t h at he of t en t r a nsfor m s t hrough c a rv i ng, m elt i ng, a n d slu m pi ng. t he m eta mor phosis of t his r aw i n dust r i a l m at er i a l t hrough com e’s st y l ist ic vo c a bu l a ry cr e at es obj ec ts t h at t r a nscen d t i m e.

a t ru e heir t o t he f r ench t r a di t ion of design a n d cr a f tsm a nship, his wor k s e vok es t he a rchi t ec t u r a l aust er i t y of pier r e ch a r e au a n d echo t he moder n sensibil i t y t owa r ds m at er i a l s fou n d i n t he wor k of j e a n roy ér e. his wor k h a s a dist i nc t i v e st y l e of p u r e el eg a nce t h at is b a l a nced w i t h a f r esh ou t l o ok . his sc u l p t u r a l per spec t i v e e m a nat es t hrough his f u r n i t u r e a n d l igh t i ng design el e vat i ng e v ery day obj ec ts i n t o wor k s of a rt.

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