At the crossroads of traditional craftsmanship and contemporary demands, Atelier du Meuble Contemporain reimagines woodwork and related materials to create unique pieces and custom-built environments.
Driven by the encounter between expertise, design, and innovation, the workshop is a space for experimentation, where each project unfolds like a landscape to explore — furniture, interiors, and singular objects shaped with intent and precision.
Here, every gesture is enriched by the accuracy of modern tools and the depth of ancestral techniques. Always in search of new forms, materials, and methods of assembly, we reject any hierarchy between drawing and making, between idea and execution.
Atelier du Meuble Contemporain is an open space for dialogue — between architects, designers, artists, artisans, and clients — where every detail matters, where material becomes language, and where each project finds its balance between form, function, and context.
Origins of the Atelier
Atelier du Meuble Contemporain was founded in Paris by Bernard Mauffret, a craftsman with an unconventional path — from timber framing with the Compagnons du Devoir to architecture, percussion instrument making, wooden boat fitting, and design. Early on, he developed a cross-disciplinary approach to making, both technical and sensitive. The workshop was born from this vision: a space dedicated to the design and prototyping of contemporary furniture, in direct collaboration with designers, artists, and institutions.
His long-standing partnership with the Mobilier National, beginning in the early 2000s, and his own furniture line — including the Épure table, awarded in 2005 — embody his commitment to uniting structure, function, and expression.
In 2025, the atelier was taken over by a new team, trained over several years by Bernard Mauffret, in a spirit of continuity and openness. Today, Atelier du Meuble Contemporain carries on its work with the same dedication to bespoke craftsmanship — at the intersection of contemporary creation, attention to detail, and technical research.
Team
- Alexandre Clochard
- Hocine Benissad
- Noé Coquerel
- Tristan Moog
- Lucien
Collaborations & Recognition
Since its founding, Atelier du Meuble Contemporain has been part of a dynamic network of collaborations with cultural institutions, renowned designers, and creative studios. This demanding and committed work has been recognized multiple times through awards and distinctions in the fields of design, craftsmanship, and contemporary creation.
Institutions:
Mobilier National - Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral - Centre des Monuments Historiques - Musée du quai Branly - Musée des Arts Décoratifs - Marine Nationale - VIA - ...
Designers and studios:
Akonite - Anselm Kiefer - Arik Levy - Axel Kufus - Bernard Moïse - Bina Baitel Studio - Chafik - Christophe Pillet - Domeau & Pérès - Eric Schmitt - Front Design - Galerie Kreo - Galerie Valois - Hella Jongerius - Hervé Van Der Straeten - Matali Crasset - Mathieu Lehanneur - Pierre Yovanovitch - Robert Stadler - Studio 5.5 - Tsé-Tsé - Vincent Dupont-Rougier - ...
Awards and distinctions :
2005 : 1st Prix de l'Œuvre - Paris Furniture Fair
2005 : Acquisition of a custom Épure table by the Mobilier National
2006 : Awarded the Living Heritage Company (EPV) label
2008 : Talent de l’Invention – Centre du Luxe et de la Création
2018 : Artisan Star – Observeur du Design, for the Gentiane sled (design : Alexandre Fougea)
2018 : Made in Paris label (Fabriqué à Paris)
Contact
37bis rue de Montreuil - 75011 PARIS
(+33) 06 70 38 98 07
contact[@]atelier-dmc.fr
History
Since 2025, the following people have spent time at the workshop — for an internship, a project, or a longer collaboration :
- Rodolphe de Coupigny
- Emma Lavergne
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