Neolitique

How would you describe what you do?

Dominique: Some people say I'm an artist, but I don't feel like an artist. I think I feel more like a maker. I make things with whatever I find: right now, it's pencils, so I draw; if it's clay, I make bowls. I make objects, but not like Philippe Starck. He makes industrial objects, which is not the same thing. I really like the term "maker."

In France, there's always this separation between craftsmen and artists. An artist has a process. He does it for himself, often because he's hurting somewhere, and it heals him.

When I do something without being commissioned, just because I feel like it, then maybe it's art.

How did the idea for this project come about?

Dominique: It came naturally. I first made steel cubes for a project with Stéphanie Marin in Nice, who makes pebble cushions. She had a store in Nice, and we wanted to create a small concept store. Later, I wanted to add stone to these cubes, so I looked for a stonemason. When I presented the project to him, he explained that it wasn't as simple as I thought. But we got along well, and I started designing some office accessories: pencil holders, pencil cases. And the next day, we started working together, and that's how Néolithique was born.

Photography credits: Repose Studio.

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