Liliane Bettencourt Prize pour l’Intelligence de la Main®

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Glassmaker

Atelier Lucile Viaud

Each new geoglass developed by the workshop tells the story of the... 

Textile designer

Atelier Aurélia Leblanc création Textile

In her studio, Aurélia Leblanc develops a number of collection themes, highlighting... 

Woodturner

Pascal Oudet

All pieces are created from carefully selected oaks from Burgundy and Franche... 

Woodturner

Pascal Oudet

Designer

Bardet Guillaume

While continuing to design furniture, he begins to work in the field... 

Glassmaker

Velasquez William

Skilled manipulator of volumes, confronting their masses in molded glass until the... 

Glassmaker

William Velasquez

Marquetry specialist

Geoffroy et Armande de Bazelaire

Using primarily natural and locally sourced untinted essences, we can represent everything:... 

Marquetry specialist

Geoffroy et Armande de Bazelaire

Ceramicist

Borde Gérard

The ceramicist strives to expand the possibilities of their material for industrial... 

Ceramicist

Gérard Borde

Goldsmith

Daraspe Roland

Unable to repeat what he has not learned, he approaches goldsmithing as... 

Goldsmith

Roland Daraspe

Bookbinder

Rousseau Florent

By continuing his research, Florent Rousseau explores new materials and adapts them... 

Bookbinder

Florent Rousseau

By continuing his research, Florent Rousseau explores new materials and adapts them... 

Plastic artist

Yeun-Kyung Kim

She tries to interrogate our image that we seem to know and... 

Plastic artist

Yeun-Kyung Kim

Instrument maker

Pagès Jean-Jacques

For the artist, the mind can only free itself to create if... 

Instrument maker

Jean-Jacques Pagès

Ceramicist

Pouchain Dominique

The ceramic as a three dimensional writing. 

Ceramicist

Dufust Séverine

[...] Their minimal aspect precisely derives from the fact that the heterogeneity... 

Ceramicist

Séverine Dufust

Bookbinder

Taral Alain

Alain Taral is working on a book that includes text and illustrations.... 

Bookbinder

Alain Taral

Coppersmith

Folliot Dominique

It is the freedom in his work that allows him to engage... 

Coppersmith

Dominique Folliot

Metallurgist

Moretti Christian

Christian Moretti strives for excellence in the implementation of metals by bringing... 

Metallurgist

Christian Moretti

Ceramicist

Rouby Zélie

The work of Zélie Rouby is currently focused on ceramic furniture. Through... 

Ceramicist

Zélie Rouby

Ceramicist

Fischer Wayne

Both sculptures and biomorphic containers, abstract and figurative, Wayne Fischer’s forms evoke... 

Ceramicist

Wayne Fischer

Designer

Benqué Eric

The deep motivation for a better world, oscillating between the desire to... 

Designer

Eric Benqué

Plasticien

Zembok Udo

Udo Zembok seeks to materialise light. In his sculptural and in-situ creations,... 

Plasticien

Udo Zembok

Glass Sculptor

Leperlier Antoine

Capture the moment in the movement of matter. 

Glass Sculptor

Antoine Leperlier

Coppersmith

Liez Gladys

Coppersmith

Gladys Liez

Cabinetmaker

Avenel Ludovic

Composed of a team of cabinetmakers, marquetry artists, and designers, Ludovic Avenel... 

Cabinetmaker

Ludovic Avenel

Designer

Lehanneur Mathieu

At the forefront of the international design scene, Mathieu Lehanneur is one... 

Weaver

Dorn Alice

The creation is for me a profound path of learning and growth.... 

Weaver

Alice Dorn

Embroiderer, Textile sculptor

Dupont Emmanuelle

Independent textile designer, Emmanuelle Dupont creates samples for haute couture (Valentino), original... 

Embroiderer, Textile sculptor

Emmanuelle Dupont

Engraver, Intaglio printer

Mutel Didier

Created in 1793, the Mutel workshop is the oldest engraving workshop in... 

Engraver, Intaglio printer

Didier Mutel

Cabinetmaker

Joussot Emmanuel

Since 1982, the Pierre Joussot et Fils workshop has specialized in the... 

Cabinetmaker

Emmanuel Joussot

Designer, Researcher

Tomatis Samuel

In collaboration with scientists, Samuel Tomatis is developing several typologies of materials... 

Designer, Researcher

Samuel Tomatis

Metal sculptor

Nguyen Mylinh

Mylinh Nguyen's work focuses on the animal world. Strange creatures that are... 

Metal sculptor

Mylinh Nguyen

Sculptor

Nebreda Loïc

Loïc Nebreda creates custom masks and puppets for actors and dancers. His... 

Sculptor

Loïc Nebreda

Paper finisher

Richard François-Xavier

Atelier d’Offard, François-Xavier RICHARD perpetuates the know-how required for creation of hand... 

Designer

Aurel Marc

Designing objects with emotional value through sophisticated work on form and material.... 

Designer

Marc Aurel

Designer

Stadler Robert

Robert Stadler works in a wide range of fields, blurring the hierarchy... 

Designer

Robert Stadler

Designer, Architect

Brillet Florian

Florian Brillet is interested in the design of objects related to the... 

Designer, Architect

Florian Brillet

Museum

Cité internationale de la tapisserie Aubusson

The International Tapestry City has a proactive and ambitious policy for contemporary... 

Museum

Cité internationale de la tapisserie Aubusson

The International Tapestry City has a proactive and ambitious policy for contemporary... 

Ceramist, Glassblower, Plastic artist

Riberolles Pascale

Pascale Riberolles organises complex combinations of shapes and colors that interact with... 

Ceramist, Glassblower, Plastic artist

Pascale Riberolles

Plastic artist, Glass decorator

Jacquot Perrin Janine

Janine Jacquot-Perrin primarily works with clear glass, playing with transparency, translucent and... 

Plastic artist, Glass decorator

Janine Jacquot-Perrin

Feather worker

Saunier Nelly

In a perpetual quest for exception and the unexpected, Nelly Saunier's approach... 

Feather worker

Nelly Saunier

Goldsmith

Marischael Nicolas

Goldsmiths from father to son for 4 generations, the Marischael Goldsmith Workshop,... 

Plasterer

Leblanc Eric

Eric Leblanc continues the tradition of plasterers and stucco workers. His company,... 

Artist, Glassblower

Jolivet Ghislène

Ghislène Jolivet enjoys letting her hand sketch her projects on paper and... 

Artist, Glassblower

Ghislène Jolivet

Upholsterer

Jarnoux Anaïs

Anaïs Jarnoux is more than a service provider and engage in co-design... 

Upholsterer

Anaïs Jarnoux

Designer

A+A Cooren

A+A Cooren designs objects that are both industrial and artisanal, with a... 

Designer

A+A Cooren

Artist, Glassblower

Wintrebert Jeremy

Studio specializing in the creation of unique contemporary blown glass pieces and... 

Artist, Glassblower

Jeremy Wintrebert

CIAV director

Grienenberger Yann

CIAV director

Yann Grienenberger

Sculptor

Richard Frédéric

Frédéric Richard develops collaborations with designers, such as the Pharaon mirror created... 

Founder

De Gourcuff David

For the past 30 years, the art foundry Fusions has been creating... 

Founder

David de Gourcuff

For the past 30 years, the art foundry Fusions has been creating... 

Feather worker

Vermeulen Julien

The Maison Vermeulen is the heir and guardian of a feather work... 

Feather worker

Julien Vermeulen

Sculptor, Glassmaker

Le Normand Xavier

From his hand animated by the spirit, Xavier le Normand brings back,... 

Sculptor, Glassmaker

Xavier Le Normand

Sculptor

Oren Mona

The work of Mona Oren invites reflection that articulates the material and... 

Sculptor

Mona Oren

Ceramicist

Scalabre Grégoire

The expression of a dynamism of forms constitutes the recurring ambition of... 

Ceramicist

Marais Quentin

At the starting point, Quentin Marais's work was built around childhood: around... 

Ceramicist

Quentin Marais

Gravure printer

Boucher Fanny

Since 2000, Fanny Boucher has been creating commissioned prints and artist books... 

Gravure printer

Fanny Boucher

Designer

Hlinka Dimitry

Link between know-how and new technologies, Dimitry Hlinka's practice covers all stages... 

Designer

Dimitry Hlinka

Lacquer

Pinon Nicolas

Since 2013, Nicolas Pinon has been exclusively dedicated to Japanese lacquer and... 

Ceramicist, Porcelain maker

Rosenblat Grégory

Ateliers Arquié has been creating and producing objects in Limoges Porcelain since... 

Ceramicist, Porcelain maker

Grégory Rosenblat

Metal sculptor, Coppersmith

Le Berre Nathanaël

Since 2004, Nathanaël Le Berre has been sculpting metal sheets. His grammar... 

Metal sculptor, Coppersmith

Nathanaël Le Berre

Engraver, Printer

Nogues Laurent

For nearly thirty years, Créanog has been imagining and creating exceptional objects... 

Engraver, Printer

Laurent Nogues

Sculptor, Wood worker

Schwarz Julian

Why ships? Julian Schwarz does not offer any definitive explanation. As an... 

Sculptor, Wood worker

Julian Schwarz

Ceramicist

Haguiko

Sculpture, wall decoration, garden design, sculptural and functional objects. 

Ceramicist

Haguiko

Museum

MOPO

Museum

MOPO

Training Institute

ITEMM

Training Institute

ITEMM

Association

L'Outil en Main

The idea of L'Outil en Main was born in Troyes in 1987.... 

Association

L'Outil en Main®

The idea of L'Outil en Main was born in Troyes in 1987.... 

Metal sculptor

Dieudonné Jacques

Jacques Dieudonné is renowned for his exceptional sculptures that blend tradition and... 

Metal sculptor

Jacques Dieudonné

Cabinetmaker, Jeweller

Spreng Martin

Each creation by Martin Spreng is a dialogue with material and color.... 

Cabinetmaker, Jeweller

Martin Spreng

Designer

Lelièvre Nicolas

Nicolas Lelièvre is primarily interested in spaces and images. It is in... 

Visual artist, Bookbinder

Courchay Anne-Lise

Unique books in ink on parchment, Anne-Lise Courchay's creations are, each in... 

Visual artist, Bookbinder

Anne-Lise Courchay

Textile artist

Guelton Marie-Hélène

Marie-Hélène Guelton, through the practice of resist dyeing, seizes the textile and... 

Textile artist

Marie-Hélène Guelton

Ceramicist

McKirdy Kristin

The sculptural works of Kristin McKirdy are inspired by both ceramic tradition,... 

Ceramicist

Kristin McKirdy

Visual artist

Ellena Véronique

Véronique Ellena primarily works with photography, but also with poetry and stained... 

Visual artist

Véronique Ellena

Designer

Noir Vif

At the beginning of each project, there are needs or desires. Those... 

Designer

Noir Vif

Network of collaborative factories

Make ICI

Make ICI is a unique network of collaborative and solidarity-based manufacturing for... 

Network of collaborative factories

Make ICI

Make ICI is a unique network of collaborative and solidarity-based manufacturing for... 

Industrial designer

Ribon Felipe

The refusal of conceptual constraints, the questioning of preconceived ideas, and the... 

Industrial designer

Felipe Ribon

Cabinetmaker

Leprizé Steven

ARCA goes beyond the traditional field of cabinet making by imagining artisanal... 

Cabinetmaker

Steven Leprizé

Embroiderer, Textile designer

Lanoiselée Aurélie

Aurélie Lanoiselée disrupts the codes of textile creation through a holistic approach... 

Embroiderer, Textile designer

Aurélie Lanoiselée

Jeweller

Mazlo Karl

Karl Mazlo's aim is to bring the jewellery to a different universe,... 

Jeweller

Karl Mazlo

Jeweller

Mazlo Karl

Karl Mazlo's aim is to bring the jewellery to a different universe,... 

Jeweller

Karl Mazlo

Embroiderer, Textile designer

Lanoiselée Aurélie

Aurélie Lanoiselée disrupts the codes of textile creation through a holistic approach... 

Embroiderer, Textile designer

Aurélie Lanoiselée

Cabinetmaker

Leprizé Steven

ARCA goes beyond the traditional field of cabinet making by imagining artisanal... 

Cabinetmaker

Steven Leprizé

Industrial designer

Ribon Felipe

The refusal of conceptual constraints, the questioning of preconceived ideas, and the... 

Industrial designer

Felipe Ribon

Network of collaborative factories

Make ICI

Make ICI is a unique network of collaborative and solidarity-based manufacturing for... 

Network of collaborative factories

Make ICI

Make ICI is a unique network of collaborative and solidarity-based manufacturing for... 

Designer

Noir Vif

At the beginning of each project, there are needs or desires. Those... 

Designer

Noir Vif

Visual artist

Ellena Véronique

Véronique Ellena primarily works with photography, but also with poetry and stained... 

Visual artist

Véronique Ellena

Ceramicist

McKirdy Kristin

The sculptural works of Kristin McKirdy are inspired by both ceramic tradition,... 

Ceramicist

Kristin McKirdy

Textile artist

Guelton Marie-Hélène

Marie-Hélène Guelton, through the practice of resist dyeing, seizes the textile and... 

Textile artist

Marie-Hélène Guelton

Visual artist, Bookbinder

Courchay Anne-Lise

Unique books in ink on parchment, Anne-Lise Courchay's creations are, each in... 

Visual artist, Bookbinder

Anne-Lise Courchay

Designer

Lelièvre Nicolas

Nicolas Lelièvre is primarily interested in spaces and images. It is in... 

Cabinetmaker, Jeweller

Spreng Martin

Each creation by Martin Spreng is a dialogue with material and color.... 

Cabinetmaker, Jeweller

Martin Spreng

Metal sculptor

Dieudonné Jacques

Jacques Dieudonné is renowned for his exceptional sculptures that blend tradition and... 

Metal sculptor

Jacques Dieudonné

Association

L'Outil en Main

The idea of L'Outil en Main was born in Troyes in 1987.... 

Association

L'Outil en Main®

The idea of L'Outil en Main was born in Troyes in 1987.... 

Training Institute

ITEMM

Training Institute

ITEMM

Museum

MOPO

Museum

MOPO

Ceramicist

Haguiko

Sculpture, wall decoration, garden design, sculptural and functional objects. 

Ceramicist

Haguiko

Sculptor, Wood worker

Schwarz Julian

Why ships? Julian Schwarz does not offer any definitive explanation. As an... 

Sculptor, Wood worker

Julian Schwarz

Engraver, Printer

Nogues Laurent

For nearly thirty years, Créanog has been imagining and creating exceptional objects... 

Engraver, Printer

Laurent Nogues

Metal sculptor, Coppersmith

Le Berre Nathanaël

Since 2004, Nathanaël Le Berre has been sculpting metal sheets. His grammar... 

Metal sculptor, Coppersmith

Nathanaël Le Berre

Ceramicist, Porcelain maker

Rosenblat Grégory

Ateliers Arquié has been creating and producing objects in Limoges Porcelain since... 

Ceramicist, Porcelain maker

Grégory Rosenblat

Lacquer

Pinon Nicolas

Since 2013, Nicolas Pinon has been exclusively dedicated to Japanese lacquer and... 

Designer

Hlinka Dimitry

Link between know-how and new technologies, Dimitry Hlinka's practice covers all stages... 

Designer

Dimitry Hlinka

Gravure printer

Boucher Fanny

Since 2000, Fanny Boucher has been creating commissioned prints and artist books... 

Gravure printer

Fanny Boucher

Ceramicist

Marais Quentin

At the starting point, Quentin Marais's work was built around childhood: around... 

Ceramicist

Quentin Marais

Ceramicist

Scalabre Grégoire

The expression of a dynamism of forms constitutes the recurring ambition of... 

Sculptor

Oren Mona

The work of Mona Oren invites reflection that articulates the material and... 

Sculptor

Mona Oren

Sculptor, Glassmaker

Le Normand Xavier

From his hand animated by the spirit, Xavier le Normand brings back,... 

Sculptor, Glassmaker

Xavier Le Normand

Feather worker

Vermeulen Julien

The Maison Vermeulen is the heir and guardian of a feather work... 

Feather worker

Julien Vermeulen

Founder

De Gourcuff David

For the past 30 years, the art foundry Fusions has been creating... 

Founder

David de Gourcuff

For the past 30 years, the art foundry Fusions has been creating... 

Sculptor

Richard Frédéric

Frédéric Richard develops collaborations with designers, such as the Pharaon mirror created... 

CIAV director

Grienenberger Yann

CIAV director

Yann Grienenberger

Artist, Glassblower

Wintrebert Jeremy

Studio specializing in the creation of unique contemporary blown glass pieces and... 

Artist, Glassblower

Jeremy Wintrebert

Designer

A+A Cooren

A+A Cooren designs objects that are both industrial and artisanal, with a... 

Designer

A+A Cooren

Upholsterer

Jarnoux Anaïs

Anaïs Jarnoux is more than a service provider and engage in co-design... 

Upholsterer

Anaïs Jarnoux

Artist, Glassblower

Jolivet Ghislène

Ghislène Jolivet enjoys letting her hand sketch her projects on paper and... 

Artist, Glassblower

Ghislène Jolivet

Plasterer

Leblanc Eric

Eric Leblanc continues the tradition of plasterers and stucco workers. His company,... 

Goldsmith

Marischael Nicolas

Goldsmiths from father to son for 4 generations, the Marischael Goldsmith Workshop,... 

Feather worker

Saunier Nelly

In a perpetual quest for exception and the unexpected, Nelly Saunier's approach... 

Feather worker

Nelly Saunier

Plastic artist, Glass decorator

Jacquot Perrin Janine

Janine Jacquot-Perrin primarily works with clear glass, playing with transparency, translucent and... 

Plastic artist, Glass decorator

Janine Jacquot-Perrin

Ceramist, Glassblower, Plastic artist

Riberolles Pascale

Pascale Riberolles organises complex combinations of shapes and colors that interact with... 

Ceramist, Glassblower, Plastic artist

Pascale Riberolles

Museum

Cité internationale de la tapisserie Aubusson

The International Tapestry City has a proactive and ambitious policy for contemporary... 

Museum

Cité internationale de la tapisserie Aubusson

The International Tapestry City has a proactive and ambitious policy for contemporary... 

Designer, Architect

Brillet Florian

Florian Brillet is interested in the design of objects related to the... 

Designer, Architect

Florian Brillet

Designer

Stadler Robert

Robert Stadler works in a wide range of fields, blurring the hierarchy... 

Designer

Robert Stadler

Designer

Aurel Marc

Designing objects with emotional value through sophisticated work on form and material.... 

Designer

Marc Aurel

Paper finisher

Richard François-Xavier

Atelier d’Offard, François-Xavier RICHARD perpetuates the know-how required for creation of hand... 

Sculptor

Nebreda Loïc

Loïc Nebreda creates custom masks and puppets for actors and dancers. His... 

Sculptor

Loïc Nebreda

Metal sculptor

Nguyen Mylinh

Mylinh Nguyen's work focuses on the animal world. Strange creatures that are... 

Metal sculptor

Mylinh Nguyen

Designer, Researcher

Tomatis Samuel

In collaboration with scientists, Samuel Tomatis is developing several typologies of materials... 

Designer, Researcher

Samuel Tomatis

Cabinetmaker

Joussot Emmanuel

Since 1982, the Pierre Joussot et Fils workshop has specialized in the... 

Cabinetmaker

Emmanuel Joussot

Engraver, Intaglio printer

Mutel Didier

Created in 1793, the Mutel workshop is the oldest engraving workshop in... 

Engraver, Intaglio printer

Didier Mutel

Embroiderer, Textile sculptor

Dupont Emmanuelle

Independent textile designer, Emmanuelle Dupont creates samples for haute couture (Valentino), original... 

Embroiderer, Textile sculptor

Emmanuelle Dupont

Weaver

Dorn Alice

The creation is for me a profound path of learning and growth.... 

Weaver

Alice Dorn

Designer

Lehanneur Mathieu

At the forefront of the international design scene, Mathieu Lehanneur is one... 

Cabinetmaker

Avenel Ludovic

Composed of a team of cabinetmakers, marquetry artists, and designers, Ludovic Avenel... 

Cabinetmaker

Ludovic Avenel

Coppersmith

Liez Gladys

Coppersmith

Gladys Liez

Glass Sculptor

Leperlier Antoine

Capture the moment in the movement of matter. 

Glass Sculptor

Antoine Leperlier

Plasticien

Zembok Udo

Udo Zembok seeks to materialise light. In his sculptural and in-situ creations,... 

Plasticien

Udo Zembok

Designer

Benqué Eric

The deep motivation for a better world, oscillating between the desire to... 

Designer

Eric Benqué

Ceramicist

Fischer Wayne

Both sculptures and biomorphic containers, abstract and figurative, Wayne Fischer’s forms evoke... 

Ceramicist

Wayne Fischer

Ceramicist

Rouby Zélie

The work of Zélie Rouby is currently focused on ceramic furniture. Through... 

Ceramicist

Zélie Rouby

Metallurgist

Moretti Christian

Christian Moretti strives for excellence in the implementation of metals by bringing... 

Metallurgist

Christian Moretti

Coppersmith

Folliot Dominique

It is the freedom in his work that allows him to engage... 

Coppersmith

Dominique Folliot

Bookbinder

Taral Alain

Alain Taral is working on a book that includes text and illustrations.... 

Bookbinder

Alain Taral

Ceramicist

Dufust Séverine

[...] Their minimal aspect precisely derives from the fact that the heterogeneity... 

Ceramicist

Séverine Dufust

Ceramicist

Pouchain Dominique

The ceramic as a three dimensional writing. 

Instrument maker

Pagès Jean-Jacques

For the artist, the mind can only free itself to create if... 

Instrument maker

Jean-Jacques Pagès

Plastic artist

Yeun-Kyung Kim

She tries to interrogate our image that we seem to know and... 

Plastic artist

Yeun-Kyung Kim

Bookbinder

Rousseau Florent

By continuing his research, Florent Rousseau explores new materials and adapts them... 

Bookbinder

Florent Rousseau

By continuing his research, Florent Rousseau explores new materials and adapts them... 

Goldsmith

Daraspe Roland

Unable to repeat what he has not learned, he approaches goldsmithing as... 

Goldsmith

Roland Daraspe

Ceramicist

Borde Gérard

The ceramicist strives to expand the possibilities of their material for industrial... 

Ceramicist

Gérard Borde

Marquetry specialist

Geoffroy et Armande de Bazelaire

Using primarily natural and locally sourced untinted essences, we can represent everything:... 

Marquetry specialist

Geoffroy et Armande de Bazelaire

Glassmaker

Velasquez William

Skilled manipulator of volumes, confronting their masses in molded glass until the... 

Glassmaker

William Velasquez

Designer

Bardet Guillaume

While continuing to design furniture, he begins to work in the field... 

Woodturner

Pascal Oudet

All pieces are created from carefully selected oaks from Burgundy and Franche... 

Woodturner

Pascal Oudet

Textile designer

Atelier Aurélia Leblanc création Textile

In her studio, Aurélia Leblanc develops a number of collection themes, highlighting... 

Glassmaker

Atelier Lucile Viaud

Each new geoglass developed by the workshop tells the story of the... 

Featured

Julien Vermeulen,
Feather worker

At the head of the youngest feather workshop in France, Julien Vermeulen has just inaugurated his factory in Anjou, where he puts this historical craftsmanship at the service of the world of luxury and his personal projects.

" I like everything in this job: heritage, aesthetics, colour work, scientific aspect, possibilities in terms of experimentation."

Julien Vermeulen, feather worker and winner of the Liliane Bettencourt Prize for l'Intelligence de la Main® in 2018 (Talent d'exception Award), in No. 7 / fall 2023 of Geste/s magazine.

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Creations

Discover a selection of creations made by the laureates of the Liliane Bettencourt Prize pour l’Intelligence de la Main®

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Non-profit organization Les Lauréats de l’Intelligence de la Main®

Created in 2018, the non-profit organisation Les Lauréats de l'Intelligence de la Main® aims to bring together the laureates of the Liliane Bettencourt Prize pour l'Intelligence de la Main®, awarded by the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller, a community of more than 120 talents. In line with the support provided by the Foundation, its mission is to promote craftsmanships, encourage interdisciplinary collaborations, build bridges with the research community and strengthen links with markets.

Supported and funded by the Foundation, the non-profit organisation is behind projects such as Workshops, a research and exchange program between laureates and the Le Labo program, an incubator for collaborative cross-disciplinary projects.

Les Lauréats de l'Intelligence de la Main® is a unique community and an essential reference for exceptional craftsmanships and collective intelligence, contributing to the future of contemporary creation and arts and crafts.

Fondation Bettencourt Schueller

Both a family foundation and a recognized public-interest charitable organisation since its creation, the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller aims to "taking talent to the top" to contribute to France’s success and influence.

The Foundation achieves this by seeking out, selecting, supporting, accompanies and promoting the women and men who are imagining today the world of tomorrow, in three fields that make a tangible contribution to the common good : the life sciences, the arts, and solidarity.

In a philanthropic spirit, it acts through awards, grants, personalised support, communication and co-constructed initiatives. Founded in 1987, it has rewarded since then 634 laureates and supported more than 1,000 projects carried by various teams, non profit organizations, institutions and organisations. #talentsfondationbettencourt

Le prix
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Prix Liliane Bettencourt pour l’Intelligence de la Main®

Since 1999, the Foundation has been rewarding every year exceptional craftsmanship and creativity in the field of arts and craft, through the Liliane Bettencourt Prize pour l'Intelligence de la Main® and its three awards : Talents d'exception, for craftspeople, Dialogues, open to craftspeople working in collaboration with designers, and Parcours, for companies in the fine crafts sector.

Born of the conviction that craftsmanship is at the heart of our history and a valuable asset for the future of creation, this Prize is today an award of excellence, which contributes to the influence of craftsmanship in France and internationally. In addition to the grant, it offers the laureates tailor-made support to help them structure their business, design a creative career path, acquire new skills and strengthen their visibility and market presence.

23 editions

58 craftsmanships rewarded

123 laureates