
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...
Glassmaker
Atelier Lucile Viaud

Textile designer
Atelier Aurélia Leblanc création Textile
In her studio, Aurélia Leblanc develops a number of collection themes, highlighting...
Textile designer
Atelier Aurélia Leblanc création Textile

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

Designer
Guillaume Bardet

Designer
Malbrel Jérôme
Designer
Jérôme Malbrel

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
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

Instrument maker
Jean-Jacques Pagès

Ceramicist
Dominique Pouchain

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

Bookbinder
Alain Taral

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
Eric Benqué

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

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...
Designer
Mathieu Lehanneur

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
Loïc Nebreda

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

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

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,...
Goldsmith
Nicolas Marischael

Training Institute
Institut de Formation et de Recherche pour les Artisanats des Métaux
Training Institute
IFRAM

Plasterer
Leblanc Eric
Eric Leblanc continues the tradition of plasterers and stucco workers. His company,...
Plasterer
Eric (Riton) Leblanc

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

Upholsterer
Anaïs Jarnoux

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...
Sculptor
Frédéric Richard


Association
Compagnons du Devoir et du Tour de France
Association
Compagnons du Devoir et du Tour de France

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

Ceramicist
Scalabre Grégoire
The expression of a dynamism of forms constitutes the recurring ambition of...
Ceramicist
Grégoire Scalabre

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...
Lacquer
Nicolas Pinon

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


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...
Designer
Nicolas Lelièvre

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

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
Karl Mazlo

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

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...
Designer
Nicolas Lelièvre

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


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...
Lacquer
Nicolas Pinon

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...
Ceramicist
Grégoire Scalabre

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

Feather worker
Julien Vermeulen

Association
Compagnons du Devoir et du Tour de France
Association
Compagnons du Devoir et du Tour de France


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

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

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,...
Plasterer
Eric (Riton) Leblanc

Training Institute
Institut de Formation et de Recherche pour les Artisanats des Métaux
Training Institute
IFRAM

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

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
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...
Paper finisher
François-Xavier Richard

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
Alice Dorn

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

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
Antoine Leperlier

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

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
Dominique Folliot

Bookbinder
Alain Taral

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

Ceramicist
Dominique Pouchain

Instrument maker
Jean-Jacques Pagès

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
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
Malbrel Jérôme
Designer
Jérôme Malbrel

Designer
Guillaume Bardet

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...
Textile designer
Atelier Aurélia Leblanc création Textile

Glassmaker
Atelier Lucile Viaud
Each new geoglass developed by the workshop tells the story of the...
Glassmaker
Atelier Lucile Viaud


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.
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

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