FORÊT
Designer
Raphael NavotDescription
The Forêt collection was created with the intention to revive an ancient tradition that gave way to the widely spread flat grain parquet. La Forêt de bois de bout is an innovative approach to End Grain flooring and wall covering. End Grain flooring is a traditional method used in the 19th century throughout Europe and America primarily in factories, museums, and bridges. The main reason for which End Grain floors covered such diverse grounds is thanks to one main feature - its strength. The collection focuses on protecting the natural quality and durability of this tradition while introducing an engineered contemporary version that allows an easy application. Navot collaborated with the Paris-based woodcrafters of Oscan Ono to design different patterns in variable sizes, from a simple grid, arrow alignment to complex patchwork as well as a numerous shadings and custom-made features.
Raphael Navot
Raphael Navot
Born in Jerusalem, Raphael Navot moved to Paris, where he currently works and resides, after graduating from Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands. The multidisciplinary designer focuses on bespoke design commissions and interiors, emphasizing time-honored techniques and contemporary artisanship. Navot garnered international recognition with public projects including the Parisian flagship boutique of Japanese brand Pas de Calais, the Hôtel National des Arts et Métiers - a 66-room hotel and restaurant in central Paris - and his most published collaboration with movie director and artist David Lynch for the design of his Silencio cinema and membership club in Paris.
The designer's work and his ongoing collaborations with traditional ateliers and design publishers of beautifully crafted pieces, reflect his consistent interest in time-honored techniques and the design ethos close to the curatorial direction of Les Ateliers Courbet.
Long-standing friends with a shared passion for traditional crafts and materials, Navot and Melanie Courbet collaborated with the Ateliers Saint Jacques — a cooperative of revered master craftsmen combining bronze, stone, metal, and wood expertise outside of Paris. Initiated in 2017, the Ateliers Saint Jacques editions by Raphael Navot result from an immersive dialogue between the designer, the master artisans, and Courbet. As part of the Editions Courbet program and the gallery's mission to initiate collaborations and exchanges between contemporary artists and the ateliers that it represents, the Ateliers Saint Jacques & Raphael Navot collection aims to emphasize the ongoing cultural legacies carried on by rarefied master craftsmen around the world.
Raphael Navot is represented by Friedman Benda gallery. Click HERE for any artist commissions or general inquiries about the artist.
Raphael Navot
Born in Jerusalem, Raphael Navot moved to Paris, where he currently works and resides, after graduating from Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands. The multidisciplinary designer focuses on bespoke design commissions and interiors, emphasizing time-honored techniques and contemporary artisanship. Navot garnered international recognition with public projects including the Parisian flagship boutique of Japanese brand Pas de Calais, the Hôtel National des Arts et Métiers - a 66-room hotel and restaurant in central Paris - and his most published collaboration with movie director and artist David Lynch for the design of his Silencio cinema and membership club in Paris.
The designer's work and his ongoing collaborations with traditional ateliers and design publishers of beautifully crafted pieces, reflect his consistent interest in time-honored techniques and the design ethos close to the curatorial direction of Les Ateliers Courbet.
Long-standing friends with a shared passion for traditional crafts and materials, Navot and Melanie Courbet collaborated with the Ateliers Saint Jacques — a cooperative of revered master craftsmen combining bronze, stone, metal, and wood expertise outside of Paris. Initiated in 2017, the Ateliers Saint Jacques editions by Raphael Navot result from an immersive dialogue between the designer, the master artisans, and Courbet. As part of the Editions Courbet program and the gallery's mission to initiate collaborations and exchanges between contemporary artists and the ateliers that it represents, the Ateliers Saint Jacques & Raphael Navot collection aims to emphasize the ongoing cultural legacies carried on by rarefied master craftsmen around the world.
Raphael Navot is represented by Friedman Benda gallery. Click HERE for any artist commissions or general inquiries about the artist.
