Creation Mathias
Wood turner and carver
Château d'Oex

« Wood is a unique material because of its grain. Turned and carved chip by chip, the tree reveals what was hidden within it. »

Always passionate about woodworking, Mathias trained in sculpture, turning and gilding on wood. He enjoys researching innovative shapes and designs that he combines with ancestral know-how. In his workshop, he gives courses and training in the arts of wood for beginners and initiates. In 2019, he won the first prize for Relève Métiers d’art.

« I work with hundreds of different gouges so I can fit any curve and give each finished piece a unique look. »

Mathias works with local wood that he selects himself in the forest, in a garden or in a sawmill. After roughing out the raw wood using machines, he finishes his creations with a gouge and adapts to the curves of the wood to give each piece its uniqueness. His lamps, sculptures, bowls, candlesticks and other personal creations are exhibited in Switzerland and abroad.

Diplomas

2018, Certificate of professional aptitude Art of wood, turner option, Workshop Beyond the Trees, Metz, France

2017, CFC of 3D polydesigner, Professional Arts Training Center, Geneva

Distinction

2019, first prize Relève Métiers d’art, Métiers d’art Switzerland

Connections

https://www.instagram.com/creationmathias/?hl=fr

https://www.facebook.com/mathias.lecocq.artisan.designer