Bernard Mauffret – Cabinetmaker – Designer

Île-de-France – 1961

Bernard Mauffret is a cabinetmaker and a designer. He has learnt the carpentry trade with the Compagnons du Devoir in 1978. Later, he has been trained in an architecture office. Despite his atypical background, he has decided to apply the carpenter’s techniques to the world of furniture, bringing functionality, modularity and mobility to each of his creation.

In his studio, Atelier du Meuble Contemporain, created in 2002, he creates furniture pieces for collectors and interior designers, and furniture prototypes for specialized designers and manufacturers. Several of his pieces have been acquired by museums and national institutions.

2018 – L’Observeur du design award.

2008 – Talent de l’Invention 2008, Centre du Luxe et de la Création.

2006 – EPV Label.

2005 -Prix de l’œuvre, Salon du Meuble de Paris

Research and innovation

Bernard Mauffret creates pieces inspired by carpentry techniques. He revisits the traditional codes of cabinetmaking and adapts them to the design’s challenges to create wooden pieces with ambitious shapes.

Transmission

Keen to pass on his know-how, Bernard Mauffret welcomes apprentices and future employees in his workshop. He also opens his workshop to architects and designers to satisfy their creativity.

Fondation Rémy Cointreau has helped Bernard Mauffret to acquire a portable digital router and a 3D printer in 2020. These tools enable him to work more efficiently so he can dedicate more time to creation.