http://lolivierforge.comJoël Rebière was born in 1965 in Avignon (Vaucluse), and has always lived in Sauveterre.
After training as a carpenter, he later worked in the boilermaking industry, then in a polyester resin factory.
A self-taught artist, he uses all materials: steel, stone, resin, wood, plaster...
In the workshop small signs show that here you can touch, because all the objects are far from fragile!
The olive tree is present in various forms: candlesticks, wall lights, lamps, chandeliers, trees, etc..
The branches and leaves are made of metal, the olives are in resin.The leaves are cut by hand and then welded one by one.
It takes about 600 leaves to create a one meter diameter chandelier.
Each piece is unique and made entirely by hand
the branches and leaves are made of fine steel, and the olives from resin.
The leaves are cut out by hand,then soldered one by one.