26-02 Oak Side Table by Timothée Musset

26-02 Oak Side Table by Timothée Musset Unique Dimensions: D 50 x W 80 x H 50 cm Materials: Oak As a child, Timothée Musset spent a lot of time in the open air, in the heart of nature. After his baccalaureate, he decided to go on a Tour de France with the Compagnons du Devoir. This apprenticeship in carpentry lasted eight years, in contact with the ancestral wood of historical monuments. Following this journey full of riches, Timothée worked in a design office for several years before returning to caress the material. Trained as a carpenter, he became a furniture designer by passion. He then decided to pass on his knowledge, and it was at this point that he created the Atelier Musset. Always fascinated by timber, Timothée chose to work mainly with this often forgotten material. He observes, touches, and courts these old woods before sublimating them, while showing their defects as integral parts of their beauty. The recovery of these woods steeped in history is essential for him—woods that have survived the centuries and still have things to tell. Timothée gives a new, more poetic dimension to the raw, heavy, and massive appearance of this material. Through the simplicity of the forms, he creates a collection of contemporary furniture meticulously handcrafted. Solid wood creations reveal a certain form of lace, through the rings and sapwoods worked by nature. Alone or in collaboration, Timothée Musset’s objective is to bring a new look to what seems obsolete, to remember that time does not destroy, it shapes the material down to the smallest details, all to be contemplated. Thus, in these forms, both minimal and raw, the designer, through the richness of the duality between old and contemporary, proposes usable pieces with a sculptural tendency—unique and alive.