certain artisanat de luxe. Ses réalisations sont reconnues de Hong-Kong à Las Vegas, de l’Opéra de Philadelphie au Château de Versailles. Mélange d’autodidactes et de compagnons issus des meilleures écoles d’art, son équipe déploie une maîtrise du bronze quasi ancestrale au travers de trois départements : restauration, création et réédition. Érudit de l’art et de ses techniques, Régis Mathieu a aussi à cœur de communiquer son savoir et de dévoiler ses trésors. La porte est ouverte y

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Les Sauvans
84400 Gargas

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treasures. The door is open, including at the new, 3,300 m2 space foot space, where you can admire an impressive collection of the most beautiful light creations of centuries past, but also the smoky rock crystals which give his contemporary designs unparalleled warmth.

become the jewel in the crown of a certain luxury craftsmanship. Its work is appreciated from Hong Kong to Los Vegas, from the Philadelphia Opera to the Versailles Palace.

His team, a mix of self-taught craftsmen and graduates from the finest art schools, extends its almost ancestral mastery of bronze via three departments: restoration, creation and copies. Knowledgeable about art and its techniques, Régis Mathieu also likes to share his knowledge and to divulge his

permanent, as was the case in the 17th and 18th centuries. Still today, chandeliers are often more beautiful than functional. “There are many ways to light a space. Wall lights, lampshades, spotlights in the wall or floor, but there’s nothing better than a ceiling light to create an atmosphere, to fill a space with poetry and romanticism.” Twenty years later, in former ochre factories in Gargas that the company renovated, the reputation of Mathieu Lustrerie is undeniable. Between government commissions and private clients, Mathieu Lustrerie has

Before studying at Business School, Régis Mathieu spent his childhood in the workshops of the family lighting business, Mathieu Lustrerie, established in Marseille at that time. In 1992, when he took the reins, helped by his mother, he banked on the renaissance of the chandelier and took a wild gamble. “I believed in a concept. Believed that we could be invited to a friend’s place and bring them a small light like we might bring a bottle of wine. That’s what I believed in. And it worked pretty well.” Light fixtures have become decorative objects, without necessarily being

By Laurence Belvisi - July 21, 2011

Today, Régis Mathieu’s talent has broken all barriers and his contagious enthusiasm puts the nobility of his craft, to which he adds a touch of modernity, under the spotlight. Everything started with a whiz kid who wanted to sell lights, and a brilliant idea.

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