Ever since Jean-Paul opened Atelier Viollet in 1986, he has proven himself as a relentless pioneer in modern furniture-making with a drive for both tradition and innovation. Beginning in the late 1700s, the Viollet family worked with local woods to create furniture. Art of marquetry, embellished veneers with shagreen, straw, parchment, mica, gypsum and horn…. Atelier Viollet remains one of the few workshops that has taken on such a broad spectrum of materials and techniques.