Vincent Roy creates conversation starters influenced by Scandinavian design.
Designer Vincent Roy from Paris has a new initiative that will make you want to splurge a bit. Wood’n Design along with partner Bidisha Samantaray, a designer herself who also runs her own line of clothing at LivingArt Lifestyles, features furniture made from recycled wood. The chairs and coffee tables draws inspiration from the 50s and 60s and from Scandinavian designs.
Roy learnt his craft in Paris from CFA De la Bonne Graine, and specialized in interior furnishing and decor. He came to India in 2008 to work with Patrick Laffourcade, a famous Cabinet Maker who restored the church Notre- Dame des Anges in Pondicherry. Later, in Australia he specialized in chair design, before spending six months in Cambodia, training a local team in interior furnishing. Now with Wood’n Design Roy hopes to bring all that he has learnt to the south. “East Asian, Indian and European cultures inspire me. And Scandinavian architecture is very light and minimal,” explains the designer who hopes to revive the Scandinavian influence on Indian furniture. “I use old beams from Tamil houses. The wood is almost 80 to 200 years old most of the time. It is dry and stable and very good for furniture and for exports,” he adds.
Taking into account the needs and requirements of the clients before creating contemporary furniture, Roy says one of his first project was furnishing Café des Artistes in Pondicherry. While the workshop is located by the Bodhi beach on Old Pattinam Road, all his products can be found in the LivingArt store in Pondicherry.
Coffee tables are priced from Rs 5,000 onwards. Details: vincent@woodndesign.in +919600820715
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