Photo credit: Alice Mesguich
ABOUT GARNIER & LINKER
The Garnier & Linker collection was born out of experimentation with materials and traditional craftsmanship. Alabaster, volcanic stone, bronze, plaster, Japanese urushi lacquer, and lost-wax cast glass: these materials are reinterpreted to create lighting fixtures, furniture, and objects in a contemporary style. Each creation aims to combine the nobility of the materials with the beauty of handcrafted work in a timeless aesthetic.
The creative method initiated by Guillaume Garnier and Florent Linker is a hybrid process that draws on design, craftsmanship, and sculpture. The collections thus come to life between the studio on one hand, the workshops of master artisans in France or Japan on the other, and finally Les Granges, the Garnier & Linker workshop located near Fontainebleau. Each piece is handcrafted there with particular attention to detail.
The studio designs new pieces on a regular basis, as well as curates all collection presentations through exhibitions or participation in trade shows and fairs. The showroom, Garnier & Linker’s exhibition space housed in a Parisian apartment, showcases the collections of lighting fixtures, furniture, and objects in an environment designed to highlight the designers’ creative vision.
The studio works closely with architects, interior designers, and brands to adapt their designs to the needs of specific projects.
OUR STORY
The work of Guillaume Garnier and Florent Linker lies at the crossroads of several disciplines. Rather than defining themselves in rigid terms, they prefer to draw freely from various fields: design, fine craftsmanship, and sculpture. Their work takes as its starting point rare materials and craftsmanship, which they reinterpret in a contemporary way through a collection of lighting, furniture, and objects. They draw inspiration from both the decorative arts and sculpture to create objects with pure forms that reveal the essence of the material.
From their years at the École Camondo, Guillaume Garnier and Florent Linker emerged with a desire to work as closely as possible with traditional craftsmanship. Thus, they embarked on a tour of France punctuated by visits to workshops, which allowed them to discover a wealth of techniques. It was through imagining contemporary reinterpretations that the first Garnier & Linker lighting collection was born, quickly expanded to include furniture and objects.
Their choice of materials—such as bronze, plaster, and lost-wax cast glass—quickly led them to establish a workshop where they could craft preliminary models, waxes, and molds, allowing them to refine their designs as thoroughly as possible. The successive expansions of their workshop naturally allowed them to integrate their lighting production there, thereby enabling them to better control the quality of execution. This gradual evolution culminated in the creation in 2024 of Les Granges, their workshop located on the edge of the Fontainebleau Forest. “We envisioned this space as both a workshop and a laboratory where we could design, test, prototype, produce, photograph, and collaborate.”
The encounter with Japanese craftsmanship, initiated in 2015 by an invitation from the city of Kyoto to reinterpret ancestral techniques, is also a key milestone that paved the way for the development of cross-pollination between French and Japanese expertise.
The collections thus continue to evolve along a clear trajectory shaped by these encounters and collaborations.
