LES GRANGES - WORKSHOP
Les Granges (French word for barns) is the name given to Garnier & Linker's new workshop.
Garnier & Linker have set up their workshop in the heart of a village surrounded by fields, just a few minutes from the Fontainebleau forest. Looking for a new space in which to continue developing their collections, they were immediately attracted by a group of 18th-century farm buildings consisting of a barn and a stable. To preserve the spirit of the place, the renovation was carried out by local craftsmen using traditional techniques. The interior layout was designed to facilitate interaction between the various production spaces. All the furniture and fixtures were designed specifically for the site and largely crafted on-site.
Operational since 2024, Les Granges plays a vital role in the creative process pioneered by Guillaume Garnier and Florent Linker. Each design is conceived and developed between two complementary spaces: the design studio in Paris and the workshop. The ideas conceived in the studio are thus brought to life in the workshop through models and prototypes. It is also in the workshop that the preliminary work - molds, waxes, master models - is crafted before being entrusted to the expert hands of master artisans in France or Japan. Finally, it is in this same workshop that the pieces created by the foundry workers, bronze casters, glassmakers, marble workers, and plasterers are brought together to be finished and assembled under the watchful eye of the designers.
Les Granges, a space designed to forge ever-closer ties between design and production, houses under one roof not only the lighting production workshop but also the sculpture and modeling workshop, the woodworking shop, and the photography studio.
Photo credit: Tijs Vervecken
SHOWROOM
Designed as an immersive space, the Parisian apartment that houses the Garnier & Linker showroom welcomes architects, interior designers, and clients by appointment.
Here, the lighting collections are displayed in dialogue with the furniture and objects, within a setting that changes regularly.