Trainers

Our team of trainers are experts selected for their pedagogical and artistic skills. Their technical expertise combined with an overflowing passion will guide you through the multiple aspects of contemporary woodturning.

Romuald Clémenceau

Romuald Clémenceau

In his workshop «Les bois de la passion». Romuald creates plant or animal forms inspired by nature. He turns then [..]


Training whith Romuald Clémenceau

Nathalie Groeneweg

Trained in classical guitar making in England. Nathalie worked for different luthiers and then followed the long training at [..]

Training whith Nathalie Groeneweg
Nathalie Groeneweg
Joss Naigeon

Joss Naigeon

Professional woodturner since 2006. Joss gives courses and especially excels in the art of combining production and [..]


Training whith Joss Naigeon

Thierry Berthéas

Thierry Berthéas is at the origin of an alphabet of curved forms composed with round signs. red and black. which we [..]

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Thierry Berthéas
Guillaume Fontaine

Guillaume Fontaine

Woodcarving teacher at the Lycée des métiers François Mitterrand in Château-Chinon in the Nièvre region. [..]


Training whith Guillaume Fontaine

Yann Marot

Engineer of the Ecole supérieure du bois de Nantes. Yann learned woodtuning with J.-F. Escoulen and L. Caquineau. His works are found in various [..]

Training whith Yann Marot
Yann Marot
Géronime Chareyron

Géronime Chareyron

Géronime wanted to learn how to work with wood at the age of 18. Learning marquetry and cabinetmaking led her to [..]


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Ulf Jansson

My business card says woodturner. If I talk to an insider. I usually add "woodturner in end grain". For the vast majority. it has [..]

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Ulf Jansson
Julien Monnier

Julien Monnier

After 10 years of training in craft and industrial companies in the wood trades and furniture. Julien Monnier completed a year of residency at [..]


Training whith Julien Monnier

Alain Mailland

Turner and sculptor for thirty years. Alain pushes the limits of the tour and sculpture to invent new forms. He develops many [..]

Training whith Alain Mailland
Alain Mailland
Jean-François Escoulen

Jean-François Escoulen

Professional turner since 1972. Best Worker of France. speaker. trainer. he travels the world to refine his techniques. fuel his inspiration and share his [..]


Training whith Jean-François Escoulen

Vivien Grandouiller

Holder of a Diploma Of Arts «Home Arts». then of the diploma of the Escoulen school (2014-15). Vivien was resident at the Escoulen [..]

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Vivien Grandouiller
Alice Jeannel

Alice Jeannel

Through my work. I want to share with you the elegance and simplicity of wood turning. I chose this discipline because it allows me to quickly [..]


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Hubert Landri

Hubert is a professional coppersmith. He started working with wood by carving and then learned woodturning with different [..]

Training whith Hubert Landri
Hubert Landri
Félix Bouchet

Félix Bouchet

Félix graduated as a wood engineer in 2016. His passion for travel and the work of his hands led him to Montreal at the Ecole [..]


Training whith Félix Bouchet

Jean Boucher

Jean created and ran for six years in Lyon a gallery dedicated to woodworking. His current project is to [..]

Training whith Jean Boucher
Jean Boucher