Matthieu Petitjean, knife, sword, axe, blacksmith, damascus, steel, master art, blade

chairs

Hand forged chairs made of iron and walnut-wood.

Damascus steel and silver

Pendant made of damascus steel and silver (Matthieu Petitjean and Wilfrid Jolly).

Damascus steel and silver

Pendant made of damascus steel and silver (Matthieu Petitjean and Wilfrid Jolly).

Damascus steel and silver

Ring made of damascus steel and silver (Wilfrid Jolly and Matthieu Petitjean).

Matthieu Petitjean has been keenly fond of ancient knives and swords, for years. So, after the secondary-school, he entered a special art school, in Lyon. Then, he began studying material and making wrought-iron in the community of "Les Compagnons du Devoir du Tour de France", in Saint-Etienne.

After this, he has been working for five years in Joël Orgiazzi's workshop in Lyon: there, he conceived and made outstanding wrought-iron objects. During his free time, he improved his experience in macking "Damaskus-steel" with Jean-Jacques Astier in Tournon, then he took part in an archeological reproduction of manufacturing the "Wootz steel" with Achim Wirtz and Anne Feuerbach.

Matthieu Petitjean had a three years training period at Pierre Reverdy's workshop in Romans-sur-Isère: the latter is a famous art-master in "Damaskus-steel". Besides, Matthieu Petitjean learned fonding bronze, goldsmith's trade and elaboration of archeological steels.

Since year 2006, he has been setting up his own workshop in Saint-Clair-sur-Galaure, a place full of patrimonial and metallurgical history since the Middle-Ages.

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Skull Ring

Wedding Rings

chairs

Damascus steel and silver

Damascus steel and silver

Damascus steel and silver

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