Olivier Dollé was born and raised in a town called Annecy in the French Alps. He received a degree in traditional and contemporary cabinet-making at the renowned Boulle school of arts in Paris. His work has been recognized by renowned selection boards such as the « Grands prix de la création de la ville de Paris » or the « Ateliers d’Art de France ». Awarded forbringing new prospects to cabinet-making on a designer market, both through his distinguished technics and aesthetic and poetic originality.
His entire collections are self-edited and hereby all hand-crafted, far from any of todays industrial manufactured design. His work combines traditional assembly technics to innovative contemporary skills. Each piece is a high-end product created with refined materials and fashioned by the hands of a craftsman. Balance is his trademark. He disregards the superfluous in order to yield craftsmanship know-how, authenticity and quality.
His cabinet-making and designer skills also allow him to directly respond to tailor-made projects for your home and can be orchestrated in collaboration with architects and interior designers.
Rewards
2009: Prize winner of the 2009 « Ateliers d'Art de France » young creators competition.
2009: Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet Institute for vocation 2009 prize winner.
2010: Artist’s residence in “Ateliers de Paris” for 2010/ 2011 season.
2010: Prize winner of the 2010 creators competition of Paris.
2012: Nominated in the talent of the luxury 2012, Paris.