Two brothers. Two cities. One atelier.
Founded in 2024 by Elias and Julian Valois, born a year apart between Paris and Milan. One studied form — classical sculpture, Renaissance proportion, the logic of volume. The other studied matter — the chemistry of surfaces, patinas, pigments, how metal behaves under heat and time.
Elias Valois
Co-founder · Creative Director · The Form
“The room decides. The piece just has to be patient enough to wait for it.”
Classical sculpture training at the Beaux-Arts. Draws every morning before the studio opens. Doesn't sign a piece until he has lived with the prototype for at least a week. Works from the Paris studio, where all forms begin as graphite on paper before they ever become volume.
Julian Valois
Co-founder · Master of Materials · The Matter
“A surface is a decision. Every scratch, every polish, every patina is a sentence.”
The chemistry of surfaces. Julian runs material tests from the Milan studio, visits specialized workshops across Northern Italy, and oversees every finish — from hand-polished chrome to oxidized bronze. Nothing leaves Milan without his approval.
Paris & Milan
Paris
Drawing, formal review, creative direction. Where every piece begins as a sketch and every proportion is debated until it resolves itself.
Milan
Material testing, surface development, final inspection. Where form meets matter and every surface is decided.
Nothing ships unless it has passed through both.