About us
Art et Floritude

Traditions,
A story.

It is in the heart of the Loire Valley, a land of castles and crafts, that the Art et Floritude workshop was born, founded by a master ironworker in the continuation of a long French tradition of decorative arts.

In its early days, the workshop focused on creating 18th-century inspired chandeliers, fashioned from metal foliage and adorned with porcelain flowers and fruit. These were generous and colorful pieces, handmade and initially intended primarily for private French homes.

Over the decades, changes in interior design and production methods have led the company to reinvent its style without abandoning its expertise. Taken over in 1994 by Sophie and Guillaume Arnoux, Art et Floritude gradually expanded internationally, showcasing its creations in England, the Middle East, and Russia. The forms evolved, becoming larger and more sculptural. Traditional chandeliers were replaced by large wall compositions, where plant motifs remained omnipresent, including vine leaves inspired by the region's landscapes.

The arrival of Virginie Kompalitch in 2016 marked a new chapter in this story. The workshop now focuses on creating unique, entirely bespoke pieces, conceived in collaboration with architects and interior designers. Lighting becomes sculpture, light becomes matter, and classic compositions give way to poetic, organic, or more architectural creations.

While foliage and the plant world remain deeply rooted in Art et Floritude's identity, the workshop's artistic language continues to evolve. Geometric lines now find their place alongside natural inspirations, while the porcelain work also continues to develop. Modeled flower by flower within the workshop, it is the subject of ongoing research, both to explore the possibilities of the material and to pass on these techniques to new generations of artisans .

French know-how
constantly evolving

Inheriting a French tradition born in the 18th century, the Art et Floritude company cultivates a unique know-how: designing and shaping decorative luminous sculptures where metal meets the delicacy of porcelain flowers.

Entirely handcrafted in our Loiret workshop, our creations are custom-designed for each project. From the initial concept to on-site installation, our teams support every stage of the process: studies, design, prototyping, samples of personalized finishes, manufacturing, and installation. This technical expertise also allows us to integrate the latest technologies and work collaboratively with the various project experts, including lighting designers and acousticians.

Metal and porcelain are the emblematic materials of the workshop, but our approach is not limited to them. Depending on the creative intention, our compositions may incorporate blown glass, mirror, wood, stone, crystal, obsidian, or other materials chosen for their aesthetic qualities and their ability to interact with light.

This expertise allows us to respond to environments with particular constraints and to design custom-made parts intended for wet areas, such as spas, swimming pools or bathrooms, as well as for the specific environments of boats and yachts.

Every project begins with a blank page. A creation may draw its inspiration from our Collections, which bring together certain works around major aesthetic themes, or it may emerge from an entirely new intention, starting with an idea, a drawing, or a sketch entrusted to the studio. This freedom allows us to explore territories sometimes very different from our previous creations, while preserving the identity and mastery that characterize Art et Floritude.

Through our Projects, the full extent of the workshop's expertise is revealed: its ability to interpret an intention, to push the boundaries of the material and to give form, each time, to a unique creation.

Our workshop
an unique identity

Nature inspired DNA

From its inception, nature has shaped the identity of Art et Floritude. Inherited from 18th-century ornamental foliage, its motifs have constantly evolved to form an almost infinite repertoire today. Vine leaves, maple, ginkgo, and bougainvillea are reinterpreted according to each project, in compositions where nature becomes material, movement, and a source of inspiration.

Tailor-made expertise

Each creation mobilizes the combined expertise within our workshop to give shape to a truly unique piece. Technical drawing, ironwork and metal hammering, hand-applied patinas, selection of light sources, porcelain modeling or research into specific materials: each step is custom-designed, for private residences as well as for public spaces.

Delicacy and poetry

Handcrafted, petal by petal, our porcelain flowers capture the lightness and delicacy of the plant world. This same poetry is found in each of our luminous compositions: indirect light filters between the elements, while the transparency of the porcelain biscuit reveals their details. Each sculpture thus contributes to creating the atmosphere envisioned by architects and interior designers.

A team dedicated to your project

From the initial sketch to the final installation, our team applies its expertise to every aspect of the project. Sketches, technical drawings, and prototypes ensure that the aesthetic vision is aligned with the constraints of access, use, and implementation. Transportation, on-site installation, planning, deadlines, and budget control are all integrated from the design stage, guaranteeing that each creation receives the same high standards until its successful unveiling.