Hervé - Cabinetmaker. A taste for others

May 2021 117 avenue Daumesnil

Hervé Delumeau is a cabinetmaker and has occupied a vault at the Viaduc des Arts since 2014. Before letting his hands do the talking on the work, Hervé makes people talk!

The man who listens

When asked to talk about his business, Hervé starts by talking about his customers. Because the man has a taste for others; viscerally attached to a human conception of his profession.
Voluble, passionate and enthusiastic about sharing what has been his daily routine for the past 10 years, the man is above all a caring person who seeks to understand. This is the sine qua non condition according to him; the ability to create a relationship, the desire to offer the most precise solutions to the admitted and unconfessed expectations of his clients. His profession is therefore practised first and foremost by ear. He listens carefully to what his clients say, but above all he has the gift of understanding what they don't say!

Hervé translates expectations, wishes, dreams and also constraints, so that he can then propose a unique project that touches the most intimate part of his client. According to him, this is the key to success: listening. To read between the words of the clients, to draw the future space.

Oak or rosewood.

Hervé's passion for his work, his quest for excellence and his know-how are expressed when he talks about the species chosen for his projects. As a teacher, he shows and tells about the species and the potential of wild cherry, oak and rosewood, tirelessly combating preconceived ideas and outdated species.

In addition to his know-how, Hervé's work is based on the fundamentals that make the Atelier special: the choice of wood and the sense of detail. The aesthetics of an essence, the detail creates the beauty, the coherence, the harmony and the singularity of a project. And the magic happens; the spirit and the creative hand come to translate the confessions of the client. In situ, the beauty of a custom-made piece of furniture, the personality of a bookcase, the complicity with the light are expressed and transform the initial space.

People now come to consult Hervé. Yes, just as one comes to consult a landscape designer, a decorator or an architect. His ability to grasp the space he is given, to understand and accompany his client's expectations, and to propose not just furniture but a unique universe, is what makes the reputation of the Atelier Hervé-Ébéniste. He likes this, taking his client by the hand, heckling him by proposing an alternative to the initial request. He is patient and delighted to convince them that "a thread follow-through" is not a detail that can be dispensed with, but rather the detail that puts the assembly of the strips in majesty... "and yes, that changes everything! "

Precursor and ethical

The Atelier Hervé-Ébéniste did not have to carry out its ecological revolution! From the very beginning, Hervé's DNA as a company has been based on a commitment to ecology, and this at a time when customers were less concerned about these issues.

Therefore, the wood chosen and worked at the Atelier comes from forests located within a 250 km radius of Paris. The natural woods come from forests with PEFC certification. Similarly, composite woods are guaranteed to be free of formaldehyde glue. The finishing products are selected with the same care: ecological oils without VOC, waxes, water-based stains and natural earths.

A life[/b

Hervé left IT marketing 10 years ago and decided to change careers, allowing him to "do something with his hands". A choice of a different life that has blossomed, having taken the time to reflect, to organise, to immerse himself. "In France, we are lucky to be accompanied when we want to become a craftsman. ". And so a new chapter follows the previous one, naturally. From one life to another.

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