Savoir-faire
Three crafts, one vision
— creation with six hands
Featherwork
The cornerstone of the workshop since its creation, featherwork holds no secrets for the company. Age-old gestures, tools and techniques are all assets for innovating and pushing the limits of this craftmanship to its furthest limits.
Knitting
Maison Vermeulen has integrated the know-how and boundless creativity of Aloys Picaud Studio Maille. Semi-automatic knitting machines, crochet hooks and embroidery stitches are just some of the tools used to create new, surprising materials, combining wool, lurex, gold thread, feathers, etc.
Weaving
The latest skill to be integrated into the workshop, our team is dedicated to weaving patterns of rare complexity, made possible by the recent acquisition of a 120 cm-wide loom equipped with 32 numerically-controlled frames. Over a hundred samples are available.
A multidisciplinary
team
Each member of the team is a specialist in one of our skills, thanks in particular to dedicated training and experience, but all are capable of lending a hand to accelerate or create materials combining our different know-how.
Aloys, for KNITWEAR
Far from being a simple craftsman, Aloys, passionate about the art of knitting, is a creator of worlds. Through his work, he weaves narratives inspired by great stories, legendary tales and the infinite wonders of nature
___ Every thread he weaves is a gateway to a poetic universe.
Chloé, for WEAVING
Chloé, in charge of textile innovation, is constantly exploring new creative possibilities, brilliantly fusing yarn and feather.
___This singular encounter of materials with unlimited potential transforms each fabric into a unique, contemporary work of art.
Emma, for FEATHER ART
With over three years’ experience in our workshop, Emma embodies excellence in featherwork. With a lifelong passion for the arts, she has found her true calling in the fascinating world of the feather.
___ Thanks to her advanced artistic training and unrivalled experience, Emma works with a perfect mastery of ancestral techniques and a modern vision of featherwork.
A workshop in the heart
of gentle Anjou countryside
combining age-old tools
and cutting-edge technology
combining age-old tools
and cutting-edge technology
combining age-old tools & cutting-edge technology
Every day, Maison Vermeulen’s workshop awakens to a symphony of gestures and sounds. The knitting machine’s needles resume their mechanical dance, the loom’s frames oscillate with precision, and the steam engine lets out a steady, almost reassuring breath. Each sound, each movement tells a story, the story of craftmanship passed on with patience and passion.
AGE-OLD TOOLS
___ On the workbenches, tools that were once dormant have found their place again. The curling knife, the tweezer and so many other instruments with evocative names wait to be seized, handled with the expertise of those who know how to get the best out of them.
But more than these metal or wooden tools, it’s the hands of the craftsmen that captivate. They trace, shape and refine with instinctive precision.
Cutting-edge technology
___ Far from wallowing in nostalgia for the past, the workshop houses state-of-the-art equipment to continue writing a new page in these skills of excellence. Laser cutting and 3D digital printing enable us to explore unknown facets of our craft, and meet our customers’ demands for precision and responsiveness.
