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Sœur Samuelle – RÉGÉNÉRÉ Exhibition
Wood mosaic artist     Mosaic artist Sister Samuelle will be exhibiting her work in the exhibition spaces of Fonds Charlois during summer 2024. Mosaics made of wood and slate, some adorned with gold leaf. Fifteen works to complement Charlois’ barrel decoration this year. Sister Samuelle, an atypical artist with a singular career path and […]
26 June 2024
4 min.

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CHARLOIS strengthens OAKING to offer global distillers a complete cask management platform
As the global spirits industry navigates a phase of inventory rebalancing, CHARLOIS announces significant new investments through OAKING, its integrated cask management platform
16 June 2026
2 min.
Running for a Good Cause
We Started with 500, and with a Quick Reinforcement… We Ended Up with 1,500 on the Pont de Loire… This is the lesson to be learned from the 12th edition of the Bottine, organized byFrench-Run this weekend in Nevers.   Because everyone, whether directly or indirectly, has been affected, is affected, or will be affected […]
13 June 2024
2 min.
ORIOR – A Barrel Inspired by Nature
For several years, Charlois has commissioned artists to create designs for barrels crafted in the workshops of the La Grange Cooperage Manufacture. The aim is to highlight the craftsmanship of its coopers while staying true to its policy of supporting contemporary creativity.   After the tattooed barrels by Yannick Meziani, Jordane Saget’s swirling [...]
10 June 2024
4 min.
“Best Apprentice in France” Contest – The Future is Here!
It was a crowd of great significance at Murlin for the award ceremony of the Departmental and Regional Best Apprentices of France competition. Around 300 people, including the 78 participants in the competition, attended the ceremony.   The meeting was scheduled for 6 PM on Friday, May 31 at Murlin. Accompanied by their parents, friends, […]
06 June 2024
3 min.
Between Craftsmanship and Tradition
Loire Ornements and its teams made a brief stop in Nièvre. Located in Maine-et-Loire, specifically in Le Coudray-Macouard, the company was founded in 2017 by Charlotte Duplessis and Luc Debourg. It specializes in architectural roof ornaments and roofing, working across France, particularly on classified historical monuments.   They arrived in a gro [...]
30 May 2024
3 min.
Festival "La Forêt enchante Murlin" 2024
The “La forêt enchante Murlin” festival will take place this year during the weekend of June 15 and 16. This event is part of the programming for the Nuits des forêts which will take place from June 7 to 16 across France. Committed to forests and life, Les Nuits des Forêts is an invitation to […]
02 May 2024
2 min.
Vincent Chaminion, site manager at Tonnellerie Berthomieu/Ermitage, interviewed by Stéphane Ebel
8.30 am on a Thursday morning at Tonnellerie Berthomieu/Ermitage in La Charité-sur-Loire. The workshop is bathed in the scent of toasted wood, and the coopers’ hammers set the pace. Vincent Chaminion, 44, moves from one station to another, making sure that everything is running smoothly in “prod”. The man is quiet, the day is underway. […]
26 April 2024
4 min.
Buds in stock
In the La Chênaie family, I ask for the bud! And not just any bud, not just any time. A sessile oak bud, harvested in the Bertranges forest, just as nature’s buds are opening.   Seven days. That’s how long it took David and his team, David and Florian, to collect 4 kilos of buds […]
18 April 2024
3 min.
Exhibition : Charlois X École Boulle
The 18 projects created as part of the “Charlois X École Boulle” partnership will be on display from April 11 to May 31, 2024, in the exhibition spaces ofFonds Charlois pour l’Art et la Forêt !   Every year, theécole Boulle Every year, the [organization name] organizes a one-week workshop called Atelier XXL, aimed at […]
11 April 2024
2 min.
Artistic partnershiph Charlois X Jean-Guillaume Mathiaut
The sacred union of forest and wood! In Charlois’s family, the forest (“La forêt des Bertranges in particular) has been an integral part of our minds and bodies for 12 generations. As for Jean-Guillaume Mathiaut, it’s in the heart of the Fontainebleau forest that this multi-faceted artist finds his roots, finds his resources, imagines, draws […]
28 March 2024
2 min.