Our fascination with the forge was serendipitous, the result of a television documentary in 1995. The change in colour of the metal as it heated made an immediate impression upon Olivier, who was further intrigued by how it could be worked thereafter.

He started with a blacksmith’s portable coal forge. For his 18th birthday, he was offered an anvil. It was at this point that his trials got me on board. Drawn by the fire, the heat, the colours, the force and the first creations of my older brother, I began by turning the crank of the forge to stoke the fire box. Then, as Olivier’s creations were successful, and he was constantly striving to make bigger pieces stronger, my imagination was caught. Thus his enthusiasm was passed on to me.

Since then, iron continues to render up its secrets and allow us to turn Olivier’s vision into reality, which is sometimes modified by my own tastes.

Coming from a farming background, the normal course would have been to take over the family wine business. However market circumstances, the lack of a wine of any renown and the desire to be creative all year round, not just during the wine-making period, led to us to change our direction.

We believe that the fact that we are self-taught doesn't limit our creativity – even if it sometimes means that solutions don't come easily to us.

Olivier was born in 1977, and in 1989 began a course in classical painting techniques. A born all-rounder, he then tried his hands at cabinet making and then stone sculpture. In 1993 he made a copy of The Astronomer, a painting by Jan Vermeer.

1995 was the year he discovered the forge, and this deferred his school leaving certificate (Science) to 1996. Thereafter he obtained a work-based BTS (vocational training certificate at higher level) in wine making and oenology. He worked on the family farm up until the summer of 2007.

My path has been less artistic, but sharing Olivier's experiences has immersed me into the world of culture and beauty.

I was born in 1983. More pragmatic by nature, I passed my school leaving certificate (Science) in 2001, and qualified from the Avignon School of Management and Commerce in 2004. I then joined my brother in the family wine making business to develop the sale of bottled wine.

My creativity on the estate was restricted to the visual aspects, or to the design of labels. I stopped at the same time as Olivier, in 2007, when together we went on to new things…

Some people call us twins, even Siamese twins, because we are so close. It is the result of having so much in common, both in terms of character and passions.

We love Art in all forms, as well as outdoor sports, which help us maintain a good balance. We practice mountain biking, skiing (Alpine and Nordic), running and walking as often as we can to feed our imagination and take us back to Nature.
The Art Nouveau works of the beginning of the twentieth century are thus a rich source of inspiration for us.

Now that you know us and our world a little better, we invite you to meet us and allow us to bring a little of our style to your wrought iron projects.

We would be very happy to spend some time with you.

Olivier & Jean-Benoît Biscarrat