Bertille Goux, designer at Rinck, discusses the research work on materials and finishes, revealing the behind-the-scenes of creation. Between aesthetic ambitions and technical constraints, she shares her ongoing dialogue with the workshops' artisans, their expertise, and their ability to bring our vision to life. An exploration of the subtle balance between innovation and craftsmanship, where each finish becomes a signature.
At Rinck, these final touches have the power to transform a piece of furniture or an interior, making it unique and timeless. This is why an entire department is dedicated to research and development, where craftsmanship, technical expertise, and creativity come together to create unprecedented finishes.
Artisans go beyond the conventional application of materials. They push boundaries, reinvent techniques, and explore new approaches to achieve results that are both original and technically flawless. Light effects, texture variations, bold material combinations - each finish is the result of meticulous research and countless hours of refinement.
Every creation becomes an exploration of texture, depth, and material effects. Solid wood, veneer, carving, resins, patinas, gilding - these skills converge to elevate pieces that transcend passing trends.
The creativity of the interior design and decoration studio is born of a profound understanding of the historic languages of ornamentation. This mastery of the classic catalogs and their legacies allows greater freedom in interpreting aesthetic codes. The studio creates contemporary, inspired spaces that resonate fully with their owners. An essential prerequisite to our company’s approach.
The professionals in our design studio, masters of the history and hallmarks of luxury furniture, annually design one full contemporary collection, along with many bespoke pieces for exacting connoisseurs and collectors. This expertise builds upon more than 180 years of design work in the most varied styles, creating hand-in-hand with our group’s in-house workshops. Possessing such comprehensive knowledge of materials and finishes, our furniture-design teams are wholly at ease devising the most complex pieces of furniture using wood, stone, leather, precious stones, both wood and straw marquetry, and even metal.
Our company – boasting its own production workshops and approaching its second century of operations – brings together many skills specific to French decorative arts. Be it our boiserie and millwork workshops, our furniture and bronze workshops, or our design offices, more than a dozen forms of savoir-faire are expertly practiced at our three sites, each having its own venerable history, a legacy that is further enriched as it is taught by one generation to the next.
They are complementary, often complex, traditional, or innovative, and combine the nobility of handcraftsmanship and the perfection of age-old techniques with digital precision and other new practices born of technological advancements. Their uses are dedicated to the making of exceptional pieces and are mastered by women and men who, with passion and respect, transform the material into something even greater than itself and bring to life all the interiors imagined by our designers and executed for our trusting clients.
Joining in creative collaboration with passionate artisans who bring their savoir-faire to life, expertly honing raw materials into singular designs, is not only a strength, it is a choice. Rinck’s love for the decorative arts often finds expression in alliances with other companies, artists, and craftspeople who embrace the same values of excellence and aesthetics.
Over the past several decades, Rinck has perfected a precise project-management process making it possible to undertake top-quality missions working with decorators, interior designers, and architects who are not only the most accomplished in their fields, but the most exacting, as well.
More often than not, our references choose to remain discreet, as the owners of yachts and superyachts, luxurious New York City townhouses, and princely London palaces. Quite a few, however, are household names.
Our multi-material methodology (wood, metal, glass, stone, etc.) and end-to-end process – from the work of the engineering and design department to the installation to the worksite supervision – have earned our clients’ steadfast trust. Each of these fitting and/or furnishing commissions is entirely customized and unique. Each new project is also another chance for us to adapt our savoir-faire to original requirements, improve our working tools, and further hone and broaden our skills to satisfy the needs of our specifiers.
The inspiration for the Rinck x Thevenon collection, imagined by the Rinck design studio, was the amalgamation of a number of the company's archives.
From the cubist wallpaper unearthed in a 1930s magazine to the panel in églomisé glass that Rinck presented at the 1939 New York World Fair’s to the marquetry friezes found on Rinck-crafted desks. A common thread wove it-self around and through these ins-pirations: a determination to make nature a vital unifying theme.
Designed as a complete ensemble for a home office, watch the creation of the Amarante collection.
In the world of artistic creation, drawing holds a central place. It is the starting point of every work, a visual language that transcends materials to bring imagination to life. In this video series, explore how drawing, in all its forms, guides the transformation of spaces and objects.
The Rinck interior design team takes you behind the scenes of their exciting profession. Discover how each project is approached with creativity and dedication, highlighting our commitment to fulfilling our clients' dreams.