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ALAIN, "coffretier"
In the past, Alain Talbot has operated carving studios and he taught this art. Early in 1999, he opened his artisan workshop and focused on one speciality: artistic wooden boxes or caskanets.
After some research into the field, he decided to specialise in working with fine Quebec woods. From the reaction of people who first saw his caskanets, he realised that the use of native Quebec woods piqued both the appreciation and curiosity of his customers.
There is no limit to Alain Talbot’s creative spirit. He has made an ancient profession come to life again and took that name for his line of work: coffretier or caskenet-maker.
FELIX, “coffretier” – the son
FELIX began his apprenticeship in the workshop in 2001. With time Felix has developed the same passion as his Father and a great complicity has grown while working together on the conception, the elaboration as well as with the creation of their show booths; also a very important element of an artisan’s work, not to be neglected! Thanks to his facility to communicate in English, he has become the resource person during shows for concluding English-speaking sales. To his parents, Felix , is the ideal and much hoped for successor needed to take over and to assure the future success of the “Coffretier Workshop”.
DENISE, “administor” – the mother
Denise, formed in Business and Office Management handles all administrative matters, business development and all Internet matters. She also is the resource person for all that is related to sales and exhibition logistics.
RUFUS, “mascot” – our dog
Sitting on the working table, he watches over everything …. in between his naps!
