History of Maison Jonckers
Photos by Mireille Roobaert
What's so special about the spectacular ostrich eggshell chandelier at the Manos Premier Hotel in Brussels, the monumental tables at the Baccarat Hotel in New York, the sumptuous Callio table sold at Piasa in Paris or again the majestic red copper, brass and malachite relief of the National Bank of Zaire in Kinshasa? One signature. Armand Jonckers.
Through solid expertise and a recognizable identity, the MAISON JONCKERS conceives exclusive works, bringing together refined metals, precious minerals, colored resins and distorted objects, to suggest a poetic universe in a constant state of renewal.
These works involve a kind of alchemy: the search for a point of balance between the original raw material and the human touch. The characteristic engravings of Armand Jonckers’ creations form part of a process related to etching, but border on a primitive aesthetic.
Maison Jonckers’ creations are diverse but exclusive; the House only produces one-off pieces, designed and crafted by hand.
One Name, Three Creators…
A family story that unites two generations of designers.
For over five years, Alexandra and Grégoire revisite and highlight their father's work, the artist sculptor Armand Jonckers, through new creations at the frontiers of design and art. Particularly attached to the experimental dimension which reinterprets techniques developed several decades ago, they bring a new dynamic and instill their distinctive signature which nevertheless remains imbued with this DNA characteristic of Maison Jonckers.
Two generations of complicity who by a mastered knowledge and a recognizable identity, create exclusive and refined works, mixing precious metals and minerals with the technical sophistication of colored resins, to offer a continuously renewed and original poetic universe.
