Bouti Studio Collection
Independent Design for Decoration
Bold and Desirable
The Bouti collection is designed for passionate lovers of design seeking an alternative culture: that of independent design. We imagine, develop, and craft high-end design and decor pieces guided by two key principles: boldness and desire.
The Human Fascination
Our creations reflect the theme of human fascination through a strong identity and meticulously crafted lines, offering objects that are both contemporary and timeless. Each piece is centered around a noble, artisanal, and refined material: sanded porcelain.
Our entire process — from sketching to fabrication — takes place in our studios located in the heart of Nevers, Burgundy, in central France.
The Designer
Clément is a designer. He studied design in the prestigious schools of Paris, worked alongside renowned designers, and catered to the world of art collectors. In 2021, he founded the studio to create for agencies, luxury brands, and to offer his own collection to connoisseurs.
Manifesto
For most curious people
Avant-garde Design: Personal and Exclusive
We love design. We adore it, and like you, it has become our passion. We have a deep admiration for the magic that a contemporary decorative object, a tableware piece, or even a piece of furniture can bring by elevating our daily lives through its design.
We are interested in the role of bold and avant-garde design in the world of high-end decor and lifestyle. A design that’s too daring isn’t for everyone. It’s meant for those who understand the art of design, who appreciate iconic design pieces but now seek something more personal, more avant-garde, more exclusive. Something that seamlessly integrates into a modern, minimalist collection. These bold pieces tell a story and evoke emotions within us. These are the pieces that our guests will talk about, the ones that spark conversations.
Design in a Different Format
Avant-garde objects are surprising and make people talk. However, producing such a piece is often time-consuming, tedious, and expensive.
So a question arose: how can we evolve this culture of engaged, experimental design by pushing the object’s aesthetics, intelligence, and ability to surprise us to their maximum potential? Is there another format that deserves to be explored?
Generation Independent Designers
The answer seems bold yet appealing: mastering the design, creation, and why not, the production. The result would be a collection of independent design objects, sometimes experimental, sometimes surprising. A living collection where some overly bold objects are produced in limited quantities, while others become timeless classics. These objects, which we would be lucky to discover—and perhaps even acquire—would blend into our interiors alongside iconic design pieces, transforming our space into a daring mix of design culture and unique stories told by these independent objects. The Bouti collection is the embodiment of this vision.
The Bouti Studio Collection
Our design must come to life through its boldness and the story it brings to your everyday life.
Bold Design and Human Fascination
The studio designs a collection of bold, sometimes experimental pieces. Each object is meant to surprise, while maintaining rigorously crafted lines to achieve a design that is both contemporary and timeless.
We have learned to create objects that tell strong stories, and we apply this approach to our collection. This collection is divided into several worlds, each evoking the overarching theme of human fascination: Earth and Ocean (Alps and Ocean), the body (Yoga), and evolution (Futuristic Evolution). It’s unlikely that you will be drawn to all these universes. The question is, which one resonates most with your being?
Made in France and Refined Elegance
The entire process takes place in Nevers, Burgundy. Our primary material is sanded porcelain. This alternative, niche material gently distances us from industrial design, offering a creamy white look that seamlessly fits into interiors, while also acquiring a futuristic and contemporary dimension through the advanced design methods we use. Each piece exhibits its own variations in gloss, tone, and speckling due to the artisanal, piece-by-piece fabrication in our 30m² workshop in the heart of the city.
Biography
The Story
A trained designer, Clément B studied at some of the most prestigious schools, including ENSAAMA Olivier de Serres, where he spent the majority of his time in design workshops. During his years in Paris, the designer became quickly captivated by shapes and the power they have to fascinate and make us dream. He naturally gravitated toward the world of luxury and high-end objects, where aesthetics and the intelligence of an object are of utmost importance to him.
After numerous competition finals and a stint as an assistant to Noé Duchaufour, Clément spent several years creating luxury pieces, including perfumes and spirits for major names at Servaire & Co. He then became the lead designer for Kossi Aguessy, with whom he worked for two years on exceptional pieces at the intersection of industrial design and art, with his creations exhibited in Paris and New York.
The Design Studio and Workshop
Throughout his career, the designer never left the workshops behind. There, he prototyped multidisciplinary objects such as an electric guitar, sushi chopsticks, and even an experimental ceramic candle, for which he created the mold in collaboration with Faïencerie Georges. He soon developed a passion for working with ceramic molding, bringing his unique designer’s vision to the craft.
In 2021, Clément returned to Nevers, a city historically renowned for its faience, and opened his own studio, which serves as a design studio, production workshop, and boutique. This marked the beginning of his collection of French luxury, high-end design objects, dedicated to home decor and the art of living.
Share the Movement
We’re excited to embark on this journey, and we’ll need your insights, desires, and ideas along the way. We’ll invite you to our evenings, exhibitions, and openings, and we hope you’ll share our adventure with your community.