Lauret Studio, a silversmithing workshop, exhibited at the Révélations biennial for the first time in 2025. Shortly afterwards, the Studio Maxime d'Angeac approached it to work on the Orient Express Corinthian, the largest sailing yacht in the world. Its story shows how the biennial brings creators and decision-makers together around exceptional projects.
Some encounters open unexpected doors. For Lauret Studio, Révélations 2025 came at the end of a series of meetings. It began in November 2024 at Les Places d'Or, the event devoted to luxury hospitality held at the Hôtel Le Meurice (in Paris) and continued beneath the glass roof of the Grand Palais. Christine Lauret, the workshop's founder, describes it as "a convergence of encounters over time".
« I believe this last participation at Révélations has been decisive. »
Shortly after the biennial, things moved quickly: several phone calls, meetings, and then a private presentation of the collections to the team of Maxime d'Angeac, the interior architect designing the Orient Express Corinthian. The yacht is meant to be a legend in the making, a showcase for French craftsmanship and creativity. The team of chef Yannick Alléno, a long-standing client of the workshop who created the Corinthian's menus, had also given Christine Lauret advance notice.
The first brief was very open at the start and became more precise over time. Work began in February 2026. In her words, for each of the artisans involved the project is "a challenge. A huge responsibility. A great joy. A privilege."
In the workshop, the pieces are taking shape: one presentation platter for seafood and another for caviar. Drawing on nature for inspiration, they are sculptures that "break the codes of classical silversmithing while elegantly allying with it". The first delivery for the Corinthian will be completed in the coming weeks.
Curious visitors come to discover the craft, and Christine Lauret welcomes them. But she also notes that many professionals, including people working for luxury houses, walk the show very discreetly, some of them with very specific projects in mind. Responses come quickly, even if not all of them lead to immediate projects.
The results keep coming. Lauret Studio recently received two orders for gold-plated cutlery for Peter Marino, the New York architect behind Cheval Blanc and the Monsieur Dior restaurant, among other projects.
Describing the visitors she met at the Grand Palais, she says: "A diverse audience, often professional, looking for exceptional pieces in a remarkable venue, in Paris. Many boxes are ticked in terms of communication and positioning."
For her, the invitation and the venue are enough on their own to convey an image of excellence and raise the workshop's profile. She sums up her first participation this way: "A breath of fresh air, a renewal of my image, access to another dimension."
As the first delivery for the Corinthian nears completion, the workshop is already preparing for what comes next, with a second sailing yacht due in 2027. It all started with a few days at the Grand Palais and visitors who came discreetly, with a project in mind. The result is a collaboration that will last several years, at the heart of a project designed to showcase French craftsmanship.
At Révélations, the decisive encounters are not always visible. They happen as visitors stop at a stand, in a conversation with someone who does not reveal everything about their project. For Lauret Studio, one such conversation was enough: a few calls the next day, a private presentation, and then the Orient Express adventure.
The biennale reveals creators, and it also creates the conditions for exceptional collaborations.
