The Art of Glass
Atelier Pictet
Exceptional glass surfaces for architecture and design
Discover the world of Atelier Pictet
Creating luminous glass surfaces that shape architecture through craftsmanship, texture, and light.
Atelier Bernard Pictet is a Paris-based specialist in architectural and decorative glass, renowned for transforming glass into a medium of expression for architects, designers, and luxury interiors.
Blending artisanal savoir-faire with technical innovation, the atelier develops bespoke glass panels, partitions, façades, and decorative elements. Etched, sandblasted, sculpted, painted, or gilded element of glass each revealing a distinctive dialogue between craftsman, material and light.
Atelier Pictet are master craftsmen of glass, where tradition and innovation meet in light. They describe this meeting as
“A play of transparency, colour, opalescence, and reflection that enriches the artistic aesthetic, creating optical effects of depth, vibration, movement, and shimmer; each revealed through the movement of the observer.”
In partnership with Atelier Bernard Pictet, we connect architects and designers with bespoke glass artistry defined by depth, reflection, and timeless refinement.
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Master glassmaker - Architectural expression through light and texture
The team at Atelier Pictet explore the dialogue between glass, light, and material, crafting surfaces that redefine architectural space. Through engraving, sandblasting, gilding, sculpting, painting, or a combination of each medium, their creations reveal a balance of precision and poetry. Glass is transformed into a living medium that captures movement, depth, and atmosphere.
Areas of expertise
Facings / Dividers
Custom glass screens, panels, and wall facings that serve both decorative and functional roles in turn offering elegance, translucency, and architectural partitioning.
Partitions & Doors
Decorative glass partitions and doors, etched, sandblasted, gilded, painted, or engraved, that integrate seamlessly into interiors while preserving spatial continuity.
Facades & Glass Roofs
Large-scale external glass façades, canopies, and skylights engineered for visual impact and performance, transforming architecture with refined transparency, texture, and light modulation.
Consulting & Artworks
Design counsel, material research, and the creation of site-specific glass art installations. From concept development to technical execution, Atelier Pictet collaborates closely with architects, designers, and clients to realise signature glass works that elevate projects holistically.
Furniture & decorative objects
Bespoke furniture surfaces, tables, cabinetry inserts, mirrors, screens, and objets d’art that unite form, material, and light through exceptional craftsmanship.
"We are to glass what haute couture is to ready-to-wear … respond to a wide variety of requests for exclusive and sophisticated creations, but are equally able to meet large-scale orders."
Atelier Pictet
Techniques & Expertise
Engraving, Sandblasting & Acid Etching
These techniques modulate the opacity and texture of glass, transforming clarity into depth. Sandblasting produces a luminous, frosted surface, while acid etching creates a soft, velvety grain. Together, they reveal refined gradients of light and pattern within the glass.
Chiselling
Through precise handwork, grooves are cut and the glass is delicately chipped to create a surface alive with texture. This process captures and refracts light in splinters and facets, giving the material a sculptural quality and a sense of movement.
Gilding, Silvering & Metal Finishes
Gold, silver, copper, or palladium leaf is applied in matte or polished finishes to enrich the glass with brilliance and reflection. Antiqued silvering and metallic effects lend depth, character, and timeless elegance to both architectural and decorative projects.
Colour & Image Effects
Colour is introduced through tinted laminates, enamelling, or painted finishes to create subtle tones or bold contrasts. Printed or embedded imagery adds another layer of design expression, offering endless variations in opacity, transparency, and visual rhythm.
Form, Thickness & Relief
Glass can be shaped, layered, and cut to achieve diverse forms and depths. By combining laminating, abrasion, and water-jet cutting, surfaces take on dimensional relief, playing with light, reflection, and architectural geometry.
Kinetics & Screen Printing
Inspired by optical art, kinetic glass creates dynamic visual effects that shift with the viewer’s movement. Screen printing complements this with layers of pattern, texture, or metallic sheen, adding rhythm and visual harmony to façades and partitions.
Vibrant Glass
Dynamic technologies bring motion and imagery into the glass itself. Integrated visuals, light, or shifting transparency transform the surface into a living medium that is responsive to its environment and continuously changing with light.
Optical
Glass is explored as a lens, prism, and mirror, manipulating reflection and transparency to produce subtle distortions and layered depth. The result is a play of perception that enriches both architectural and artistic compositions.
Architectural Glass
At the intersection of craftsmanship and engineering, Atelier Pictet creates structural and decorative glass elements for façades, partitions, and interiors. Each piece unites strength, precision, and artistry to serve architecture at every scale.
