I think it's to do with my passion for nature, plants, trees, flowers… My house is full of plants, too. Wood is a living matter, it adapts to become anything.

It’s not just about giving a second life to an object; there are objects that could last even without my intervention. My role is bringing to light what has remained under various layers, since furniture is often repainted several times. I return an object back to what it once was, the original idea.

That it isn’t really a job, it’s a way of life, a way of seeing things, of entering deeply into everything you do. Being careful, trying to understand things deep down and going beyond the surface is part of what I am, not only with objects, but also with people.

You should have a lot of humility, which is something rare and not of its time. Also economic humility. Today everyone is looking for a job that has an immediate economic return, but for the first three years of my apprenticeship, I did two jobs to support myself.