6th edition
A two-day event during which all the invited artisans will have the opportunity to present their skills to the public through live demonstrations.
Price : 4€
Craft made Festival
Stand avec artisans d'art de la marque Vendôme : mobilier, chaises, tableaux, rideauxA craftsman’s feast created by a cabinetmaker
Marie-Hélène Poisson is part of a family of cabinetmakers.
She grew up, like her father, in the family cabinetmaking workshop created by her grandfather.
From an early age, she contemplated the wonders of the Great Century, glues, scales and burins.
As a child, at the age when little girls usually play with dolls, Marie-Hélène already has fun making wooden wheelbarrows.
At the age of fifteen, she made a marquetry box of her composition to present her application to the Boulle school.
Following in the footsteps of her father who specialized in Boulle marquetry and works for museums and antique dealers, Marie-Hélène endeavours to perpetuate a centuries-old know-how, witness of the Great Century of Louis XIV. Today it is his daughter who is preparing to take over, thus being the 4th generation!
Installed for 4 years in the Castle of Fretay (Loir-et-Cher), she wanted to create in 2020 an event dedicated to the know-how of excellence in French.
Salon De Fretay 2023elodie Pleuvry 13Edition 2025
- 41 craftsmen, all demonstrating
- Guests of honour: 12 Meilleurs Ouvriers de France
- The second-hand dealers’ square in the kitchen garden
- Visit of the extraordinary kitchen garden
- Conferences
- A candlelight dinner and concert on Saturday evening (reservation require : salondefreray@orange.fr
- Catering on Saturday and Sunday lunchtime
- And many other surprises…
Reconstitution d'un salon avec lustre, marqueterie, fauteuil, table basse
