AS’ART — Contemporary African craft
Since 1991, AS’ART has brought African craft into dialogue with a contemporary eye.
Simple, well-made pieces that warm interiors: Malawi furniture, natural basketry, telephone-wire baskets, lighting.
Telephone wire baskets
A singular South African craft: colour, metal and transparency.
Bowls, plates and pots — and the source of our Stellar lighting collection.
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Stellar lights
Lamps composed of telephone-wire basketry: pendants, wall lights, a table lamp.
Between South Africa and Scandinavian design.
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Natural basketry
Wall baskets and storage pieces in plant fibres: graphic, lightweight, durable.
For everyday living, alone or in compositions.
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Sun Circles, Natural, Malawi
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Wavy Furry baskets, M, Natural, Ghana
Malawi furniture
Iconic handwoven forms: chairs, two-seaters, benches and stools.
Natural comfort, timeless presence.
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About
- Since 1991: curated selection, assembled in France
- Direct work with artisan workshops and collectives
- Careful shipping, attentive service
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Nestled in a former wheat mill, our showroom blends the warmth of history with AS’ART’s contemporary spirit.
After thirty years in Paris’s Passage du Grand Cerf, we chose the calm of the Valois countryside, south of the Compiègne forest.
This industrious yet poetic space reflects our world — place of inspiration, encounters, and creativity — where craftsmanship breathes anew.
At AS’ART, materials speak to one another, and continents engage in dialogue.
North and South, Scandinavian design and African craftsmanship, industrial lines and handmade gestures — our choices transcend borders.
We embrace contrast and harmony — the stories that objects whisper.
Each piece finds its balance between simplicity and emotion, precision and freedom — the very essence of our style.
An engineer by training and a graduate of École Centrale de Paris, Jean-Paul Merlin traded his suit and tie for the open world.
A long, transformative journey revealed to him the beauty of gesture, material, and human encounters.
In 1991, he founded AS’ART with the belief that craftsmanship is a universal language — a bridge between cultures.
Since then, he has woven the same thread: celebrating the hand, the pure form, and the honesty of handmade work — a rare alliance of emotion, precision, and humanity — the essence of his lifelong pursuit.
