Born in 1989, Frédéric Saulou works and lives in Rennes, Brittany. Graduated in space and environment design at the Higher Institute of Applied Arts (LISAA) in 2011 as well as in object design at the European School of Fine Arts in Rennes (EESAB) in 2013, Frédéric will continue to perfect his experience within the agency Eric Gizard Associés and with the designer Frédéric Ruyant.
In 2013, he founded the studio – Frédéric Saulou Design Studio – an independent and multidisciplinary design and consulting agency that considers design as a space for research and exchanges that allows him to develop a sensitive approach to shapes and materials. Experimentation and research take precedence over his work in order to think of new materials and new uses. This accompanies his daily approach so that each project is thought of as a sculpture in its own right between simplicity and technicality. His approach guides him towards a global but also unique approach in his creations, thus creating specific interactions between the user and the object, between crafts and industrial processes.
In 2015, following an artist residency in Anjou, in his native region, Frédéric explored the post-industrial heritage of local mineral matter, forged strong economic and social links between know-how and industrial processes to create the project "Domesticate". Project which tends to enhance the territory, the men and these materials (a) typical of the French historical landscape, on another scale, that of contemporary creation.
Since these beginnings Frédéric has been represented by several galleries in France and abroad for his unique and personal work on slate and ornamental stones, a symbol of history and heritage.
Today Frédéric works on various projects, from object to space, in series or in limited edition and collaborates with prestigious institutions and brands such as the publishing houses Ligne Roset, Drugeot Manufacture, Brossier Saderne, the Manufacture Vista Alegre (PT), Harto, Esprit Porcelaine Limoges, Dymant, Bleu de Chauffe, Le Molitor, Numeroventi (IT), Galerie Savannah bay, Édition DixJours, Damien Vidal chocolatier, Galerie The Edit Seoul (KR), Galerie Atelier Ecru (BE) ), Philia Gallery (US), Frac Bretagne, Galerie.5 (SG), Culinary Arts Center of Brittany, Verrecchia Foundation, Hermès Foundation, etc.
On the other hand, Frédéric is Laureate of the FRENCH DESIGN 100, the 100 creators 2022 who shine internationally – Elysée, Paris
Artistic director since 2017 of the publishing house Drugeot Manufacture, publisher and recognized manufacturer of wooden furniture, Made in France and design speaker at the higher institute of applied arts LISAA Rennes.