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A true wine enthusiast does not settle for receiving a fine bottle, however rare or prestigious it may be. What he seeks above all is a gift that honors his passion and elevates his ritual of tasting. Wine is a universal language of conviviality and culture: it embodies generosity, the pleasure of sharing, the memory of meals and celebrations. To offer him an exceptional gift is to offer more than an object: it is to recognize his passion and to pay tribute to the art of living he cultivates with each glass.
The great Maisons have always understood that the world of wine calls for objects of excellence. Baccarat offers its Harcourt crystal glasses, whose cut brilliance magnifies every shade. Lalique imagines sculpted decanters that become collectible pieces. Christofle reinvents silver champagne buckets like jewels of silversmithing. And Riedel perfects its technical glasses to reveal the subtlest aromas. All these objects speak the same truth: a wine lover deserves an iconic gift, created to unite beauty and utility, art and function.
Because Forest Audiard sculpts what others only touch: the intimate. Where Maisons honor light or the brilliance of silver, we shape the imprint of a hand. In our foundry in Touraine, certified as a Living Heritage Company (EPV), each Wine Opener is born of a gesture offered, captured in wax, then transfigured by fire and bronze. It is not an accessory, but an object-to-live, designed to become the natural extension of its owner. In offering it, you are not simply giving a tool: you are giving a sculpture, a fragment of emotion fixed in metal and destined to be reawakened in the gesture.
A gift ceases to be an object when it becomes a memory. The Forest Audiard Wine Opener is designed to last: a sculpture shaped from a unique hand imprint, singular as a signature, timeless as a vow. Each piece requires 10 to 12 weeks to complete, the time for wax, fire, and bronze to compose a lasting harmony. Because transmission is at the heart of our Maison, we keep the molds for 25 years, as a silent promise that the work can be reborn, intact, for another generation. To offer such an object is to offer a fragment of oneself, sealed in bronze, to be handed down through time.
A Wine Opener is not a manufactured product, but a work that takes time to be born. Ten to twelve weeks are necessary for a hand imprint to become a bronze sculpture. Each stage – molding, casting, chiseling, polishing – is a ritual where matter slowly transforms. Like a fine wine maturing in the cellar, the Wine Opener requires patience to reveal its truth. Offering this time is already offering part of the exception.
Yes. Because surprise is an art, we offer intention boxes and elegant cards announcing the work to come. This choice turns the gift into a double promise: the immediate brilliance of a refined presentation, and the deep emotion of the moment when the imprint will be taken. In this way, the wait itself becomes a gift: it prepares, prolongs, and amplifies.
Because it transcends the boundary between art and use. The Wine Opener is a sculpture, yet it is not meant to remain still: it is made to be held, admired, used. Each imprint makes it unique, each gesture reactivates it. Opening a bottle thus becomes more than a technical act: it is a sensitive experience, a ritual that binds the present moment to memory. That is why our creations bear this name: objects-to-live.
Yes. We offer several finishes: patinated bronze, silvered bronze, 24k yellow gold, 18k rose gold. Each embodies a different spirit: silver for the purity of a gesture, yellow gold for the light of heritage, rose gold for the intimacy of a bond, patina for the depth of time. These finishes are not aesthetic variations but symbolic expressions, tailored to the one who will receive the work.
An imprint. It is what founds each of our works, makes them singular, and transforms the object into a fragment of life. Where others create refined accessories, Forest Audiard sculpts a gesture: to open, to celebrate, to transmit. Our works are crafted in France, in a foundry certified as a Living Heritage Company (EPV), but beyond the savoir-faire, we carry a vision: to transform the ephemeral into eternity. This is the Forest Audiard signature: objects that live, and that make life endure beyond us.
