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The essence
of movement

Atelier Circourt crafts stylistic masterpieces, tributes to automotive icons, through the eyes of the designer and the hands of the maker.

Carved from solid wood or solid aluminum, our silhouettes come to life under the artisan’s touch—polished, painted, revealed like a finely cut gem. Metal dances with light, the grain of the wood expresses its original nobility. Nothing is left to chance. Every line is an evocation, every curve a tribute.

Produced in France in limited series, these exceptional pieces carry the mark of rarity. Entrusted to artists, some become Art Cars. Others are born from exclusive collaborations with renowned designers or prestigious houses.

Thus, our silhouettes are not mere objects: they are fragments of speed, bursts of elegance, visions of a world where the automobile becomes poetry.

At the origin,
passion

At the origin of Atelier Circourt lies the shared passion of its founders—for beauty, and for automobiles. A story that began on school benches, where their friendship was born. Guillaume Raynaud turned his passion for cars into a career, while Romain Marchand transformed his love for design into a true calling. Their longstanding bond led them to merge their worlds—mechanics and aesthetics. Their shared desire to revisit and elevate automotive design soon took shape in a project: returning to the essentials.

There was also the desire to offer 100% French manufacturing, relying on the talent of our artisans. Atelier Circourt’s stylistic masterpieces are entirely crafted between Normandy and the Vexin region of France.

This partnership also sparked a shared commitment to a responsible approach. At every stage of production, conscious choices were made: wood from PFC-certified forests, bio-sourced packaging, and local, short-circuit manufacturing.

From this friendship and these intertwined passions was born a unique vision of the automobile: a perfect fusion of design and excellence, craftsmanship and environmental respect.

The hand, the eye

An embodiment of French craftsmanship. First and foremost, through the eye of our designers: scaled down from their original size to 1:10 or 1:8, the silhouettes we reinterpret result from a meticulous reimagining of volumes—so that only the size is reduced, never their beauty.

Each piece then comes to life under the expert and precise hand of our skilled machinist-artisans. This is followed by long manual finishing stages: sanding, then painting with multiple layers of varnish.
Thus is born an Atelier Circourt silhouette: through mastery acquired over the years, striving for perfection in execution and excellence in detail.

In our workshop, tradition meets innovation to shape exceptional pieces—reflections of a subtle balance between technical precision and artistic sensitivity. Every detail is considered, every curve refined, giving rise to timeless creations. Crafted in France, these elegant works celebrate both material and craftsmanship, symbolizing a rare standard of excellence. A perfect harmony between craftsmanship and design.

The slow time
of wood

Vosges, Burgundy, Sologne, Jura, Normandy: our solid wood silhouettes are crafted from species sourced from French forests. To manufacture such substantial pieces, the wood is carefully selected from the most exclusive lots. After an initial drying period outdoors lasting several months, the raw timber is cut to the required dimensions, then left to dry vertically for several weeks—depending on the species: beech, ash, lime, maple. Time, a master to be tamed.