William Guillon is a French designer and art director based in Bordeaux. His work explores the tension between decay and elegance, permanence and fragility, resulting in collectible pieces that feel both ancient and radically contemporary.

Rooted in a neo-romantic and tragic aesthetic, his creations echo a fascination for imperfect beauty, emotional depth, and the haunting grace of the unfinished. Each object is conceived as a functional sculpture, a fragment of a larger mythology, inhabited by contradictions, marked by time, yet fiercely singular.

Since founding his studio in 2014, William Guillon has developed a distinct body of work, acclaimed for its sculptural lighting and accessories. His preferred material is cast bronze (including rare alloys such as white bronze) which he transforms into visceral forms through a deeply artisanal process.

Every piece is handmade in his studio in Bordeaux, France, signed and numbered. Most are one-of-a-kind works or limited editions and can be customized for bespoke projects. No molds are used : each form is sculpted by hand from scratch for each new order, ensuring that no two pieces are ever the same. This singular approach allows for total creative freedom and makes each project truly unique.

His work is exhibited internationally in selected galleries and showrooms, and has been featured in publications such as Vogue, Interior Design, Dezeen, Elle Decoration, Côté Ouest, among others.


Awards

January 2022
William Guillon is selected among the 100 best French designers promoting French design in the world by the VIA with the selection of FD100. 

June 2022
He was awarded the Banque Populaire foundation for arts and crafts.


Upcoming
EXHIBITIONS

OBJECTS WITH NARRATIVES

Group show- Brussels | April 2025

RÉVÉLATIONS FAIR

Grand Palais - Paris | May 2025

ARCHIVE

THEMA PARIS
Hôtel de Guise | Oct (2024)

MILAN DESIGN WEEK

Solo Show - Baranzate | April 2024

SALON ART + DESIGN NYC

GARDE Shop - New York | Nov 2023

MILAN DESIGN WEEK

Galerie Philia / Studio Rö - Milan | Avr 2023

DESIGN MIAMI SHANGHAI FAIR

Objective Galerie - Shanghai | Mars 2023

PAD PARIS

OWN / AJS / Mélissa Paul - Paris | Mars 2023

COLLECTIBLE FAIR

OWN - Bruxelles | Fev 2023

DESIGN MIAMI FAIR

Objective Galerie - Miami | Dec 2022

SALON ART + DESIGN NYC

GARDE Shop - New York | Nov 2022

DUBAÏ DESIGN WEEK

Galerie AJS - Paris | Nov 2022

ART SHANGHAI FAIR

Objective gallery - Shanghai | Nov 2021

SHENZHEN ART FAIR

Objective gallery - Shenzhen | Oct 2021

PARIS DESIGN WEEK

Anne Jacquemin Sablon - Paris | Sept 2021

COLLECTIBLE FAIR

Galerie Philia - Bruxelles | Mars 2020

COLLECTIBLE FAIR

Galerie OAK - Bruxelles | Mars 2019

PARIS DESIGN WEEK 2018

Galerie SORS - Paris | Sept 2018

SÉLECTION AUTOMNE / HIVER 2017

Le Bon Marché - Paris | Janv 2017

PARIS DESIGN WEEK 2016

Tools Gallery - Paris | Sept 2016

PREMIÈRE COLLECTION - COLLAPSE

Espace 29 - Bordeaux | Nov 2015


press

Interior Design

15 Highlights from Collectible Design Fair 2020 in Brussels

Elle decoration

AD

surface

Designer of the Day: William Guillon

Vogue

fact

Maelstrom & Louisahhh soundtrack the visceral sculpture of William Guillon in Anatomy Of Chaos

Côtéouest

marie claire maison

AD

Interior Design

Ahmad AbouZanat Plays with Texture for an Artful NoMad Apartment

Elle decoration

Brutus casa

le bon marche

Colour Hive

art & décoration

eyes magazine

signatures singulieres

William Guillon, une collection destructurée

domo deco deco archi design