Michel Le Guilcher

Michel is primarily a shoemaker, but his fascination with the wicker growing in his garden draws him in.

He embarks on learning to cultivate and work it.

Today, Michel and Anne-Lise, his wife, tend to six varieties of wicker on 3500 square meters.

The labor is meticulous, exacting, and time-consuming: cultivation, protection, pruning, sorting, bundling, soaking, debarking...

The hands of the basket weaver then engage in hours-long work on the ground. Pleasure and exacting standards appear inseparable for him.

This blend is not unrelated to his lifestyle choice, bridging ecology and economy.

Baskets are neatly arranged in the house's office-reserve; they will later grace the stalls of Breton markets.

While facing tough competition from far-flung places, the craftsman stands resilient against the price war:

Time holds value, and so does beauty.