Jean-Guillaume MATHIAUT (1975) Sculptural desk table, circa 2020. In oak, with a thick, canted top resting on four triangular legs. Unique piece H. 75 cm; W. 202 cm; D. 99.5 cm. Wear and scratches. Sculptor and designer Jean-Guillaume Mathiaut has an intimate relationship with his raw material, wood. This carnal bond is reflected in his velvety, bare-handed works, in which he selects only fallen, dead or diseased wood from forests. I fetch my wood like a cook fetches his fish," he says, "it's the only way to buy a first-rate tree.