Life of a Parisian Sculptor

These days, Philippe Anthonioz — who mostly sculpts in wood and plaster that is often cast in bronze — is known for his large-scale, abstract public statuary and custom-made lighting and functional objects for architects including Joseph Dirand, the fashion designer Tomas Maier and the interiors brand Ralph Pucci, for which he makes a line of bronze torchieres. Since 1979, he has kept his main studio in Passage Saint Bernard, a two-block-long cobblestone street not far from the apartment he shares with his girlfriend, Afi Nayo, a Togolese mixed-media artist.

From “World of Wonders” by Nancy Hass for New York Times T Magazine; Photo by Danilo Scarpati 

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