Sculpture Studio · Montreal, Mile End · Since 2006
For nearly twenty years, Atelier Formaviva has created custom sculpted works — solid wood and mixed media — for homes, businesses, and public spaces. Every piece begins as a dialogue with the place that will hold it.
2006
studio founded
100%
custom-made
Wood
& mixed media
Mile End
Montreal studio
What We Create
Works designed from your intentions, from the first sketch to the finished piece, hand-shaped at the studio.
Art pieces for private residences and corporate spaces — entrance halls, boardrooms, gardens.
Integration of sculpted pieces into building architecture — wall panels, sculpted structural elements, installations.
Restoration of existing carved works — cleaning, repair, finishing — respecting the original piece.
Organic and abstract forms carved from solid wood — oak, walnut, maple — for indoor and outdoor settings.
Guidance on choosing and integrating a work — scale, material, placement — before you even commission it.
Why Atelier Formaviva
Two decades spent carving wood and matter, a practice refined piece by piece.
No series reproductions. Every work is designed and carved for a specific place and intention.
Claude Bernard personally follows your project, from the first meeting to final installation.
Rooted in the Mile End, a studio open to visits by appointment to discuss your project in person.
Our Process
01
A conversation about the space, intent, and budget. A first artistic direction takes shape.
02
Sketches, sometimes a small-scale model, to validate the form before carving begins.
03
The piece takes shape under chisel and mallet, in the solid wood chosen for the project.
04
The work is delivered and carefully installed in its final resting place.
Gallery
Abstract sculpture in solid oak — carved at the studio
Commissioned work — corporate entrance hall, wood and steel
Hand-carved organic form, oiled finish
Hand-carved detail — chisel texture, visible grain
What They Say
"Claude took the time to understand our space before even proposing a sketch. The final piece feels like it's always been part of the house."
Nathalie R. — Outremont
"We were looking for a piece for our lobby, something that wouldn't look like anything standard. Atelier Formaviva delivered exactly that."
Marc-André T. — Executive, Montreal
"A true artisan, patient and meticulous. Claude's personal follow-through, from sketch to installation, made all the difference."
Isabelle G. — Mile End
Contact
Write to us or leave your contact information — Claude will respond personally to arrange a first meeting at the studio.
6629 Jeanne-Mance St, Montreal, QC H2V 4H9
Mon–Fri 9am–5pm · By appointment
