« Engraver and medal maker, Meilleur Ouvrier de France, I create and produce high end punches and dies for the striking of medals and derivatives, embossing dies, business cards and letterhead, trophies, punches for cold stamping, metal sculpture and restoration of artefacts. »– Nicolas Salagnac
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The works of Nicolas Salagnac
Medals, Trophies, Embossing, Sculptures...
Friday, November 18, 2022, was the second Congress of the Fighter Force where were gathered at the Musée de l'Air [...]
Creation of a medal diameter 80 mm, obverse and reverse modeled, struck in bronze, white silver patina for the anniversary [...]
The association of the Friends of the Franc, entrusts the creation and engraving to Nicolas Salagnac for this coin/medal, based [...]
The first tourist coin from the Louvre Museum affect its female icons : The famous Joconde (Mona Lisa from Léonard [...]
On Monday, November 12th, 2012, the first Trophy Marcel Le Servot (creation of the Nicolas Salagnac Workshop, MOF engraver and [...]
The working stages for the design and making of the trophies. The « Challenge Culinaire du Président de la République [...]
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Lyon, France and all other the World
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Friday, November 18, 2022, was the second Congress of the Fighter Force where were gathered at the Musée de l'Air [...]
Creation of a medal diameter 80 mm, obverse and reverse modeled, struck in bronze, white silver patina for the anniversary [...]
European Crafts Days - JEMA From 6 to 11 April 2021: Discovering the craftsmen of art - video, podcasts and [...]
The 35th FIDEM Congress, in Ottawa, Canada, has just closed its doors. A unique moment to meet world players on [...]
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Nicolas Salagnac
From the Boulle school to the profession of engraver,
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Career
The Prefect of the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region, Michel Delpuech, presents the medal of the National Order of Merit to Nicolas [...]
The 25th "One of the Best Craftsmen in France" competition is open since February 6th, 2013. For this new contest, [...]
Mandatory subject of the 21st competition of ‘One of the Best Craftsmen in France’, steel engraving - period 1997-2000. Based [...]
Workshop
Designing and making a medal A medal can be made using three different techniques : 1 – Hand engraving or « direct [...]
The machines area One can’t avoid the noise of the machines, yet you will find a grinding machine, a pantograph, [...]
The hand-engraving area The place is flooded with daylight. The double workbench sits right in front of the bay window, [...]
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The bests "Meilleurs Ouvriers de France"
The 25th "One of the Best Craftsmen in France" competition is open since February 6th, 2013. For this new contest, [...]
