ASCETE, from the greek Askêtes, the one who practises asceticism in order to reach a spiritual ideal, is a furniture, lighting and objects producing company as well as a creative agency founded in 2004 by Pierre Gonalons, designer, interiors designer and art director.
Lyon born with an Italian culture background, he offers a vision of design that combines an echo of decorative arts or popular culture to minimalist lines. He sees his times as a meeting between the past and the future and his work, deliberately between the anonymous and the spectacular, gives priority to the expression of the material and how it is used, be it in a modern or a traditional manner.
In an overcodified environment, he has naturally chosen not to overdraw his creations to let them have a chance to live beyond trends. The spontaneousity of the consumer's approach is an essential element to him, as well as the main part that the user must play in his own daily fiction.
