Julien Chazal, a complete artist

His debut

Born in Nancy in 1971 and a former student of the Beaux-Arts, Julien Chazal soon became a freelance artist. He moved to Paris in 1997 and continues to give regular courses and workshops.
In 2002, he set up Apex, a very active Latin calligraphy association in Nancy, to which he invites internationally renowned calligraphers every year. In 2007, he taught at the Ecole supérieure des Beaux-Arts in La Réunion. He has also run courses in Turin (Italy), Liège and Namur (Belgium), Montreal (Quebec) and Guyana.

A work of exception

Many companies call on him for his innovative and creative talents: Boucheron (jewellery), Ungaro (events), Agnès b. (fashion), Rothschild Bank, L'Oréal, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, FNAC, Flammarion, Chaumet, Balenciaga, Shiseido, Moncler and other luxury and fashion brands.

The calligrapherof the stars

His fame opened the doors to French and international cinema : Le Pacte des Loups of Christophe Gans, Adolphe of Benoît Jacquot, L’Affaire du Collier (américain movie ofCharles Shyer), Du Rouge sur la Croix (téléfilm of Dominique Othenin-Girard), Molière by Laurent Tirard, in which he trained Romain Duris in quill pen calligraphy, and Emmanuelle Devos for VioletteHe also worked on one of Jacky Chan's films.

International publications

In 2001, he was published by Éditions Alternatives with Un Matin sur Babel, un Soir à Manhattan, in collaboration with Michel Sauquet, a contemporary author. For 2 years, from 2005 to 2006, he was responsible for the bi-monthly publication of a magazine devoted to Latin calligraphy, L’Art de l’Écriturepublished by Fabbri, in 50 booklets.
March 2012 saw the publication of Calligraphie, le Guide Complet, published by Eyrolles, which retraces more than 15 years of teaching practices and which was published in 2013 in the United States (Calligraphy, the Complete Guide). It will be published in China in 2015 and in Spain in 2017. Bien débuter en Calligraphie was published by the same publisher in 2013, as well as MailArt & Calligraphie, It contains a large number of envelopes sent to him by calligraphers from all over the world. Lettres & Ornements Gothiques will be published by Eyrolles in 2017.

Constantly evolving

For more than 10 years since 1996, he has taken part every year in the ‘Rencontres Internationales des Doigts Noirs’ to work on new experimental forms of contemporary Latin calligraphy, and continues to exhibit regularly in France and abroad. He is constantly renewing himself between artistic practices and inventive teaching.

Worldwide recognition

Now recognised as one of Europe's finest calligraphers, Julien Chazal is actively involved in international projects (Lyuba,the baby Mammoth), and he continues to develop his research into new techniques such as lapidary engraving. He continues to teach at the highest level and chairs the prestigious MOF (Un des Meilleurs Ouvrier de France) competition in the calligraphy section. He shares his passion with ever-renewed adventures.