Les Ateliers Vian

The former cutlery workshop of Les Ateliers Vian sits at the edge of the Thiers district with a facade that retains the industrial austerity of nineteenth century Marseille. Before the building functioned as a creative hub, it hummed with the noise of grinding wheels and steel work. Antoine Vian established this site to sharpen the blades that fueled the city's trade. Workers here spent long days at these benches, shaping the tools that passed through the bustling harbor of the Mediterranean.