Matthew Impey is an English artist and maker who has lived and worked in Normandy for more than 20 years. After completing his degree in Fine Art in London, he pursued a career as a painter, exhibiting his work in England, France and the United States. After moving to France in 1997, he moved into design and founded his furniture brand in 2006, whilst also keeping up his painting.
       He works mainly to order; for both private and commercial clients (Manuel Canovas, Jérome Dreyfuss, Nathalie Lété and the University of Oxford, among others). Projects range from a simple piece of furniture to the fitting out of an entire apartment or commercial space. He says « I like to work in partnership with my clients to realise their vision and needs, to guide them without imposing my own style ».
       Matthew welcomes clients in his shop/gallery, which is in a 15th century house in the picturesque town of Orbec, in the Pays d’Auge. All his furniture is made in his workshop in Normandy, under his direction. His work appears regularly in such publications as Idéat, House and Garden, World of Interiors, Coté Ouest etc