Born in 1942 in Mâcon, Guy Bareff is the son of one of the founders of the Accolay pottery. Initially drawn to architecture, he trained at a very young age in the family workshop, where he learned ceramics and developed an intimate relationship with clay. After a period of artistic exploration during the 1960s, he returned fully to ceramics as his primary medium.

Influenced by modern sculpture and deeply interested in form and volume, Bareff began in the late 1960s to create sculptural and luminous furniture: tables, illuminated seating, wall lights, totems and architectural objects, characterized by raw, pared-down and sensual forms. Early exhibitions quickly brought him recognition and led to numerous architectural and decorative commissions.

Strongly inspired by Mediterranean landscapes, his work expresses a constant dialogue between earth, light and the natural elements. Rejecting glaze and color, Bareff favors monochrome surfaces and chamotte clay, allowing light to reveal the volumes and create an intimate, poetic atmosphere.

By continuously reinterpreting the forms he has developed since the 1970s, Guy Bareff has built a timeless body of work, both functional and sculptural.