PASSION AT THE HEART OF A CRAFT
In the early 1970s, Jean-Paul Blachère took over his father’s sound company, Hubert, who already installed some light decorations for votive celebrations after the war.
Very quickly, he understands that light can do much more than illuminate the streets: it can create emotion, bring people together and beautify city centers. The illuminations then become an expected appointment, a source of joy for families and a tremendous support for the activity of traders.
From this intuition is born an exceptional adventure. In his workshop in Apt, Jean-Paul Blachère and his family imagine and manufacture the first wooden decorations, then steel. In 1973, at the request of the committee of merchants of Brest, what would become Blachère Illumination carried out its first major project: the illumination of the entire city around the bold theme of “Christmas at sea”.
Year after year, the company grew to become a world reference in festive lighting. His creations now accompany the most beautiful holidays, from the villages of France to the international avenues, from the Champs-Élysées in Paris to the Fifth Avenue in New York.
In Apt, in the heart of Vaucluse, the family adventure continues from generation to generation. True to the spirit of its founders, Blachère Illumination continues to carry high the torch of light, with the conviction that a setting can sometimes do much more than beautify a city: it can create connection, awaken memories and offer, for a moment, a little shared dream.