Furniture

Fashions have always begun in the capitol, from which they then spread to the regional capitals, and ultimately reach the remaining cities.
Provence is no exception to the rule. Parisian fashions reach Aix en Provence, home to a wealthy nobility, before spreading to more remote towns such as Draguignan, Antibes, or Grasse.
The same rule applies to furniture and the Louis XV furniture produced by the Grassois is of the later period. The Provençal woodworkers make up for the delay with their imaginative interpretations of furniture types and styles.

After an austere 17th century, the 18th century cultivates warped forms such as curves and counter-curves, floral motifs, the basins used to decorate wardrobes, dressers, and buffets ... the Trends are interpreted with brio.

There are also forms indigenous to Provence - breadbaskets, flour and salt boxes, sliding door buffets or "radassiero", long benches seating three or more and conducive to sleep, found in the entrances of homes - as well as genuine Provençal schools. More reserved, the Louis XVI style combines sobriety with a wide variety of plant motifs.
Walnut is the most commonly used wood, though pear, lemon , and olive tree woods can be found often combined. Besides the furniture generally reserved for the upper classes, could be found utilitarian furniture, simple and practical, of which unfortunately too few examples are preserved nowadays.