De Leeuw Guitars invited to the Élysée Palace
Winner — Grande Exposition du Fabriqué en France 2025
Élysée Palace
De Leeuw guitars selected to represent French instrument making and the Oise region, with the Nina Air — Straw Marquetry.
Initiated by the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, this exhibition honored companies and artisans who embody the excellence and expertise of French craftsmanship. 123 companies were selected by a national jury of experts. Our NINA AIR - Straw Marquetry was exhibited there on November 15 and 16, 2025.
We showcased our Nina Air, featuring a varnished straw marquetry top — an exclusive finish we developed in 2024 to revisit an ancestral French craft, long reserved for high-end decoration and art furniture. For the first time, this technique has been applied to an electric guitar.
We have developed a process for permanently varnishing wheat straw, making this living and fragile material compatible with the stage and the musician's movements — a bridge between decorative arts and fine instrument making, between material, light, and sound.
the exhibition in pictures
Showcased instruments
NINA AIR
MIDNIGHT BLUE
SY
NATURAL
NINA AIR
MARQUETERIE DE PAILLE