Éric Stocker

Éric Stocker (born Nantes, France) is a French master craftsman (maître laqueur) specializing in traditional Asian lacquerware, gilding, and polychromy. Active since 1974, he is known for his work in the conservation of Asian lacquer at the Mobilier national in Paris and for reviving traditional Cambodian lacquerware, which had been nearly destroyed during the Khmer Rouge regime.