Ten years, two countries, one workshop.

The first channel

Missor, his brother and a small group of friends launch a YouTube channel in Nice — a free, candid forum for discussions on art, civilisation and society.

The turn to sculpture

The content pivots toward classical sculpture. The toppling of public statues across the United States and Europe becomes one of the explicit reasons for founding the workshop.

Atelier Missor is founded

The studio is incorporated as a French SAS in Nice. A small group of co-founders is involved from the beginning.

First major press portrait

Le Figaro publishes a portrait video: « Missor, the sculptor-YouTuber who wants to rehabilitate History. »

Move to Paris

The workshop relocates from Nice to the greater Paris area.

The technical portrait

Fonderie PIWI publishes a long-form technical portrait of the workshop, focused on its lost-wax casting practice.

Hercules at Rueil-Malmaison

A bronze Hercules — read as the mythological founder of the Olympic Games — is installed in Rueil-Malmaison on the occasion of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, as a donation to the city.

Joan of Arc inaugurated in Nice

The equestrian Joan of Arc — bronze, gold-leaf, 4.5 metres, 9 tonnes — is inaugurated by the mayor of Nice.

The « New Statue of Liberty » tweet

The studio publishes a tweet in French and English announcing a new titanium statue of Liberty. Seventy-two thousand likes, a one-word reaction from Elon Musk — « Looks cool » — and the first wave of American coverage.

Prometheus, for Starbase

Announcement of a twenty-metre titanium Prometheus, conceived for SpaceX's Starbase facility. Michael Gibson — co-founder of the 1517 Fund and a veteran of the Thiel Fellowship — meets Missor in Paris.

First journey to San Francisco

A public presentation at Presidio Heights. Meetings with Sebastian Caliri (8VC, formerly Palantir) and Caitlin Kalinowski (formerly Meta Reality Labs and OpenAI Robotics). The journey is organised by the 1517 Fund.

The cover of The Spectator

The Spectator dedicates its cover and a long-form portrait to the brothers: « The French sculptors building the new Statue of Liberty ».

City Journal — Promethean Ambitions

Newsweek