Sarrebourg: How a former banker became a creator of military posters for the naval and aeronautical industries

The Drybox company, located in the Raymond-Morin industrial zone, is home to an activity that one would never suspect existed in Sarrebourg. Artist David Morel, an employee of the company, has been sending his naval art creations to museums and French naval and aeronautical manufacturers since 2021.

David Morel and Yannick Nassoy, director of Drybox. SAS Drybox established itself in Moselle in 2021, after purchasing premises in the Sarrebourg industrial zone. Photo: Estelle Sanchez — David Morel and Yannick Nassoy, director of Drybox. Drybox SAS established itself in Moselle in 2021, after purchasing premises in the Sarrebourg industrial zone. Photo by Estelle Sanchez

Upon entering the SAS Drybox building in Sarrebourg, the phrase "two rooms, two atmospheres" takes on its full meaning. In the lower part of the building, storage spaces line the walls for the company's main business: the resale of incontinence products. But when you go upstairs, you enter what looks like an artist's studio, where military-themed posters are displayed on every wall.

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