Milan Barbé (1997) is a researcher in and maker of historical plucked instruments. After finishing his studies at the conservatory in Ghent, he started his own workshop, in the heart of the city. Here he made and repaired everything from lutes to guitars, work for which he received a Vocatio grant for young talent in 2023. As a doctoral researcher, he focusses on the developments of the lute in the eighteenth century from the standpoint of a musicologist as well as a luthier. His work could previously be seen at the Lute days in Basel and the Old-music festival in Utrecht. Today you can find him and his instruments in Atelier Duerinck.