A composition of materials brought together in a piece by the House.

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The Art of Material

In the Le Jardin collection, painting meets basketry, thread composes floral motifs and feathers extend the volumes.

Across the creations, materials, techniques and details compose each piece.

A hand shapes the leather on the workshop table.
Detail · Leatherwork and basketry

Leatherwork and basketry

Volume

Woven basketry composes the structure. Leather sets the edges and closes the volume.

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Fiori di Amalfi, a bag of woven basketry and leather.
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Silk-thread embroidery on a hoop, framed by silver spools.
Detail · Embroidery

Embroidery

Thread

Silk threads, sequins and beads compose a surface crossed by flowers and birds. Embroidery orders colour and relief in a single composition.

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Le Jardin de Soie, silk-thread embroidery.
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A whole feather, laid flat.
Detail · Featherwork

Featherwork

Feather

Feathers extend the volumes, settling in waves across the woven basketry. Embroidery fixes and paces them.

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Le Jardin de Plumes, feather waves on woven basketry.
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A brush approaches a painted surface.
Detail · Painting on material

Painting on material

Colour

The brush follows the weave of the basketry. Colour settles without ever covering the material that receives it.

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Le Jardin, painting on woven basketry.
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Fine-jewellery setting, stones and metal wire.
Detail · Setting and metalwork

Setting and metalwork

Stone and metal

The stone is held in a mount that carries it without constraint. Light finds its way through the facets.

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Le Jardin de Pierres, orange leather and set stones.
Le Jardin de Pierres · full view
Fired enamel in progress.
Detail · Fired enamel

Fired enamel

Enamel

Colour is fixed by heat. The red gains its depth at the moment the material settles.

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Éden Rouge, cardinal-red enamel.
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Porcelain objects, a material study.
Detail · Porcelain — study in progress

Porcelain — study in progress

Porcelain

The House studies porcelain as one material among others. A composition in progress brings it together with painting and metal.

Chapter under study — no creation is yet associated with it.

The eleven creations of Le Jardin take shape in the dialogue of these materials.

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