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responsible products/ social relevance/ sustainability awareness/
Anne lives and works as an independant designer in Lyon. She graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven in 2013, in the Man and Well-being department. Her aim is to create not necessarily revolutionary but relevant and sustainable products. Every project is inspired by a cultural research and a context. She also likes to narrate this encounter with places, people and their know how. She has a strong fascination for material language and crafts. She has a multicultural background. As a child she grew up in Africa and then moved to multiple countries (Germany, France, England, Netherlands). This life abroad shaped an important part of her identity.
le 5ème Quartier
This 16 minutes documentary gives an insight into the transformation of skins in the small French town of Millau. Butchers divide an animal into four quarters, each of them intended for consumption. The fifth quarter, then, is anything that is left and cannot be eaten. such as the skin. This film ‘Le 5ème Quartier’ documents the slow metamorphosis of the skin of the Lacaune sheep from a by-product to a luxury material. The film also explains how the quality of the leather becomes degraded, and how tanneries in the French leather-producing region of Millau are having to import skins from Spain.
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Trinket Bowl Material: sheep skin, woven willow hay marks
‘Leather is a noble material’, Yoann, skin classifier at Alric Tannery This series of vessels are using scarred skins. Leather manufacturers usually discard such pieces. By using this type of leather in my products, the aim is to restore its value and create awareness of what causes the damage. Each vessel has a different type of scar. The skins are cut according to a certain part of the animal skin where the damages appear the most.
Table centrepiece
Magazine rack Material: sheeps leather, metal rod Strech marks
Material: sheep leather, cow leather, metal Crossbreeding marks
Coquetier Material: semi-glazed porcelain
This eggcup was inspired by a childhood memorie. As I was eating our freeranged eggs I was fascinated by its fragile and perfect shell. I looked for an inviting shape that would enhance the beauty of the egg resting on its cup. The thin layer of porcelain supports the egg and gives room for the slice of bread named “gendarmes”.
Béton plié Material: white concrete, varnish
This concrete object resulted from a material research I made for a French museum in Lyon. The exhibit’s theme was to explore concrete and show multiple ways of using it. The inspiration for this soapholder is a folded piece of paper. I strived to imitate its lightness and sharpness. I used a silicone mould to produce it and then varnished it for a glossy finish.
Pipes Material: Copper tubes, plywood
This shelving system is a private order. The client was a plumber. The whole structure was inspired by his craft and requires very little machinery. The copper tubes are assembled using traditional plumbing parts, such as Tee and Elbow connections and then brazed. The copper part can be delivered flat and assembled on site. These shelves are about two meters high and two meters long.
Light reflector Material: coated paper, PP, string, rope
The aim of this set of three objects is to maximizing the use and distribution of natural light in the house. The Light reflected on the white shiny surfaces can be redirected on different scales according to the activities taking place in the room. Making better use of natural light can be an alternative to electrical light.
INSPIRATION & PROCESS Magazine rack_ shape research Julia Lohman
Julia Lohman
Trinket bowl_ shape research
Research for a ceramic stacking bowl
Béton plié_ shape research and mould