Longtime a graphic designer, some years ago I discovered a marvellous material which has been with me ever since; ‘paper’.
In fact, I take great pleasure folding, creasing, wrinkling, crumpling, smoothing, tearing, heating this ‘material’ in order to restore its substance and apparent fragility for behind a seemingly evident lightness there lies, in fact, real strength.
So, I play with the effects of light, shadow, transparency, obscurity, density… and even though the production method is the same, each lamp, individually hand-made, has its own personality and is, therefore, unique.
Sensitive materials !
Paper with Jean-Luc Mare lighting, paper shaped into light that is both floral and mineral; faceted steel by Pierre Zanelli @zanelli_products, here with his signature soliflore vase module; more paper, this time painted, brushed, or embossed, radiating silver and gold...
IRIS, wall light made of shaped paper
Back-to-school design inspiration The result of the exceptional craftsmanship of Jean-Luc Mare, based in the Gard region of France, IRIS is composed of paper crepes cut and assembled by hand. At the heart of this circular foliage, an LED disc diffuses a soft light,...
Steaming: a key step in the creation process
Between strength and gentleness, every gesture counts