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Marlene Huissoud

French-born, Marlene Huissoud is an experimental designer. She graduated from a MA Material Futures (known as Textile Futures) at Central Saint Martins’ School of Art and Design in London where she developed the project From Insects : an exploration of insect materials from the common honeybee and the Indian silkworm. She has been named as one of the UK’s top 70 rising design stars representing the future of British design by the Design Council. She has been nominated by the Arts Foundation UK for the Material Innovation Award in 2016, won the Make me! Design Prize in 2015, nominated for Design Parade at Villa Noailles in 2015, won the Diploma Selection Award at Designblok in 2014. Her work has been exhibited worldwide in major design Institutions such as Chamber New York, Design Miami Basel, Design Museum Barcelona, …

 

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Oil Drawing

2018

Drawing

Ink and oil on

paper

42 x 59,4 x 0,1 cm

Unique piece

Rectangle

2018

Drawing

Ink on paper

59,4 x 84,1 cm

Unique piece

Cocoon Mural Light

2018
Wall Light
Silkworm’s cocoons casted in natural & vegetal resin
Damar resin, led, metal
100 x 50 x 40 cm
Unique piece

COCOONS Collection
Cocoons is looking at new ways of using silkworm’s cocoons without killing the worm as it happens during the silk production.

Cocoon Cabinet #6

2018
Silkworm’s cocoons, honeybee bio resin, oak
frame
90 x 120 x 60 cm
COCOONS Collection
Cocoons is looking at new ways of using silkworm’s cocoons without killing the worm as it happens during the silk production.

Of Insects and Men n°6

Of Insects and Men n°6, sculptural vase, honeybee bio resin, discarded glass, 2017,
Height: 48cm, Width: 50cm, Depth: 50cm
8500 € incl. VAT (6%)

The industrial look and feel of the honeybee bio resin push us to questions what is a natural material and what can be its relation to similar industrial waste materials.

Of Insects and Men n°1

Of Insects and Men n°1, mural piece, honeybee bio resin, discarded glass, 2017, unique piece height: 85cm, width: 70cm, depth: 25 cm, weight: 15 kg, unique piece
The industrial look and feel of the honeybee bio resin push us to questions what is a natural material and what can be its relation to similar industrial waste materials.

From Insects, Tree Vase

From Insects, Large Tree Vase, honeybee bio resin, 2017, unique piece Height: 42cm, width: 16 cm, depth: 16 cm, weight: 2 kg, unique piece
3.800 € incl. VAT (6%)
The industrial look and feel of the honeybee bio resin push us to questions what is a natural material and what can be its relation to similar industrial waste materials.