THE COLLECTION BY MARION MAILAENDER
NEW COLLECTION
Designed by Marion Mailaender
In 2021, Marion Mailaender visited us in Ouagadougou to discover the craftsmanship of Burkinabe bronze and to work together on a new collection of pieces.
The first ideas emerged around corrugated iron. This popular, very functional, and durable material is ubiquitous in the city. It is used both on roofs and as a decorative element for the interior and exterior walls of homes.Corrugated iron painted in pink can be found as the storefront of a hairdresser, or in the colors of Burkina Faso in front of a PMU’B (Burkina Faso horse racing betting shop).
It is from this formal principle that the collaboration with Marion began, leading to the creation of four interlocking pieces that always follow the same rhythm of this iconic corrugated iron. They are being presented for the first time on the occasion of the Design Parade in Toulon, where Marion Mailaender, president of the jury for the 2024 edition, proposed “Résidence Vue Mer,” a brilliant exhibition, true to her image.
À PROPOS DE LA DESIGNER
Marion Mailaender
Marion Mailaender is a Marseilles-based designer who likes to seize on cultural codes, customs and popular forms. She brings them together to create poetic, evocative and highly narrative objects. She uses everyday details that may seem insignificant, but which nonetheless form the basis of a memory to be reactivated. Marion questions our relationship with space and takes a tender look at what she calls architectural moments.
PIECES
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