In love with old books, Lucie wanted to restore them. It was while studying at the Centre des Arts du Livre, formerly the known as the Arts Déco within the Musée des Arts Décoratif Paris, that she discovered a profusion of gilded covers, ‘Gold filigree engraved forever on leather worn by time, reflecting a style, a fashion, a history, an era, left untouched’. Later at the Ecole Bleue, a school of interior architecture and design, she learned a new approach to volume and materials. It was from this wealth of inspiration; she developed her uniquely rich style. Influenced by music, ate 19th/early 20th century literature, architecture & various artistic movements such as Romanticism, Surrealism, Art Nouveau and Art Deco, her world remains poetic and her drawings are imbued with Pointillism, minimalist geometric figures or curved lines of rare finesse.
Today, the artist daringly intertwines the skills and beauty of ancient craftsmanship with fashion, architecture and interior design, creating a balance between past and present. She regularly collaborates with prestigious Houses. These artistic partnerships are opportunities to express her creativity and talent.
Lucie designs and engraves by hand in 22-carat/24-carat gold and occasionally uses colour & silver.
Allowing her to perceive the world differently and share her sensitivity, she likes to create a feeling of escape, time to pause and a moment to oppose the driving force of ‘futurism ever present in today's society’ where finally the time to dream has no place. Her aim is to highlight a precious and delicate aspect.
Her decors live to the rhythm of the light, underlining a poetic atmosphere that invites contemplation. The pointillism often used adds a touch of lightness and a disconcerting relief.
“ Ultimately, I aspire to express myself using an entire space. Treating every surface as part of the same canvas. Applying my designs on the floor, ceiling, walls and objects within the space in order to create a precious cocoon in which one is emersed to dream, read and feel good and alive. A special place to find inspiration, clarity and peace to work or escape unencumbered .” Lucie
Every project begins with a sketch …
Credit photo : Sébastien Lovat
“ This ancestral gesture allows me to touch a “pure aspect”, creating a bridge between the past and the present, highlighting a composition that lives to the rhythm of the light, bringing a story & a poetry … “
Credit photo : Sébastien Lovat