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Justine Bossé

  • Kapara
  • Weaver
  • Sèvremoine, France
  • Master Artisan
Justine Bossé Weaver
Contact
French, English, Spanish
Hours:
By appointment only
Phone:
+33 674481562
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Reinterpreting the art of weaving

  • • Kapara means 'textile' in Hindi
  • • Justine makes leather textiles for designers to use in their creations
  • • She weaves leather to create her unique fabrics

Justine Bossé discovered leather weaving during her student years, and leather became her material of choice because of its myriad textures and the technical challenges it presents. In 2014, she set up her workshop Kapara, where she dedicates herself to working with leather skins using techniques of the highest level. She believes in reinvigorating traditional weaving techniques by incorporating leather into textiles. The result: high-quality fabrics created from surprising and new leather yarns. With an exploratory spirit, Justine Bossé has reinterpreted textile weaving from her workshop in Nantes to create unique designs.

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Works

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Tissage en agneau plongé 01J0045 (woven dipped lambskin)

Justine’s fabrics are woven from natural raw materials and artificial leather and fibre. They have multiple applications ranging from upholstery work to curtains and wall coverings. This is a sample to be sent out to clients.

Photo: © Bertrand Béchard
Tissage en agneau plongé 01J0023A (woven dipped lambskin)

Justine’s fabrics are woven from natural raw materials and artificial leather and fibre. They have multiple applications ranging from upholstery work to curtains and wall coverings. This is a sample to be sent out to clients.

Photo: © Bertrand Béchard
Tissage en agneau plongé 01J0009B (woven dipped lambskin)

Justine’s fabrics are woven from natural raw materials and artificial leather and fibre. They have multiple applications ranging from upholstery work to curtains and wall coverings. This is a sample to be sent out to clients.

Photo: © Bertrand Béchard
Tissage en agneau plongé 01J0008C (woven dipped lambskin)

Justine created this fabric in collaboration with decorative painter Adèle Guyodo. Justine’s fabrics are woven from natural raw materials and artificial leather and fibre. They have multiple applications ranging from upholstery work to curtains and wall coverings.

Photo: © Bertrand Béchard
Tissage en vachette 02J0015 (woven cowhide)

Justine created this fabric in collaboration with decorative painter Adèle Guyodo. Justine’s fabrics are woven from natural raw materials and artificial leather and fibre. They have multiple applications ranging from upholstery work to curtains and wall coverings.

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