What is Lunéville embroidery?
It is the artisanal technique of French embroidery present since the 19th century. It is characterised by embroidery with different types of rhinestones, ribbons, pearls, sequins and feathers through the use of a hook needle called a Lunéville needle and a frame where the fabric is stretched with silk, cotton, gold and silver threads.
Is there a link between your work and the place where you live?
Not in the technique. In Spain, and specifically in Barcelona, Lunéville is not a known technique and there are no schools where it is taught, as in France or Italy. My main objective is to present Lunéville embroidery in fashion universities so that students can see the many possibilities of this craft.
©Corina Roselló
What inspires you?
I have a passion for design, architecture, interior design, nature, and art. An example of this is my design of the Lady Fuster bag which was inspired by the modernist architecture of the Hotel Casa Fuster in Barcelona: the colonnades in the lobby, the exterior of the hotel, the forging of the balconies with five-petal modernist flowers.
Could your craft be considered endangered?
Unfortunately, yes. When you talk about embroidery, people see you as a granny embroidering letters on a sheet. When I show them one of my designs they do not understand that it has been embroidered. They do not realise all that can be done with the different embroidery techniques that exist.