Fashioned from cardboard and stained beech, Les Takis are intended for use as decorative objects. The cardboard is cut, folded and laminated to create three-dimensional objects.
Diameter 17 cm
Height 55 cm
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Marie-Anne Thieffry
- Paper sculptor
- Heudreville-sur-Eure, France
- Master Artisan
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French
Hours:
By appointment only
By appointment only
Phone:
+33 686455000
+33 686455000
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Sculpting art from cardboard
- • Marie-Anne creates remarkable sculptures out of 'cardboard lace'
- • The emotion of the piece tells her when she’s finished
- • Her work is a hybrid of craftsmanship and fine art
In 2005, Marie-Anne Thieffry came across the cardboard furniture designs of architect Frank Gehry. She was inspired to begin working with what might be considered an unusual artistic medium. “I hadn’t considered cardboard a material that could be shaped,” she says. She has a background in art and design, although she essentially trained herself to work with cardboard. Once she got going, she never looked back. Her lamps and furniture designs, and especially her sculptures, emphasise the softer side of cardboard. “Working with this material involves a few paradoxes: the startling interplay of light and shadow, the fragility of a material that is often used as protection.”
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Mini Takis
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Les Demoiselles
Fashioned from cardboard and stained beech, these pieces are intended for use as decorative objects. Made from cut, folded and laminated cardboard lace, their round and soft shapes embody femininity.
Diameter 42 cm
Height 56 cm
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Height 71 cm
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Height 88 cm
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Les Sages
Fashioned from cardboard and stained beech, these pieces are intended for use as decorative objects. Made from cut, folded and laminated cardboard, their straight and sharp lines embody masculinity.
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Height 100 cm
Diameter 18.5 cm
Height 117 cm
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Height 135 cm
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Mare Tranquilitatis
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Diameter 72 cm
Height 77 cm
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