At the heart of her Material series is a theme very dear to Mélanie: singularity, which makes each living being so precious and each unique object so interesting. For this brooch, a wisp of straw that did not turn dark blue like the others when dyeing. You could say it's a failed dye. But it also has its beauty.

Length 6 cm
Width 3.5 cm
Height 0.9 cm

This brooch should, in fact, not have existed. Mélanie Richet just wanted to test a pattern and think about some technical points. The front finished; it was clear that this test was going to become a jewel. And since the materials used are very light, it would be a brooch, fascinating for its play of light and pleasant to wear.

Length 12.3 cm
Width 6.3 cm
Height 0.9 cm

The straw has very mineral, almost metallic reflections and we understand why Rumpelstilzchen, in the tale, transforms it into gold. But all that glitters is not gold. Mélanie Richet reflects on a recurring theme in her creations: being and appearing.

Length 12.4 cm
Width 6.3 cm
Height 0.9 cm
Length 22.3 cm
Width 9.3 cm
Height 0.3 cm
Length 27.8 cm
Width 11.4 cm
Height 0.3 cm
Length 33 cm
Width 13 cm
Height 0.3 cm

Mélanie made this bookend for a competition organised by the Deggendorf Craft Museum, where it was exhibited as part of the exhibition Stützen der Gesellschaft – Buchstützen neu entdeckt (Pillars of society – bookends rediscovered). She used three motifs symbolizing different periods of writing: the pen, the keyboard, the screen.

Length 9 cm
Width 9 cm
Height 13 cm

Mélanie Richet wanted to allude to industrial style with this pattern made up of black rectangles, many shades of grey, gold, and brown. For each piece in her Industry series, Mélanie draws the pattern directly on the object and does not plan the colours in advance so that each object remains truly unique.

Length 1.9 cm
Width 46.3 cm
Height 33.8 cm