Nicolas Aubagnac
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Antiquité grecque
forme pure
La lampe Thèbes I m’a été inspirée lors d’une visite sur l’acropole d’Athènes.
C’est en admirant la silhouette massive et puissante des Propylées que m’est venue l’idée de retrouver cette sensation à l’échelle d’une lampe.
La lampe Thèbes I réinvente un jeu de proportions hérité de l’antiquité grecque dont l’architecture est réputée pour la pureté de ses formes et l’équilibre de ses compositions.
Retrouver la force sereine de ces monuments dans le dessin d’un objet est un défi pour moi.
« Rien de trop » disaient les grecs !
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marqueterie de parchemin
lampshade: taffeta
Ancestral nobility of the parchment
The Thebes I lamp showcases parchment, a material requiring the expertise of a master cabinetmaker to prepare, select, cut, and then glue the parchment skins onto the piece of furniture. Originally, parchment was used as a writing material before the invention of paper. Succeeding papyrus, the primary writing medium in the West until the 7th century, parchment was used extensively throughout the Middle Ages, particularly by monks who devoted much of their time to creating illuminated manuscripts. It is thanks to parchment that the great philosophical, scientific, and political texts of Greek and Roman antiquity were preserved and disseminated throughout Europe.
We primarily use goat parchment sourced in France. The hides are patiently cleaned in a lime bath, then polished and whitened with pumice and chalk powder. Before a piece of parchment can be worked, it must be moistened to restore its suppleness. This allows it to be used for covering curved shapes.
