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inspired by a Renaissance painting
golden sun
The idea of a radiant sun came to me from an Italian Renaissance painting depicting a golden halo…
The Etoile lamp seems to have landed on its natural oak base, whose delicately raised edges resemble a canoe. The splendid straw marquetry sun combines plant-like hues reminiscent of fresh meadow grass.
The marquetry adorns both sides of the lamp, making it even more beautiful when placed in front of a mirror or on a console table. It also makes a sumptuous bedside lamp that wakes you up every morning like a new spring sun.
Make way for the light!
oak base
Oval taffeta lampshade
a gift from Nature
To create straw marquetry, our workshops use rye straw grown in France.
Each rye stalk is dried, then immerse into a dye bath.
Then you have to split each stem to expose the inner side and flatten it to shape ribbons.
These are the ribbons that will be patiently cut, assembled and glued to obtain the desired pattern.
So what you see is the inside of the straw which is naturally shiny because it is coated with silica.
It is the plant that produces silica to seal the inside of its stem and allow the sap to circulate within it.
Thanks to Mother Nature for this gift that offers us endless decorating possibilities!
