{"id":7649,"date":"2026-04-17T18:06:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T16:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/?p=7649"},"modified":"2026-06-15T15:57:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T13:57:31","slug":"nicolas-aubagnac-la-tapisserie-comme-recit-contemporain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/en\/projet\/nicolas-aubagnac-la-tapisserie-comme-recit-contemporain\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicolas Aubagnac: Tapestry as a contemporary narrative"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LOTHLORIEN_bd-1024x660.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LOTHLORIEN_bd-1024x660.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LOTHLORIEN_bd-450x290.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LOTHLORIEN_bd-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LOTHLORIEN_bd-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LOTHLORIEN_bd.jpg 1065w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lothlorien, 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A textile writing style that lies between decorative art and storytelling<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">French designer and interior architect Nicolas Aubagnac develops a unique body of work at the crossroads of furniture, art objects, and exceptional craftsmanship. His work is rooted in a self-proclaimed continuity with French decorative arts, while simultaneously seeking to project classicism into the present\u2014and even into the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this approach, tapestry occupies a special place. For him, it becomes a medium of expression in its own right, where the textile material\u2014wool, relief, density\u2014is worked as a narrative surface. Each piece is conceived as a collector&#039;s item, designed and made in France, signed, and destined to transcend time and become part of the heritage of decorative arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But beyond the material, a true form of writing unfolds: a visual writing nourished by symbolic and literary references.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2025: Hive and Mandorla, birth of a language<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2025, at the Art Paris fair at the Grand Palais, Nicolas Aubagnac will unveil his first tapestries: <strong>Hive I<\/strong>, <strong>Hive II<\/strong> And <strong>Mandorla<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These works laid the foundations of his textile vocabulary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hive I<\/strong> And <strong>Hive II<\/strong> They explore an organic geometry inspired by the honeycomb structure. They evoke natural architecture, the collective, and a form of universal order.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mandorla<\/strong>, Meanwhile, it evokes a more spiritual symbolism: this almond shape, inherited from sacred iconography, becomes a space of passage between inside and outside, between visible and invisible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The success was immediate: collectors and influencers praised the plastic power of these pieces and their ability to reactivate a historical medium in a contemporary style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"6130\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RUCHE-II-4-765x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RUCHE-II-4-765x1024.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RUCHE-II-4-336x450.jpg 336w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RUCHE-II-4-768x1027.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RUCHE-II-4-1148x1536.jpg 1148w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RUCHE-II-4-1531x2048.jpg 1531w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RUCHE-II-4-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RUCHE-II-4-scaled.jpg 1914w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Beehive II<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"6184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tapisserie-Ruche-I-ambiance-Art-Paris-2025-824x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tapisserie-Ruche-I-ambiance-Art-Paris-2025-824x1024.jpg 824w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tapisserie-Ruche-I-ambiance-Art-Paris-2025-362x450.jpg 362w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tapisserie-Ruche-I-ambiance-Art-Paris-2025-768x955.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tapisserie-Ruche-I-ambiance-Art-Paris-2025-1235x1536.jpg 1235w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tapisserie-Ruche-I-ambiance-Art-Paris-2025-1647x2048.jpg 1647w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tapisserie-Ruche-I-ambiance-Art-Paris-2025-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Beehive I<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"757\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"4006\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mandorla-recto-light-757x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mandorla-recto-light-757x1024.jpg 757w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mandorla-recto-light-333x450.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mandorla-recto-light-768x1039.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mandorla-recto-light-1135x1536.jpg 1135w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mandorla-recto-light-1513x2048.jpg 1513w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mandorla-recto-light-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mandorla-recto-light.jpg 1704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mandorla<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2026: Persephone, B612, Lothlorien \u2014 the tapestry as literature<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2026, still at Art Paris, Nicolas Aubagnac continues and deepens this research with three new tapestries: <strong>Persephone<\/strong>, <strong>B612<\/strong> And <strong>Lothl\u00f3rien<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The choice of titles marks a decisive evolution: the tapestry explicitly becomes a space for dialogue with literature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Persephone<\/strong> draws on Greek mythology. The figure of Persephone, between the world of the living and the underworld, echoes an aesthetic of transition, already present in <em>Mandorla<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>B612<\/strong> refers directly to the asteroid of <em>The Little Prince<\/em> by Antoine de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry. The tapestry here becomes a fragment of imagination, a mental landscape, almost cosmic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lothl\u00f3rien<\/strong> evokes the mythical forest of JRR Tolkien&#039;s universe, a suspended, timeless place where light and matter seem unreal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through these works, Aubagnac affirms a fundamental principle: tapestry is not merely decorative, it is narrative. It acts as a silent text, a surface to be read as much as looked at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This literary dimension is not limited to intention: it is physically inscribed in the work. The texts that inspire each tapestry are woven onto the back of the pieces, like a hidden memory, an invisible layer of the narrative. This device reinforces the link between literature and material, and introduces an intimate, almost secret, reading of the work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"7626\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B-612_bd-751x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B-612_bd-751x1024.jpg 751w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B-612_bd-330x450.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B-612_bd-768x1047.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B-612_bd-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/B-612_bd.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">B 612<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"7617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Persephone-envers-780x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Persephone-envers-780x1024.jpeg 780w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Persephone-envers-343x450.jpeg 343w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Persephone-envers-768x1008.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Persephone-envers-1170x1536.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Persephone-envers-1560x2048.jpeg 1560w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Persephone-envers-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Persephone-envers-scaled.jpeg 1950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Persephone, reverse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"7612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PERSEPHONE_bd-760x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PERSEPHONE_bd-760x1024.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PERSEPHONE_bd-334x450.jpg 334w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PERSEPHONE_bd-768x1035.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PERSEPHONE_bd-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PERSEPHONE_bd.jpg 998w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Persephone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Towards an author&#039;s tapestry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With <strong>Hive<\/strong>, <strong>Mandorla<\/strong>, Then <strong>Persephone<\/strong>, <strong>B612<\/strong> And <strong>Lothl\u00f3rien<\/strong>, Nicolas Aubagnac does not simply revisit the tapestry: he offers an authorial interpretation of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the crossroads of design, art, and literature, her works contribute to a renewal of contemporary decorative arts. They affirm a clear ambition: to make tapestry a living medium, capable of conveying complex imaginaries and engaging in dialogue with major cultural references.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this respect, Aubagnac is part of a French tradition of &quot;beauty&quot; \u2014 but a tradition in motion, focused on creating the classics of tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RUCHE-I-Verso-recoupe-scaled-e1776442590920-1024x671.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RUCHE-I-Verso-recoupe-scaled-e1776442590920-1024x671.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RUCHE-I-Verso-recoupe-scaled-e1776442590920-450x295.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RUCHE-I-Verso-recoupe-scaled-e1776442590920-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RUCHE-I-Verso-recoupe-scaled-e1776442590920-1536x1006.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RUCHE-I-Verso-recoupe-scaled-e1776442590920-2048x1342.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RUCHE-I-Verso-recoupe-scaled-e1776442590920-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Une \u00e9criture textile entre art d\u00e9coratif et narration Designer et architecte d\u2019int\u00e9rieur fran\u00e7ais, Nicolas Aubagnac d\u00e9veloppe une \u0153uvre singuli\u00e8re \u00e0 la crois\u00e9e du mobilier, de l\u2019objet d\u2019art et des savoir-faire d\u2019exception. Son travail s\u2019inscrit dans une continuit\u00e9 revendiqu\u00e9e avec les arts d\u00e9coratifs fran\u00e7ais, tout en cherchant \u00e0 projeter le classicisme dans le pr\u00e9sent \u2014 voire [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7661,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"wp-custom-template-projets","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-projet"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7649"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8026,"href":"https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7649\/revisions\/8026"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nicolas-aubagnac.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}