Marlène Huissoud (FR)
The World of Bees
August 18th – August 24th 2024
Marlène Huissoud France
Marlène Huissoud is an experimental designer and artist that works as a freelance designer for different companies alongside the art & design areas. In 2014, she graduated from a MA Material Futures at Central Saint Martins’ School of Art and Design in London where she developed the project From Insects. An exploration of insect materials from the common honeybee and the Indian silkworm.
Marlene’s work questions our way of making by creating purposeful pieces that ethically challenge the properties of natural resources and that defy the role of Design in society and its use nowadays. Self aware and progressive, Marlene’s work balances Nature’s natural disorder with Man’s disordered need to find meaning in everything. Her work process is an invitation to take consciousness of our impact on Earth and act upon it. This juxtaposition allows the observer to take a look and wonder whether or not if things would be better if we just let the world be. She believes in the value of a concept and the importance of the creative process.
Marlene has been finalist of the Prix Lilliane Bettencourt as ‘Exceptional Talent’ in 2023, has been named ‘Game Changers’ by AD100, won the Wood Award in 2020, has been named as one of the UK’s top 70 rising design stars representing the future of British design by the Design Council. She has been nominated by the Arts Foundation UK for the Material Innovation Award in 2016, won the Make me! Design Prize in 2015, nominated for Design Parade at Villa Noailles in 2015, won the Diploma Selection Award at Designblok in 2014.
Her work has been exhibited worldwide in major Institutions such as Victoria and Albert Museum London, Centre Pompidou Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs Paris, Chamber New York, Design Miami Basel, Paris and Miami, Design Museum Barcelona, Artipelag Museum Stockholm, Design Days Dubai, Rossana Orlandi Milan, MAK Vienna… Her work is part of major permanent collections, Centre Pompidou Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs Paris, Science Museum London, FRAC Grand Large, CNAP Paris…
https://www.marlene-huissoud.com/
https://www.instagram.com/marlenehuissoud/
The Workshop
Bees are probably one of the most important species on our planet.
With this workshop, I would like you to emerge in the world of these insects, getting to know them a bit better, explore their materials, habitats, and presence and to dignify their major role in ecosystems across the globe.
I have been working with and for bees for the past twelve years and I'd like you to embark on an exploration of their mini-maxi-world through extensive research on patterns, materials, behaviours, and visions.
We are going to honour the importance of bees by creating a body of work that celebrates them and proposes alternatives to traditional beekeeping while exploring potential solutions for their well-being.
And finally, who could be a better co-pilot for this workshop than my dad, Pierre Huissoud, who has been a passionate beekeeper and lover of bees all his life?
Housing
Accommodation & food are included
We can accommodate for special catering
All participants sleep in dormitories
To book a private room or bring additional guests, get in touch: workshops@boisbuchet.org
Education
Our staff are available to help you conceptualize & produce your designs
Tools & materials are provided by Boisbuchet
All workshops are taught in English
The number of participants is limited to 22
Activities
Weekly campfire, exhibition & guided tour of the Domaine
Conferences from designers throughout the week
The famous Wednesday Porky’s party