La traversée - The Crossing
After a period devoted to the creation of small furniture and wooden objects, my practice is gradually moving toward pieces situated at the boundary between design and artistic research. This shift has led me in particular to develop luminous objects, where light is no longer only functional but becomes a true compositional material.
My work continues to rely on a dialogue between materials and color, and now also transparency. Plexiglass was already present in some earlier projects, as seen here in a more illustrative form. Inlaid in wood and engraved, it evokes a form of contemporary marquetry.
The console takes up the idea of a previous project titled Sultan, originally designed as a children’s bench inspired by Sultan chickens. With La Traversée, this idea evolves into a more elongated and assertive piece. The form of the console stretches out and rests on long steel legs that recall the birds’ legs, giving the whole piece a light silhouette, almost in motion.
The use of birch plywood and steel connects it to several earlier pieces from the studio, making this object a true point of transition between two periods of my work.
Produced in only two editions, La Traversée thus acts as a bridge between the initial universe of Atelier Popi and the more artistic and experimental direction I am developing today.
This evolution also echoes my initial training in drawing: through the work with light, color, and translucent surfaces, I reconnect with an approach close to drawing, where composition, layers, and contrasts play a central role. Today, this research simply takes form through objects and within space.
La Traversée
Console
Edition
2 signed and numbered editions
Materials
Birch plywood, engraved and inlaid plexiglass, powder-coated steel
Dimensions
H 73 cm × L 82 cm × W 26 cm
Year
2026
Price
€700
Available from the studio
