Victoire de Lencquesaing (Main Edition)
Victoire de Lencquesaing started on her ceramics journey in Fance Franck and Francine Delpierre’s studio in Paris and then embarked to Lisbon in 2017 where she launched Main Edition. She is collaborating with architects, perfumers, book publishers to jewellers, expanding more and more her poetic universe.
“The hand is the idea that infuses all my creations. It is about returning, redoing and renewing, starting with our most elemental, natural and intuitive tool.
My ceramics are thus the expression of a given and outstretched hand. With no preconceived use, I aim for this gesture to remain as if suspended, open to all promises. From this shape, five times articulated, I conceive a variety of objects. They can be sculpted, moulded, forged. They are all an homage to that which allows us to create.”
Victoire is also curating a new house, Casa do Cura, as part of the "percurso" of Lisbon Design Week.
Casa do Cura
At the corner of Rua das Trinas and do Cura, in Lapa, this house faces the Tagus and the Sun. It carries the memory of a pastoral Lisbon.
Completely rehabilitated by the architectural studio Atelier AAVV in collaboration with Main Edition, will also open its doors during the Lisbon Design Week to present ornamental elements conceived by Victoire de Lencquesaing and creations of contemporary artists and designers based in Portugal, including Studio Haos, Fernanda Fragateiro, Carolina Pimenta, Marta Cypel, Xavier Almeida, Maria Renée Morales Lam, Elsa Kikoine, Policronica by Julien Labrousse and Marie Victoire Winckler.
This house Casa do Cura (45 Rua do Cura) also shown on Lisbon Design Week map can be visited by appointment between 11.00-19.00 (please contact Victoire at +351 915 096 040)
Victoire shares her studio in Campo d'Ourique with ceramicist Marta Colombo Cypel.
Marta Cypel
Marta is an Italian ceramicist living in Lisbon, her pieces are a fusion of ancient charm and organic elegance. Every piece is thought as unique yet part of a larger ensemble. Realized in white and black stoneware her ceramics are deeply rooted in her connection with nature. Marta aims at capturing a sense of fluidity and movement, mirroring the dynamic aspects of nature. Some of her pieces may resemble flowing water, wind-blown leaves, or undulating landscapes, showcasing her keen observation of nature's ever-changing states. She works with earthy tones and natural hues and blends wheel throwing and hand-building techniques to shape both functional and sculptural pieces. Glazing is an essential part of Marta’s research as she experiments and creates surfaces that mimic the colors and textures found in nature. Through her work Marta invites viewers to slow down and take the time to reconnect, appreciate and cherish the beauty and quietude of mother nature.
Images courtesy of Emily Jean Vanweydeveld for Marta Cypel and Sanda Vuckovic for Main Edition
