This intimate private visit takes you into the marvelous winged world of Nelly Saunier, one of the rare remaining artistes-plumassières – artists who work with feathers. Her unimaginably delicate creations, hovering in a vivid creative space between painting and sculpture, are the modern expression of a craft with a long, proud history in France.
Nelly carefully sources her raw products and gives them an exquisitely surprising new life, from her iconic 1990s creations for Jean-Paul Gaultier, to her work with haute couture houses Givenchy and Rabane, to her exquisite jewellery and watches for Piaget and Harry Winston. She also follows her own creative path, her personal collections tracing a singular artistic evolution within a fascinating, and endangered, artform.