NUNO SILK
A nuno silk universe by Laurine Malengreau
This workshop explores the universe of nuno silk. The word “nuno”, of Japanese origin, signifies tissue. The Nuno Silk technique intimately blends natural wool and silk to create a non-woven fabric, all in lightness and transparency. It has its roots in the millennial process of felting from Central Asia. Its current version is a little known area of expertise of the felt family, whose interlacing of fibers has been refined in Australia in the last part of the twentieth century.
‘‘My inspiration originates from the organic world,
in the instinctive dialogue between my fingers and the
raw materials. It echoes the feathers of birds or the
singular movement of elements…..Working with colours is, for me, an inner vibration and an endless initiation.’’
Materials; the tutor will provide all meterials needed for the workshop.
No experience needed.
Final project: your own nuno piece
Duration: 3 hours
Maximum 12 people
Cost per person: 150 €
About the tutor
From Belgium, Laurine Malengreau trained as an art historian and was introduced to Nuno Silk in Madrid. She has been living in the tapestry capital, Aubusson, in France, for more than ten years. Winner of the French Artisan Innovator prize in 2020 for being the only workshop offering large Nuno Silk works, Laurine Malengreau continues the great tradition of wall hangings to the delight of art lovers and the international interior design sector. She expresses herself creating artworks with her hands full of silk and wool.
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