This monograph traces the dazzling and prolific career of French designer Pauline Deltour (1983–2021) and showcases the richness of her work through images drawn from an extensive archive and contributions from curators, designers, and collaborators.
In just ten years, Pauline Deltour has established herself as one of the most influential designers of her generation. Published to coincide with the eponymous exhibition at MADD Bordeaux, this book—which brings together contributions from the exhibition curators, Anna Bernagozzi, Jonathan Olivares, and Cloé Pitiot—reveals not only a personality and a method but also the behind-the-scenes reality of the design profession, where every project is a long journey shaped by multiple considerations. Thanks to the precious collaboration of Pauline Deltour Design Office, her close associates, and the many publishers with whom she has worked, the book draws on a vast archive and traces a prolific career that stands as an exemplary journey. Pauline Deltour's design is functional, but it is not limited to that: it expresses a curious perspective, marked by ingenuity, rigor, and freedom.
A rising star in the design world, Pauline Deltour (1983–2021) designed and produced no fewer than 180 objects in just 10 years. Distinguished by being both severe and delicate, her designs reflect a vocabulary which is characteristic of her own personality. Her precise hand, neat lines, carefully selected materials and colour ranges, and the way in which they come together, form the individual identity of this French designer's work. Emblematic, hard-hitting seduction is achieved through rare qualities which are as elemental to the design as they are challenging to implement. Expanding her focus, Pauline Deltour has explored possibilities on every scale, from small individual pieces right through to complete interior architecture. Pauline Deltour pulled out from the materials and their properties, prime inspirational sources, to explore shapes in which sturdiness and usefulness as well as poetry and sensitivity mingle. An iron fist in a velvet glove is how she drived all the projects she is working on.
Edited by Bérengère Bussioz, Cloé Pitiot, Nicolas Tiry, Etienne Tornier.
Texts by Bérengère Bussioz,
Konstantin Grcic,
Mathilde Maître,
Jonathan Olivares,
Caroline Perret,
Cloé Pitiot,
Nicolas Tiry,
Etienne Tornier.
