Designer Aurélie Hoegy Creates Fluid Rattan Furniture Through Hidden Structural Techniques
French designer Aurélie Hoegy produces organic rattan furnishings using concealed steel and manau frameworks secured with thousands of nails. Her process, developed after studying rattan techniques in Indonesia in 2018, involves steaming and precisely timing the bending of materials. Hoegy, who won the Rising Talent award at Maison & Objet two years ago, studied at La Martinière in Lyon, École Supérieure d’Art et de Design in Reims, and Design Academy Eindhoven. Her work explores movement as a material, with pieces in collections including the Centre Pompidou, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, where a recent mural required over 21,000 nails.
Key facts
- Aurélie Hoegy constructs rattan furniture over hidden steel and manau skeletons using thousands of nails.
- She won the Rising Talent award at Maison & Objet two years ago and studied at multiple European design institutions.
- Her work is held by major institutions including Centre Pompidou, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.
- Hoegy developed her rattan techniques after a 2018 research trip to Indonesia.
- Her creative approach focuses on movement as a material and the psychological relationship between objects and behavior.
Entities
Artists
- Aurélie Hoegy
Institutions
- Maison & Objet
- Centre Pompidou
- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
- Musée des Arts Décoratifs
- La Martinière
- École Supérieure d’Art et de Design
- Design Academy Eindhoven
Locations
- France
- Vercors massif
- Lyon
- Reims
- Netherlands
- Paris
- London
- Indonesia
- Houston