Marion Delarue's Feather Adornments at Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris
The exhibition 'Pierre, plume, ciseaux. Bijoux de Marion Delarue' is currently on display at the Musée des Arts décoratifs de Paris (MAD) until January 10. Marion Delarue, born in 1986 in Bois-Guillaume, pursued ceramics at the Haute École des arts du Rhin in Strasbourg, studying under Elsa Sahal. A significant internship in South Korea and a travel grant from the Fonds d'entreprise de la Banque Populaire enabled her to explore Taiwan, Mongolia, Korea, and Thailand. At MAD, a Chinese Art Deco pin inspired her to incorporate feathers into her designs, resulting in shoulder brooches crafted from various feathers. In 2017, she earned first prize at the Triennale européenne du bijou contemporain and won the Winner Award at the Cheongju Craft Biennale in 2019.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Pierre, plume, ciseaux. Bijoux de Marion Delarue' at Musée des Arts décoratifs de Paris (MAD), 107 rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris, until January 10.
- Marion Delarue was born in 1986 in Bois-Guillaume, Seine-Maritime.
- She earned her DNSEP in Art, Objet option, from the École supérieure des arts décoratifs de Strasbourg in 2011.
- In 2017, she won first prize at the Triennale européenne du bijou contemporain in Mons, Belgium, and MAD acquired her bracelet Agathe.
- She had a six-month residency at Villa Kujoyama in Kyoto in 2019 and won the Winner Award at the Cheongju Craft Biennale in Chongju, South Korea.
- In 2025, she completed a three-month residency at MAD, and the RISD Museum acquired Parrot Devotee 10.
- Her works use feathers from partridge, turkey, goose, duck, and quail, as well as pressed rice paper pulp, silver, steel, nacre, and natural Korean lacquer.
- She was inspired by a Chinese Art Deco pin with turquoise kingfisher feathers seen during a residency at MAD.
Entities
Artists
- Marion Delarue
- Elsa Sahal
- Valérie Tanfin
Institutions
- Musée des Arts décoratifs de Paris
- Haute École des arts du Rhin
- École supérieure des arts décoratifs de Strasbourg
- Fonds d'entreprise de la Banque Populaire
- Villa Kujoyama
- Cheongju Craft Biennale
- Rhode Island School of Design Museum
- Triennale européenne du bijou contemporain
- Connaissance des Arts
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Bois-Guillaume
- Seine-Maritime
- Strasbourg
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- Mongolia
- Thailand
- Kyoto
- Japan
- Mons
- Belgium
- Chongju
- United States