LEAF SCONCE BLACK
Designer
Ambre Jarno
Manufacture
Maison IntègreDescription
Resulting from the immersive collaboration of the metalsmiths of Maison Intègre in Burkina Faso and French designer Noé Duchaufour Lawrance, this contemporary and sculptural interpretation of the archetypal African chair design draws inspiration from the iconic Palaver seat originally designed as a travelers' folding chair — consisting of two intersecting wooden shapes. Maison Intègre's metalsmiths sculpt the chair as one continuous form, giving a sense of softness to the angular silhouette. Maison Intègre is an Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso-based bronze workshop fostering the long lineage of craft in West Africa. Founded by Ambre Jarno in 2017, Maison Intègre's Burkinabe artisans carry on the lost wax bronze casting technique that has largely remained unchanged since its inception millennia ago. The atelier invites contemporary designers to create individual pieces or cohesive collections. For Maison Intègre’s inaugural editions, Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance has created a series of seven sculpture pieces that embody and draw inspiration from the architecture and design of Burkina Faso.
Maison Intègre
Maison Intègre
Based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Maison Intègre is a design studio and bronze workshop fostering West Africa's long lineage of craftsmanship. Founded by Ambre Jarno in 2017, the studio has partnered with a community of art founders and metalsmiths in Ouagadougou. The artisans carry on the local lost wax bronze casting technique, which has largely remained unchanged since its inception millennia ago.
Together, they built a comprehensive workshop to support the artisanship of fifteen artisans. Completed in 2022, the new foundry structure has significantly contributed in protecting the craft traditions, providing a livelihood for the artisans and their families.
Jarno fosters collaborations and an ongoing dailogue between the art founders of Maison Intègre and bronzesmiths of her native France, who have had the opportunity to visit the workshop in Ouagadougou, for all of them to exchange and share their respective knowhow and metalsmithing tradition.
For over five years now, Maison Intègre has invited contemporary designers to spend time at the foundry and develop pieces together with the team. The inaugural collection resulted from the founders collaboration with Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance, and included a series of seven sculptural pieces that embody and draw inspiration from the vernacular architecture and design of Burkina Faso.
Maison Intègre
Based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Maison Intègre is a design studio and bronze workshop fostering West Africa's long lineage of craftsmanship. Founded by Ambre Jarno in 2017, the studio has partnered with a community of art founders and metalsmiths in Ouagadougou. The artisans carry on the local lost wax bronze casting technique, which has largely remained unchanged since its inception millennia ago.
Together, they built a comprehensive workshop to support the artisanship of fifteen artisans. Completed in 2022, the new foundry structure has significantly contributed in protecting the craft traditions, providing a livelihood for the artisans and their families.
Jarno fosters collaborations and an ongoing dailogue between the art founders of Maison Intègre and bronzesmiths of her native France, who have had the opportunity to visit the workshop in Ouagadougou, for all of them to exchange and share their respective knowhow and metalsmithing tradition.
For over five years now, Maison Intègre has invited contemporary designers to spend time at the foundry and develop pieces together with the team. The inaugural collection resulted from the founders collaboration with Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance, and included a series of seven sculptural pieces that embody and draw inspiration from the vernacular architecture and design of Burkina Faso.
