Marlene Huissoud
Marlène Huissoud’s practice exists at the multiple intersections of design, art, architecture, science, and material innovation. She developed her ‘Cocoon’ series from an innate interest in the use of organic, biological and sustainable materials in conceptually and aesthetically compelling design pieces.
After extensive research and cross industry collaboration, she devised a material using thousands of silkworm cocoons which are varnished with a thin layer of a dark natural honeybee bio resin. The cocoons are individually deconstructed with a fine needle and used as the underlying structure in her sculptural furniture works. She has also combined silkworm cocoons with the lost wax process to produce pieces in bronze.
Marlène Huissoud is a 2017 Future Heritage alumnus.
Ground Floor, Design Avenue
