Introduction to Leather Marquetry
The mood board: pattern and colors
A course by Valentine H. Despointes et Mélanie Durand , Leatherwork Experts
Joined January 2022
Joined January 2022
About the video: The mood board: pattern and colors
Overview
“In this lesson, we'll show you how we create our mood boards. We love drawing inspiration directly from nature and naturalist encyclopedias. We are looking for images of birds and plants in order to reproduce them in leather in a marquetry project. Secondly, we will explain the creative process of the course project. This project is inspired by nature. It will allow us to create a decorative tray.”
In this video lesson Valentine H. Despointes et Mélanie Durand addresses the topic: The mood board: pattern and colors, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Leather Marquetry. Discover the art of marquetry to create unique, jungle-themed artwork that can be replicated in different formats.
Partial transcription of the video
“The mood board: pattern and colors In this lesson, I'm going to show you how we create our moodboards. I love drawing inspiration from nature books, of naturalist encyclopedias or on trees. This is where I'm looking the shape of the leaves that I will use in my designs. To make realistic templates, I will take the photo of the leaves and print it so I can cut it out and integrate it into my patterns. This book, "Natural History", is a bit like my bible. It is in this book that I find a lot of inspiration. It is with this book that I made a mobile on all cetaceans and I love flipping through...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Leather Marquetry
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Category
Craft -
Areas
Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Decoration, Design, DIY
Valentine H. Despointes et Mélanie Durand
A course by Valentine H. Despointes et Mélanie Durand
Valentine Huyghues Despointes and Mélanie Durand are both passionate about leatherwork. After meeting in 2018, they decided to join forces in the studio Valentine H. Despointes. Since then, they have been creating beautiful decorative objects on a daily basis by way of artisanal marquetry techniques.
From the simple keychain to art statues, their universe is striking, colorful, and bold. It has attracted brands such as Dior, Louis Vuitton, RSVP, and Fauré le Page. They have also created a backgammon game for the brand Baccarat and a cacao tree jungle for the Plaza Athénée Hotel in Paris.
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