le 5ème Quartier

This 16 minutes documentary gives an insight into the transformation of skins in the small French town of Millau. Butchers divide an animal into four quarters, each of them intended for consumption. The fifth quarter, then, is anything that is left and cannot be eaten. such as the skin. This film ‘Le 5ème Quartier’ documents the slow metamorphosis of the skin of the Lacaune sheep from a by-product to a luxury material. The film also explains how the quality of the leather be-comes degraded, and how tanneries in the French leather-producing region of Millau are having to import skins from Spain.

Anne lives and works as an inde-pendant designer in Lyon. She grad-uated from the Design Academy Eindhoven in 2013, in the Man and Well-being department.

Her aim is to create not necessarily revolutionary but relevant and sus-tainable products. Every project is inspired by a cultural research and a context. She also likes to narrate this encounter with places, people and their know how. She has a strong fascination for material language and crafts.

She has a multicultural background. As a child she grew up in Africa and then moved to multiple countries (Germany, France, England, Neth-erlands). This life abroad shaped an important part of her identity.

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Trinket Bowl

‘Leather is a noble material’, Yoann, skin classifier at Alric Tannery

This series of vessels are using scarred skins. Leather manufacturers usually discard such pieces. By using this type of leather in my products, the aim is to restore its value and create awareness of what causes the damage. Each vessel has a different type of scar. The skins are cut according to a certain part of the animal skin where the damages appear the most.

Material:sheep skin, woven willow

hay marks

Magazine rack

Material:sheeps leather, metal rod

Strech marks

Material:sheep leather, cow leather, metal

Crossbreeding marks

Table centrepiece

This concrete object resulted from a mate-rial research I made for a French museum in Lyon. The exhibit’s theme was to explore concrete and show multiple ways of using it. The inspiration for this soapholder is a folded piece of paper. I strived to imitate its lightness and sharpness. I used a silicone mould to produce it and then varnished it for a glossy finish.

Material:white concrete, varnish

Béton plié

Coquetier

This eggcup was inspired by a childhood mem-orie. As I was eating our freeranged eggs I was fascinated by its fragile and perfect shell. I looked for an inviting shape that would en-hance the beauty of the egg resting on its cup. The thin layer of porcelain supports the egg and gives room for the slice of bread named “gen-darmes”.

Material:semi-glazed porcelain

Light reflector

The aim of this set of three objects is to maximizing the use and distribution of natural light in the house. The Light reflected on the white shiny surfaces can be redirected on different scales according to the activities taking place in the room. Making better use of natural light can be an alternative to electrical light.

Material:coated paper, PP, string, rope

This shelving system is a private order. The client was a plumber. The whole structure was inspired by his craft and requires very little machinery. The copper tubes are assembled using traditional plumbing parts, such as Tee and Elbow connections and then brazed. The copper part can be delivered flat and assembled on site.These shelves are about two meters high and two me-ters long.

Material:Copper tubes, plywood

Pipes

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INSPIRATION & PROCESS

Magazine rack_ shape research

Trinket bowl_ shape research

Béton plié_ shape research and mould

Research for a ceramic stacking bowl