Marlene Huissoud on Propolis (or bee glue, yes, bee glue).
Material Matters with Grant Gibson
English - September 04, 2019 22:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsDesign Arts Visual Arts arts craft makers materials leather glass ceramics pottery woodturning handmade Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
For this episode Material Matters travelled to Paris to chat to up-and-coming designer Marlene Huissoud about her relationship with propolis (or bee glue) – a substance made up of wax and resin that bees collect from vegetation and use to seal the honey frames inside their hive.
Working the material a little like glass, the Central Saint Martin’s graduate has created a series of cooly dark, vaguely threatening, vessels as well as a number of other objects.
During our chat we discuss what it was like growing up with her beekeeper father in the Alps; coming to study in England; why she decided recently to leave London for the French capital (in a word, Brexit); the reasons behind her decision to train as a nurse; creating pieces from her kitchen; and what she’s up to at during the 2019 London Design Festival.
You can find more information on Marlene and her work here: marlene-huissoud.com