Elke Screen

Florence Louisy is the creative director of æquō. With a strong sensitivity for craft, she approaches collectible design as a method to achieve unique pieces. Materials, techniques and the hands joining them are the three elements necessary to make meaningful pieces. The first exhibition at aequō owed its title to a term rooted in the Latin word crudus, which loosely translates to “uncooked.”

In a design context, however, RAW nods toward how the materials in question remain unprocessed, untouched or left in their roughest form. In these creations, Florence explores how the objects that permeate our homes may preserve the beauty and depth of materials closest to their natural state. Through a contemporary and formal language, she pays tribute to the purity that remains after local materials are shaped to become part of our everyday spaces. 

Her collections allow a new perspective on Indian materiality and open a dialogue between the gallery and its collaborators. Artisans and designers. 

Elke Screen, 2022
Embroiderer: Jean-François Lesage, Founder of Lesage Interieurs
Provenance : Vastrakala, Chennai
Illustrator: Boris Brucher
Designer: Florence Louisy
Material: Stainless steel, linen, metal yarn, cotton yarn, glass beads 
Dimensions (cm):
5 Panel: L138 x W3 x H175 
3 Panel: L155 x W3 x H145 
Unique edition