l’air du temps, Instagram d’un côté, collaboration avec des figures de la décoration de l’autre. Ainsi, au moment de la Paris Design Week, elle donne carte blanche à Laura Gonzalez et Sandra Benhamou pour imaginer un décor avec ses objets, dans lequel se glissent leurs propres créations. Malin ! Elle offre aussi ses murs à la maison Fromental qui crée un motif de papiers peints d’après un vase d’Ernest Chaplet. Le XIX e siècle ne
pouvait rêver meilleure ambassadrice ! Elle parvient même, par la poésie de son décor, à propulser ses céramiques et son mobilier en bambou dans le XX e siècle, avec une évocation très réussie de la villa Santo Sospir (lieu emblématique signé Madeleine Castaing et Jean Cocteau). On l’aura compris, Laurence Vauclair est pile dans la tendance.
A passion that dates back to the 1990’s, when Laurence visited shows in Montpellier, Lyon, Lille and Strasbourg, set up in the Saint-Ouen flea market, and discovered how popular this type of ceramic was in the United States. The American adventure was to give her wings. In 2003, with her husband Denis Rouquette, she stepped into the big leagues, settling in the Carré Rive Gauche while maintaining her boutique in the Puces which she visited on weekends. A schedule entirely dedicated to her work, but thankfully she passed on her passion to her husband and everyone has a well- defined role: Laurence at the front of stage, with Denis behind the scenes, tracking down merchandise. “And he is also behind all the decor. He brings my visions to life!” Wicker furniture from the same period naturally came to complement ceramics. Going against the trend for minimalism and design, the duo allows us to imagine a cosy and charming conservatory decorated with “barbotines” and comfortable bamboo armchairs. The exceptional quality of her pieces also ensured that, from the start, she grabbed the attention of a handful of fans. “For example, Alberto Pinto and Didier Aaron collected works by artists influenced by Palissy. Little by little, trends in terms of decoration change and “charming” is, once again, fashionable. Laurence surfs on this wave that she sees growing in intensity. Not only she has a genuine sense of contact, loving to chat for hours with her clients, often with a glass of champagne in hand, but she is totally in sync with her time, mastering Instagram while working in collaboration with leaders in the world of decoration. During Paris Design Week, she gave carte blanche to Laura Gonzalez and Sandra Benhamou to imagine a decor allying her pieces with their own creations. A smart move! She also asked Fromental, who have created a wallpaper pattern based on a vase by Ernest Chaplet, to deck her walls The 19 th century couldn’t dream of a better ambassadress! Her poetic décor even allows her ceramics and bamboo furniture to be whisked into the 20 th century, with a particularly successful evocation of emblematic Villa Santo Sospir (designed by Madeleine Castaing and Jean Cocteau). Make no mistake, Laurence Vauclair is spot on with today’s trends.
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Sièges en bambou et tissu, Angleterre fin du XIX e siècle. Service de table en porcelaine de Minton, Angleterre vers 1880, et coupe aux putti, Minton. Cygne de Delphin Massier.
Vasque sur sellette en céramique, Clément Massier, Vallauris, vers 1880.
Perroquet en barbotine et vase de Jérôme Massier, Vallauris, 1880.
Cabinet et coiffeuse en bambou et laque, Perret et Vibert, vers 1880. Tabouret de la manufacture Massier. Lampe de Théodore Deck, 1870, et vasque de Clément Massier.
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