Behind the scenes at Majuno
Zoé Pignolet is an embroiderer artist. Her work stands somewhere in between art, craftsmanship and design. Zoé is a nature lover; she created an unusual dreamlike universe intertwining plants, beads or fabric, like flower petals and silk.
For Majuno, she devised a Luneville embroidery tray.
Why did you choose to craft embroidery?
During my last year of high school, I visited an embroidery workshop and something inside of me clicked. I was touched by such a detailed work. After graduating from Paris-located Duperré school with a Textile Arts and Crafts degree, I worked for several years as an embroidery stylist for Parisian high fashion houses. Eventually, I wished to create a more personal universe as well as my own brand. Today, I craft various textile artworks, with a constant desire to honor flora.
How did you approach Majuno’s project?
I am currently working on undergrowth. I thought that the light emanating from it would be perfect for a solid color, a base I do not usually work on. I crafted Luneville embroidery, a French technique generally used in high fashion. It is a needle chain stitch allowing to add beads or sequins. I divert it by working on the fabric’s topside instead of its underside –which is the traditional way– in order to make the pattern appear.
Restraints, brittleness, crafting time:
- Tables must be protected with glass, but vertical panels do not have to.
- There is no size limitation, except for width: around 120 centimeters.
- It took 6 hours to craft the piece (20x20 centimeters), but larger projects require additional helping hands.