EVENT DETAILS
Demonstration
16 May 2024, 11:00 - 16:00VENUE INFORMATION
Victoria and Albert Museum South Kensington
Fashion, Room 40, Cromwell Road
SW7 2RL
Maker Demonstration | Couture Craftsmanship: Featherwork
BOOKING INFORMATION
Young French featherworker Matéo Laurent will showcase the delicate craft of featherworking, he has been perfecting as a fellow to master artisan Julien Vermeulen. Manipulating feathers into works of art used in couture and beyond.
Booking not necessary
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Watch Matéo Laurent manipulate feathers into works of art used in couture and beyond. The rising star recently completed a 6-month placement with master artisan Julien Vermeulen, one of only 12 featherworkers in France, as part of Homo Faber Fellowship. In 2021 Matéo took part in the first edition of Homo Faber Fellowship, a life-changing programme presented by the Michelangelo Foundation for Craftsmanship and Creativity which facilitates the transmission of knowledge and skills from one generation to the next.
Couture Craftsmanship: Featherwork: Image courtesy of Michelangelo Foundation
