LE PARIS DES TALENTS
Collective Textile Art — Botanical Dyes, Bioplastics & EmbroideryCommissioned as part of Le Paris des Talents, sixteen residents of the Ateliers de Paris were invited to reinterpret a map of the French capital through sixteen distinct crafts, celebrating Parisian creativity, innovation and the art of making together.
For this collective project, Atelier Sumbiosis collaborated with embroidery artist Clémentine Brandibas to create a textile composition exploring organic materials, botanical colour and symbiotic forms.
Silk and bioplastics, developed from organic resources found within the Parisian landscape, unfold in layers of transparency. Naturally derived green pigments, extracted from chlorophyll-rich plants such as nettle and alfalfa harvested along the city's former railway belt, La Petite Ceinture, evoke the living ecosystems hidden within the urban environment.
These translucent materials are enriched with intricate embroidery by Clémentine Brandibas, translating symbiotic patterns into delicate textile structures and creating a dialogue between material experimentation and traditional craftsmanship.
The collaboration grew from a shared experience at the Académie des Savoir-Faire, initiated by the Fondation d’Entreprise Hermès, and reflects the artists’ common interest in organic forms, material transformation and contemporary textile art.
Project: Le Paris des Talents — Ateliers de Paris
Textile creation: Atelier Sumbiosis × Clémentine Brandibas
Materials: Naturally dyed silk, bio-based materials, botanical pigments
Techniques: Botanical dyeing, bioplastics & hand embroidery