About glass: artist, craftsman, designer and places of collaboration - Marie Ducaté - Christian Ghion - Isabelle Reiher

This round table provides an overview of artistic glass work in France today. Isabelle Reiher introduces us to Marseille's Cirva (Centre international de recherche sur le verre et les arts plastiques). Designer Christian Ghion, who has worked with the Daum glassworks and the master glassmakers of Murano, talks about his collaboration with artisans in the creation of his pieces. Similarly, artist Marie Ducaté presents her work and approach to glass.


Isabelle Reiher Born in Montreal, Quebec in 1969. After studying law at the Université de Montréal, she became a member of the Quebec Bar in 1991 and practiced law for several years. She moved to Paris in 1996 to study art history at the Université Paris 1 - Panthéon Sorbonne, where she obtained a master's degree in contemporary art under the supervision of Michel Poivert. In 2000, she graduated in heritage administration and conservation from the Institut National du Patrimoine. After five years (2002/2005) in charge of contemporary art at the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regional Council's Department of Culture, she became deputy director of the Le Parc Saint-Léger art center in Burgundy. Since 2010, she has directed the Centre international de recherche sur le verre et les arts plastiques in Marseille, an art center and research and production center of excellence for international artists and designers.

Christian Ghion Born in 1958 in Montmorency/France, Christian Ghion decided to study design after law school. In 1987, he graduated from the ECM (Étude et Création de Mobilier) program at the Charenton School of Architecture. In 1989, Christian founded his own design studio in partnership with Patrick Nadeau, with whom he has undertaken numerous projects. In 1998, he decided to embark on his own adventure. He taught for several years at the École d'Art et de Design in Saint-Étienne, the ESAD in Reims and the École des Beaux-Arts in Rennes. He has received several awards and distinctions, and was made a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in 2006. He is recognized in particular for his work with such renowned names as Daum, Alessi, Ligne Roset, Forge de Laguiole, Salviati, Cappellini, Arthur Bonnet, Christofle and Nespresso, as well as for his work on the restaurants of celebrated chef Pierre Gagnaire.

Marie Ducaté Née en 1954 à Lille, Marie Ducaté est titulaire d’un DNSEP obtenu à l’École des beaux-arts d’Aix-en-Provence. Elle vit et travaille à Marseille. Fondamentalement peintre, Marie Ducaté a progressivement débordé le tableau pour aborder toutes les formes, toutes les techniques et tous les supports d’une picturalité élargie, abolissant les clivages, entre peinture et sculpture, entre figuration et abstraction, entre art et arts appliqués. Se référant volontiers à des figures historiques telles que Annie Albers, Sonia Delaunay ou le Blooms Bury Group, elle se montre attentive aux préoccupations techniques, théoriques et politiques présentes chez Arts & Crafts. Son travail est exposé dans de nombreux musées, centres d’art et galeries, en France et à l’étranger. Elle a travaillé au CIRVA (Centre international de recherche sur le verre et les arts plastiques, Marseille) de 1985 à 2003. Elle a réalisé plusieurs œuvres dans l’espace public, à Marseille, Saint-Fons, Lyon, Houston. Son œuvre est présente dans des collections publiques et privées (FRAC Languedoc-Roussillon, FRAC Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur, Institut d’Art Contemporain, Musée Fodor à Amsterdam, Musée des arts décoratifs à Paris, Fonds National d’Art Contemporain, Houston MFAH, collections municipales de Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Martigues, Béthune, Narbonne).

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