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Gold leather vase cover - Limited edition
Gold leather vase cover - Limited edition
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Made by hand in his Nantes workshop, this leather vase cover by Pique-Prune illustrates the elegance of French leather craftsmanship.
Each piece is crafted from French leather, sourced from the hides of animals raised for their meat and vegetable-tanned, an environmentally friendly process that reveals the full nobility of the material.
Its naturally warm color captures the light and highlights the rounded shape of the leather, designed to fit a glass jar. A refined setting, to be filled with flowers or simply admired as is.
The stitching is done entirely by hand using the traditional saddle stitch, with white waxed linen thread. Emblematic of high-end leather goods, this stitch offers maximum strength and exceptional durability. Made with two needles and a single thread, each stitch is independent: if one stitch breaks, the seam remains intact, unlike machine stitching which can unravel. The result, subtly textured and never perfectly uniform, underscores the handcrafted character and expertise of the leatherwork.
The gold-colored Pique-prune logo, affixed to the front, signifies an object that is refined, original and durable, the result of the meticulous work of Claire A., a passionate craftswoman.
Touch: sensual
Height: 19 cm
Width: 14.5 cm
Depth: 6.8 cm
Origin: Nantes
Plum Picker - Claire Aujeau
Pique-Prune is first and foremost the name of a small, protected beetle that, in its own way, changed the course of events. It is also the image that accompanies the journey of Claire Aujeau, who also chose to deviate from her path to return to her family's heartland: three generations of saddlers and harness makers, and a know-how passed down by her father.
Trained by him, Claire developed her skills "by hand." Her time in the Hermès workshops honed her sense of precision, clean lines, and aesthetics. The artisan-creator training at the AFPA in Cholet consolidated her expertise, culminating in the creation of her own workshop in Nantes in 2022.
She works with top-quality leather, sourced from cattle raised in Brittany and Normandy for their meat, guaranteeing humane farming practices. The leathers, vegetable-tanned in tanneries in France and Tuscany, are free of chemicals.
Claire loves to feel the material, to soften it, to shape it. She uses precise tools, but above all her eye and her hands, which respect the natural "wrinkles" of the leather and reveal its character. The quality of the hides, her expertise, and the sensitivity she brings to each gesture give birth to simple, authentic, and profoundly sensory pieces.