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Editorial 2015 Créations Career Path Designer and Craftsman Inspiration Made-to-Measure Creations Distribution 2014 Créations 2013 Créations 2012 Créations 2011 Créations

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Éditoria l 20 years in the service of the lighting – Path « Céline Wright creates lighting fixtures like poems, feathers of softness, flying whales, floating butterflies, enlighted stones. Her whole creation is transcended by her vision of interior worlds. » Juliette Binoche Twenty years ago, japanese paper met Céline Wright design. Céline gave an organic shape to this material to create « Cocons » lightings. Since then, they are still representative of the brand. Lightness, poetry and balance defines the style which marks the spirits. Trained at Duperré High School in textiles, she creates inspired by the pleasure of manipulating the material. Washi paper and minimalism of the japanese culture discovered during her childhood in Tokyo made her way. The encounter with Pascal Mourgue, Patrice Hardy and collaborator Franck Fortecoef fosters her perception of design. Twenty years ago, at the climax of industrial design, Céline Wright explores craft technics and defines herself like craftsman-designer. Today, the will to work the paper until its utmost gives birth to more and more sculptural pieces. In 2014, Envol lampfloor and L’Âme pendant in 2015 are made with white marble and carved walnut. The use of these luxury materials shows that paper is also one of them. Such as iconic artist Isamu Noguchi, creator of Akari (16 x 16 x 230 cm) lamps in paper and sculptures for UNESCO in Paris and Hiroshima memorial for Peace, Céline Wright continue her path of craft designer – sculptor ….we wish for 20 more years ! Birthday – Event At this occasion, alongside with Maison & Objet’s birthday, Céline Wright throws a cocktail at the fair Sunday 25th of January at 5 pm, hall 8 stand E22.

Now ! design à vivre Hall 8 stand E22 From January 23rd to 27th, 2015

Édi t or ial

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L’Âme Hanging lamp A perfect balance between the paper shade weighted by the wallnut curved base. This lamp of 2,70m long draws a luminous line in space. This unique lamp created by Céline Wright for the brade 20th anniversary is numbered and signed from 1 to 50 pieces. Size: 24 x 17 x 207 cm Max Power 2 x 10.5 W, flexled warm white dimmable - Voltage: 12V Material: Japanese paper, carved and turned wallnut, steel wire. Connection on the floor : crystal electric cord, length: 2m50, foot dimmer. Ceiling pendant : paper domino mask Maintenance: Dust regularly with a feather duster or a microfiber.

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Éclaircie Suspension A large golden dome reflects the light raising from a crumpled paper cloud floating under the lamp. A shimmering colourfull light. Also exists with a red crumpled cloud that creates a sunset light. Power max : 2 x 50 w G635 bulb provided - Voltage : 12V Materials: Japanese paper and tarlatan gilded with copper leaf, brushed stainless platinum, thin crystal electric cord. Maintenance : Dust regularly with a feather duster or a microfiber.

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Chrysalide Reminiscent of the shape of a chrysalis, this delicate lamp can be used as a table lamp or a wall lamp. Also exists with a wall connector. Table lamp or fixed to the wall Power max 6w G9 bulb - Voltage: 230V Materials: japanese paper, black steel plate, magnet, crystal electric cord length 1m40.

Wall lamp Power max 6w G9 bulb - Voltage: 230V Materials: japanese paper, black steel plate, magnet, connector.

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Cél ine design s for C FOC

Céline d esigns fo r CF OC

Céline Wright et la CFOC, une histoire durable Entre Céline Wright et la Compagnie Française de l’Orient et de la Chine, l’histoire continue. Après le succès de la collection Nid d’hirondelle, Sarah Lavoine et François Schmitt, ont lancé deux nouvelles collections signées par Céline Wright. La collection Palanquin : Après le grand mobile Palanquin qui accueille les visiteurs à l’entrée du magasin, Céline crée une suspension unique dorée à la feuille de cuivre. La coupole dorée de la suspension est illuminée par la coupole inférieure en papier japonais. Contraste entre la blancheur mat du papier japonais et les reflets dorés de la feuille de cuivre, qui vient enrichir la palette de la créatrice. La collection Ying Yang : Jeu de formes simples et géométriques. Trois luminaires à poser comme trois éléments d’une même famille : Ying, Yang, et Young. Chacun des luminaires est composé d’un lourd socle en noyer massif, reflet négatif de la coupole lumineuse en papier japonais plissé.

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Cél ine design s for C FOC

C éline de signs for C FOC

Palanquin

Nid d’hirondelle

Ying Ø 20 x 35 cm de haut Yang Ø 35 x 1,78 cm de haut

Young Ø 19 x 18 cm de haut

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Career Path

De sig ne r a nd Cr aft sman

Eastern inspiration

Celine Wright and the art of hand-made products, “Made in France”

English from her father’s side and Franco-Algerian from her mother’s, Céline Wright discovered the world of design with her mother. Between London, Paris and Tokyo, brought up in a Franco-Japanese secondary-school, Céline was impressed by eastern culture from where she obtained her love for paper. Back to Paris, she studied at the “École des Arts Appliqués Duperré” (High School of Design, Fashion and Creation), the same school her mother studied at a generation before. 1989 : Trained at the Duperré High School, Céline then graduated from the “École Supérieure des Arts Appliqué” (textiles) 1990 : Designer at “Louis Vuitton” designed the “Vanity Case” range 1990 - 1993 : Fashion designer for “Catimini” 1994 : Creation of decorative objects for “Paola Navone” - Italie 1994 - 1997 : Creation of contemporary lamps distributed by the “Pachyderme” company 1997 : Production by the “Roset” company of the “ Comète” lamp and the “Sémaphore” vase 1997 : Céline participated as a special guest in the “Talents” section at the Maison & Objet fair

For Céline Wright, “hand-made craftsmanship is the only non-polluting human energy”. All her items are therefore hand-made. It mixes ancestral techniques reviewed and corrected by using modern methods. The materials used are natural and non-polluting. The making of a lamp requires different types of expert handling. That’s why the designer has created a real home-based network of craftsmen based on the English model baptized “cottage industry”, which is highly successful manufacturing. In this way each lamp is unique. Moulded and structured by hand “a shell of the “cocon” range can be made up of more than 1600 paper strips, individually glued on a mould.“ Its realization may take up to seven hours”, states the designer. The cocoon is solid, unbreakable, tear proof, and spreads a soft and soothing light.

Since this date, Céline produces her own lamps. Based in Montreuil, near Paris, Céline Wright works in her own workshop where she also uses to show her creations. She welcomes interior decorators, architects and journalists who don’t hesitate to cite her as an example alongside famous designers such as Philippe Starck, Noguchi or Ingo Maurer. Céline Wright collaborates with well-known names of exclusive decoration collections such as : Roche Bobois, Steiner, Atelier Sedap

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Design er an d C raftsma n

In spir at io n

Birth of an object

A lesson of things

From a simple pencil drawing which defines the lines of an object, Céline Wright moulds a shape she wants “unique and alive”. Just like a sculptor, the designer carries out a volume with the help of specific materials which will then give birth to a form. With this form, she lets the matter and the light carry her, according to a speculative and artistic approach which favours desire and attractiveness.

Céline celebrates the pleasure of gesture and lets herself be guided by her desires. Drawing her creative energy from the heart of the material, she takes her inspiration from nature and bases her approach on details observation. These objects are the results of her careful eye focused on the natural world that surrounds us: a bark that catches a ray of sun, flowers scattered on a foot path, a creased fabric hanging on a cord, caught in the light and wind. Her lamps are like a stroll in the heart of nature and mineral.

“Beforehand, to push the potential of a material to its utmost, by experimentation and play, is necessary to me”, says Céline. The pleat or the crease of a paper, its sound and sensuality, are for her, indications she will follow. Just like a fashion designer who works with a fabric, Celine “listens” to paper. This similarity in the process of creation can be explained by her first training in textiles at the Duperré High School. The designer gives its badge of honour to this “forgotten material” in our industrial world as she says. The Washi, Japanese paper, groups together many properties still quite unknown in Europe : it’s tear-proof, unbreakable, flexible, fine and functional. It illustrates perfectly Jean de La Fontaine’s fable “Le Chêne et le Roseau”, the obvious fragility of the paper which doesn’t show anything and its resistance that can compete with any other material.

A traditional approach to design “To decompartmentalize arts and crafts and design” : here is Céline Wright’s credo who describes herself willingly as a craftsman-designer, regarding craftsmen to be people who participate actively to decoration and design. She underlines the fact that in the oriental countries, the craftsman is a designer who uses natural materials to create decorative and functional objects, bringing sophisticated technique to the process. Recognized on the design scene with environmental and sustainable values, she claims a traditional approach to her creations and her way of thinking.

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The “nature” signature In our virtual era, where designs are cold and uncluttered, Céline invites us to take a different path. What she wants out of her creations is for traditional arts and techniques to live together with the strictness of contemporary design, thus making objects with clean shapes and naturally imperfect materials come alive. Since creating her first cocoon-shaped lamps which have made her reputation, the designer stays truthful to her approach and signs objects which know how to take advantage of each natural material whilst easing the terrestrial constraints. Floaty lamps like weightless suns, Céline Wright’s creations teach us the obvious once again.

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Architectural Projects

Di stri but ion

Latest Creations:

2014 China Grill, Westin Dubaï Décor exposition « Samouraïs » au Château des Ducs de Bretagne 2012 Hôtel 5* du Cheval Blanc Courchevel 73120 Agence SM DESIGN Paris, Architecture d’intérieure Hôtel Thalassothérapie Les Bains de Cabourg 14390 Agence d’Architecture Intérieure XAVIER CARTRON La Compagnie Française de l’Orient et de la Chine (CFOC) Paris 75008 Directeurs Artistiques Sarah Lavoine - François Schmidt Restaurant Saturne Paris 75002 2011 Sushi shop restaurant Barcelona

Distribution Network Since its launch, www.celinewright.com has now become a major online shop. Céline Wright has been participating for several years at the Maison & Objet fair, a platform for international design and has been in the Now area since 2008. Today, a lot of companies have decided to trust Céline: MAISON DESIGN in Lyon BAZAR D’ÉLECTRICITÉ - Espace contempporain in Paris ESPACE LUMIÈRE in Paris ASTERI in Paris BAZAR D’ELECTRICITE in Paris THE CONRAN SHOP CONTRACTS in Paris RBC CONTRACT in Montpellier COMPTOIR DES LUSTRES in Rennes et Saint-Malo

And all over the world

Creation of a giant leaf for the new generation of Nature & Découvertes shops in the Maine – Montparnasse shopping arcade with the agency Saguez & Partners

CREOLIGHT in Norvège DEBBAS in Liban WOHNIDEE en Suisse HOHOS in Chili LA MAISON in Suède

A “free fall” of “Nuages” for the 5 * Hotel “111” in Carcassonne A “free fall” of 20m of “Giboulée” and “Cumulus” - Solicitors building, rue Beaujon, Paris 8ème, architect Laure Zuccori for Espace Lumière Sushi shop restaurant, New-York, Madison avenue. Photos of the projects upon request.

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Made-to-Measu re Creati ons

Architectural Projects For some years now, Céline Wright has made special formats for contemporary places upon requests of architects. A new perspective which has led her to design “Cirrus”, a tall ceiling lamp specially imagined for big volumes. Recently, “Sphères” and“ H2O” have allowed to recreate “molecular chains” for a space effect. “My lamps in Japanese paper bring an organic touch in contemporary architecture with pure and sober lines”, says the designer.

A few testimonies How to enhance desks in a 200m2 office with a ceiling height of 4,20 m? “We had to play with this big space, to recalibrate it, to make it look more human and poetic”, says Elizabeth Naud. “We didn’t want traditional office lighting but something smooth and elegant. Céline Wright’s lamps were perfect for this project. We decided to place a lot of lamps on different levels to create a soft and unusual atmosphere for that type of area”. Offices Place Vendôme in Paris - Architects: Elizabeth Naud and Luc Poux. (2007. Nuages and Giboulées selection) “At first, my project was entirely masculine, with angles, oak and zinc, says François Muracciole. Céline Wright’s work, out of step from my work, was able to seduce me because it indisputably brings softness and roundness. A real feminity was missing. The Nuage lamp, light, is aptly named: it comes from a dream, from nowhere. When I see Céline Wright’s lamps, I see her hands. Her work is poetry”. Descamps shops. Architect: François Muracciole. (Pilot store in London in July 2007. Then Lyon in February 2008 and Anvers in May 2008. Second outlet in London in June 2008 – Nuage selection) “In well-organized universes like often shops are, Céline Wright’s lamps express freedom and lightness”, says Patrice Hardy. “If the rendering of the light is beautiful, it’s the moment of poetry that is offered which interests me most”. With a great feeling for ecology, Patrice Hardy also enjoys the hand-made aspect of the designer’s work, and the choice of a noble and simple material that is paper. Fermob. Decorator and architect : Patrice Hardy. (Exhibition on the theme of nature. March 2008)

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2014 - 2010 Creati ons

L’Envol Flight Lamp Inspired by a flying heron with spreaded wings, this lamp is also a tribute to two beloved people gone this year. A double wing opened on the upper side enables light. The wing comes out from a Carrara marble base.

70 cm

Size : 24 x17 x 198 cm Max power : 2 x 10,5 W, led bulb E27 Voltage : 230V Material : Japanese paper, rattan, metal structure, polished Carrara marble leg, crystal electric cord, length: 2m50, foot dimmer. Maintenance : Dust regularly with a natural feather duster or a microfiber.

Ø 50 cm

Inspired by a flying heron with spreaded wings, this lamp is also a tribute to two beloved people gone this year. A double wing opened on the upper side enables light. The wing comes out from a Carrara marble base.

Flight Suspended connection : on the floor or ceiling pendant. The paper wing is hanged to a steel string and ballasted by a polished marble parallelepiped. Available in ceiling connection, or floor connection.

Size : 24x17x198 cm Max Power : 2 x10.5 W, led bulb E27 Voltage : 230V Material : Japanese paper, rattan, metal structure, polished Carrara marble leg, crystal electric cord, length : 2m50, foot dimmer. Maintenance : Regularly dust with a natural dust feather or a microfiber.

* for reference only

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2014 - 2010 Creati ons

Arabesque

150 cm max 70 cm

Hanging lamp with an oriental shape. A beautiful lamp which recalls the small dishes of a workshop. To be suspended above a bar. Power max : 23 w E27 - Tension : 230V

35 cm

Ø 50 cm

Ø 25 cm

Power max : 9 w E14 - Tension : 230V Materials : Japanese paper, power cord covered with red fabric, paper connecting block cover. Maintenance : Dust regularly with a natural feather duster or a microfiber cloth Lampshade dimensions : Tall design : Ø 50 x 70 cm Price : 458, 33€ HT * Small design : Ø 25 x 35 cm Price : 250, 17€ HT * bulbs not included.

Arabesque

Table lamp with an oriental shape. The lamp shade is fixed to the white metallic base with magnets. 70 cm

35 cm

Ø 50 cm

* for reference only

Tall design : Power max : 23 w E27 - Tension :

Small design : Power max : 9 w E14 - Tension : 230V

Ø 25 cm

Materials : Japanese paper, white metal plate, power cord covered with red fabric, length 2m. Maintenance : Dust regularly with a natural feather duster or a microfiber cloth. Lampshade dimensions : Tall design : Ø 50 x 70 cm Price : 518,33€ HT * small design : Ø 25 x 35 cm Price : 289,17€ HT * Bulbs not included.

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2014 - 2010 Creatio n s

Zen poulie

A Zen lampshade suspended to a pulley by a power cord covered with a black, ecru, or red fabric. A cast iron black pebble is used as a counterweight and allows the adjustment of the lamp height.

17 cm Ø 62 cm

Power max : 2 x 15 w E27 - Voltage : 230V Materials : Japanese paper, round cable covered with a fabric, stainless steel pulley, zinc alloy cast iron black pebble, transparent switch and plug. Cable colour, choice of : ecru, black or red, length 8m. Price : 663,33€ HT* Bulbs not included.

Cumulus poulie

A Cumulus lampshade suspended to a pulley by a power cord covered with a black, ecru or red fabric. A cast iron black pebble is used as a counterweight and allows the adjustment of the lamp height.

31 cm 80 cm

Lampshade dimensions : 80 x 60 x 31 cm Power max : 23 w E27 - Voltage : 230V Materials : Japanese paper, round cable covered with a fabric, stainless steel pulley, zinc alloy cast iron black pebble, transparent switch and plug. Cable colour, choice of: ecru, black or red, length 8m. Maintenance : Dust regularly with a natural feather duster or a microfiber cloth. Price : 741, 66€ HT * Bulbs not included.

Cerf volant 86 cm The origami lampshade, Japanese folding technique, is positioned at the end of a thin stainless steel rod. A cast iron black pebble weighs the lamp down. The lampshade, open underneath, offers a perfect light for an office. Power max : 20 w bi pin G4 supplied - Voltage : 12V Materials : Japanese paper mounted on tarlatan, black zinc alloy cast iron, stainless steel, rattan, black electrical cord with a dimmer, length Maintenance : Dust regularly with a natural feather duster or a microfiber 2m. Price : 429, 16€ HT * Bulbs not included

60 cm * for reference only

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Kaléidoscope

A lentil seed shaped lampshade, suspended by an attractive cable, made of a fabric knotted in several stitches. The paper stripes radiantly superposed create a subtle and gradual discernment of light. This simple and elegant hanging system lets you place the hanging lamp wherever in a room, the wiring is floor based.

100 cm 17 cm Ø 62 et

Power max : 2 x 15 w

E 27 - Voltage : 230V MM Ø 62 cm

Power max : 2 x 23 w

E 27 - Voltage : 230V MM Ø 85 cm

Materials : Japanese paper, round cable covered with a fabric, transparent switch and plug. Cable colour, choice of : ecru, black or red, length 8m. Maintenance : Dust regularly with a natural feather duster or a microfiber cloth. Bulbs not included. MM Price : 534, 17€ HT * GM Price : 650,00€ HT *

23 cm

85 cm

Diva

A radiant lamp to place on the wall or on the ceiling. Power max : 2 x 11 w

Power max : 2 x 23 w

62 cm

Materials : Japanese paper, case black steel Maintenance : Dust regularly with a natural feather duster orBulbs a microfiber cloth. not included. PM Price : 627,50€ HT * GM Price : 906,67€ HT *

85 cm

* for reference only

E27 - Tension : 230V PM E27 - Tension : 230V GM

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201 4 - 201 0 Creati on s

Diva

Elegant and classical, the Diva diffuses a soft and refined light. The paper stripes, radiantly superposed, 200 cm create a subtle and gradual discernment of light. A graphic game recalls a kaleidoscope. A light structure made in magnetic steel bears a large paper dome. Another dome, slightly smaller and inverted, casts the light on the upper part. 20,5 cm

Power max : 2 x 11 w

85 cm 85 cm

PM E27 - Voltage : 230V GM E27 - Voltage : 230V Bulbs not included.

Power max : 2 x 23 w

62 cm

Materials : Japanese paper and tarlatan, white steel structure, crystal power cord, steel cord, brushed stainless steel platinum. Maintenance : Dust regularly with a natural feather duster or a microfiber cloth.

20,5 cm

PM Price : 683,33€ HT * GM Price : 775,00€ HT *

Diva

The “Diva” floor lamp shines forth generously from its height of 2,22 m, offering a frontal reading of the paper lampshade recalling the pleats of a diva’s dress. Power max : 2 x 23 w max E27 - Tension : 230V 222 cm Materials : Japanese paper and tarlatan, light structure in white steel, black steel base and rod. Crystal power cord, length 2m50 foot switch. Maintenance : Dust regularly with a natural feather duster or a microfiber cloth. Price : 1375,00€ HT * Bulbs not include

46 cm

22 cm 50 cm

Giboulée

Missing piece of Céline Wright’s flagship collection “the cocoons”, the table lamp “Giboulée” brings a warm light to a place near a bed or on a desk. A “Giboulée” cocoon is suspended by two twigs and onto a rod, fixed on a base in brushed stainless steel. The crystal power cord winds its way along the rod. The floor lamp is perfect next to a sofa. 144 cm

75 cm

* for reference only

PM Power max : 15 w GM Power max : 15 w

E27 -Voltage : 230V E27 -Voltage : 230V

Lampshade dimensions : 50 x 35 x 22 cm Materials : Japanese paper, rattan, brushed stainless steel foot, crystal electrical cord, length 2m45. Maintenance : Dust regularly with a natural feather duster or a microfiber cloth. PM: Price : 408,33€ HT * GM : Price : 479,16 HT * Bulb not included

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50

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“Coquille d’œuf” hanging lamp

With its half-sphere lampshade, the “Coquille d’œuf” is inspired from the “Sphère” collection, symbolizing the heavens. From its open part, its directional lighting is softened by a paper coloured disc which is casted by a coloured light in the “dome”. The “Coquille d’œuf” is attached to a powerful magnet, the coloured discs move from side to side. A flower in its shell. A dome in Japanese paper, light as an eggshell, is suspended to a powerful magnet. 4 bright and fresh petals made of creased paper are magnetized to the dome. Everyone can thus “create his own flower”. In transparency, the colours look like watercolour marks.. Power max : 2 x 15 w

E14 - Tension : 230V

. Materials : Japanese paper, plate stainless steel, structure white steel, stainless steel cable, iridescent electrical wire. 4 coloured disks in « shoji » paper, dyed and crumpled : peach, lemon, mandarin, pale rose or white. Maintenance : Dust regularly with the aid of a feather duster or a microfiber. Price : 785, 95€ HT *

Ø 48 cm

Ø 48 cm

120 cm

“Constellations” chandelier

Céline Wright created her first chandelier : « Constellations ». Five chains of « moons » hang from a large board in brushed steel. A miniature universe revolves quietly above our heads, recalling the big classical chandeliers made of glass. Céline Wright thus occupies stairwells, large entrance halls, 80 cm and large spaces with grace and lightness. Available in two sizes, it is also feasible to be made-to-measure. Large size : 16 « moons » Power max : 16 x 10 W bi pin halogen G4 provided - Tension : 12 V Small size : 12 « moons » Power max : 12 x 10 W bi pin halogen G4 provided - Tension : 12 V Materials : Japaneses paper, steel cable, thin iridescent electrical wire, brushed stainless steel disk. Maintenance : Dust regularly with the aid of a feather duster or a microfiber. Price : 1625,00 HT *

* for reference only

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