Morgane Baroghel-Crucq
Artist et Fiber Artisan
Morgane Baroghel-Crucq is a French fiber artist who studied at the Textile Department of the ENSCI, (National School of Industrial Creation) in Paris. Awarded the 2015 Young Creative Craftsworker’s Award by Atelier d'Art de France, her creations have been supported by the Fondation d’Enterprise Banque Populaire since 2016. In 2019, she joined the Académie des Savoir Faire, a Fondation d’Entreprise Hermès program, positioning her as a pioneer among French fiber artists to share her innovative vision. Most recently, she was named as a finalist to the prestigious, highly competitive Prix des Artisanes award, an honor granted by LVMH and Elle France. Baroghel-Crucq collaborates with SWADOH on the creation of exclusive lighting fixtures, offering her luminous and languid textile designs for a one-of-a-kind collection.
Craft
Baroghel-Crucq’s artistic process is a thoughtful reflection on experimentation. She uses traditional textile weaving techniques with unexpected materials in order to create a unique and truly bespoke product. Her inspiration is drawn from her ideal for beauty: the aesthetic of light and reflection, also taking into consideration a scientific, historic, and philosophical approach.
Material
Baroghel-Crucq’s textiles are created and woven in her workshop located in the perennially sunny city of Aix-en-Provence in the south of France. She sources her raw materials from Europe and most of her fibers and filaments come from France and Italy.
She has a predilection for using metal in her textiles. The material properties of metal offer room for innovation in the world of textiles, allowing Baroghel-Crucq to consider the pure and cold brightness of her filaments. Experimenting with oxidation offers opportunities to transform the appearance of the metallic fibers over time. The pliable nature of these fibers also allow for unique shapes and flexibility, especially striking when illuminated as lighting fixtures.
