17/12/21

Oeuvres Sensibles

For the textile-lovers, the slow-arts preservers, and those who adore bringing a table to life...

Dining table with embroidered tablecloth showing plate and cutlery outlines. Two wooden chairs flank table. Bare, neutral background.

French artist Sarah Espeute appreciates the sensitivities found in decorative elements. For her project Oeuvres Sensibles, she has sourced antique linens and cottons from private collections from all over France.

Between 50 and 100 years old each textile piece is brimming with family history. Once cleaned and resized, the table cloths are then hand embroidered by independent artists in Marseille. It is a small, local and caring production line...

With black cotton thread, Table du Potager (a full sized tablecloth) hosts a poetic embroidered story: four plates, one cabbage, one loaf of bread, one butterfly, one bottle of wine and one snail. Chemin de Potager (a table runner) features one fresh garlic, one butternut squash, one turnip, one knife and two pears.

Table with embroidered linens, white bowl of green apples, red plums scattered in front. Two wooden chairs, glass tumbler nearby.

Table Cloth — Table du Potager, $1499

White table runner with embroidered vegetable outlines on wooden table. White jug with floral design and lemon on runner.

Wooden table and chairs, white ceramic pitcher on embroidered linens. Black pendant light with pull chain above. Beige wall background.

White tablecloth with black outlines of plate, utensils, and snail. Partial border visible at top.

A romantic scene for a memorable shared meal, Oeuvres Sensibles is for the textile-lovers, the slow-arts preservers, and those who adore bringing a table to life.

See Oeuvres Sensibles in store and online now.

Table with embroidered linens, bowl of green apples, red apples and plums, clear water glass. Four wooden chairs surround.

Images by Yasmine Ganley.

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