Based in Reunion Island
Indian Ocean



French designer, multidisciplinary artist and passionate about the science of the universe. Expertise in creating interactive experiences that shape our connection with the environment. Specialized in revealing the boundary between the visible and the invisible in meteorological phenomena, fostering a deeper understanding of our evolving relationship with nature. 



Born in 1996 on Reunion Island to a Creole mother and a Franco-German father, she pursued her education in Foreign and French literature.

Subsequently, she enrolled in architecture studies at the École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Strasbourg and later pursued Product design at the Haute Ecole des Arts du Rhin.

She furthered her academic journey with a master's degree at the Institut Supérieur des Arts et du Design in Toulouse and an international master's at the Design Academy in Eindhoven.

In 2022, she completed a thesis exploring the paradoxical nature of weather—a phenomenon that both unites and separates us, questioning on our relationship with the environment and each other.

Her work has been showcased in exhibitions from the Netherlands to Reunion Island.





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