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ROOM FOR A VIEW SPOTLIGHT ON CELINE ARNOULD

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Céline Arnould (b. 1994) is a Swiss-French artist currently living and working in Zurich, Switzerland.

In her ceramic practice, Céline works with human hair and porcelain as her primary materials. Through direct handwork and the development of her own techniques, she explores hair not as ornament, but as structure. Rooted in her background as a hairdresser and her design studies at ZHdK (Zurich University of the Arts), her work examines hair’s role in shaping identity and its charged cultural meanings. She contrasts this charged material with porcelain, often referred to as ‘white gold’. Her objects function less as autonomous forms and more as mediums that reveal material combinations, craftsmanship, and traces of process.

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

flat folds – No.10 (2023/24) is part of the series “flat folds”, formed from felted human hair shaped through compression on flat surfaces. The textile-like qualities of the material emerge through pleats, folds, transparencies, and subtle deformations. In the firing process, the hair burns away, leaving hollow channels and imprints in the porcelain. The resulting forms hold traces of chance, fragility, and transformation, revealing a tension between control and unpredictability. Positioned between sculpture, craft, and process-based design, the work reflects on transience, material memory, and the potential of the porcelain–hair combination.

Photos 1-3:
Céline Arnould, flat folds – No.10, 2023/2024
"Mont Blanc" porcelain, shaped with felted human hair, high-fired at 1250 °C
31 x 25 x 6 cm (minor variations possible)
CHF 550

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Room for a View
1 December 2025 – 26 November 2026
Zermatt, Switzerland
A group exhibition with works by 20 local artists

Photos 1-3: @stevenanggrek
Photos 4-5: artist portrait and group photo of the series "flat folds", courtesy of @_celinearnould

ROOM FOR A VIEW SPOTLIGHT ON CELINE ARNOULD

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Céline Arnould (b. 1994) is a Swiss-French artist currently living and working in Zurich, Switzerland.

In her ceramic practice, Céline works with human hair and porcelain as her primary materials. Through direct handwork and the development of her own techniques, she explores hair not as ornament, but as structure. Rooted in her background as a hairdresser and her design studies at ZHdK (Zurich University of the Arts), her work examines hair’s role in shaping identity and its charged cultural meanings. She contrasts this charged material with porcelain, often referred to as ‘white gold’. Her objects function less as autonomous forms and more as mediums that reveal material combinations, craftsmanship, and traces of process.

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

flat folds – No.10 (2023/24) is part of the series “flat folds”, formed from felted human hair shaped through compression on flat surfaces. The textile-like qualities of the material emerge through pleats, folds, transparencies, and subtle deformations. In the firing process, the hair burns away, leaving hollow channels and imprints in the porcelain. The resulting forms hold traces of chance, fragility, and transformation, revealing a tension between control and unpredictability. Positioned between sculpture, craft, and process-based design, the work reflects on transience, material memory, and the potential of the porcelain–hair combination.

Photos 1-3:
Céline Arnould, flat folds – No.10, 2023/2024
"Mont Blanc" porcelain, shaped with felted human hair, high-fired at 1250 °C
31 x 25 x 6 cm (minor variations possible)
CHF 550

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Room for a View
1 December 2025 – 26 November 2026
Zermatt, Switzerland
A group exhibition with works by 20 local artists

Photos 1-3: @stevenanggrek
Photos 4-5: artist portrait and group photo of the series "flat folds", courtesy of @_celinearnould

ROOM FOR A VIEW SPOTLIGHT ON CELINE ARNOULD

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Céline Arnould (b. 1994) is a Swiss-French artist currently living and working in Zurich, Switzerland.

In her ceramic practice, Céline works with human hair and porcelain as her primary materials. Through direct handwork and the development of her own techniques, she explores hair not as ornament, but as structure. Rooted in her background as a hairdresser and her design studies at ZHdK (Zurich University of the Arts), her work examines hair’s role in shaping identity and its charged cultural meanings. She contrasts this charged material with porcelain, often referred to as ‘white gold’. Her objects function less as autonomous forms and more as mediums that reveal material combinations, craftsmanship, and traces of process.

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

flat folds – No.10 (2023/24) is part of the series “flat folds”, formed from felted human hair shaped through compression on flat surfaces. The textile-like qualities of the material emerge through pleats, folds, transparencies, and subtle deformations. In the firing process, the hair burns away, leaving hollow channels and imprints in the porcelain. The resulting forms hold traces of chance, fragility, and transformation, revealing a tension between control and unpredictability. Positioned between sculpture, craft, and process-based design, the work reflects on transience, material memory, and the potential of the porcelain–hair combination.

Photos 1-3:
Céline Arnould, flat folds – No.10, 2023/2024
"Mont Blanc" porcelain, shaped with felted human hair, high-fired at 1250 °C
31 x 25 x 6 cm (minor variations possible)
CHF 550

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Room for a View
1 December 2025 – 26 November 2026
Zermatt, Switzerland
A group exhibition with works by 20 local artists

Photos 1-3: @stevenanggrek
Photos 4-5: artist portrait and group photo of the series "flat folds", courtesy of @_celinearnould

ROOM FOR A VIEW SPOTLIGHT ON CELINE ARNOULD

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Céline Arnould (b. 1994) is a Swiss-French artist currently living and working in Zurich, Switzerland.

In her ceramic practice, Céline works with human hair and porcelain as her primary materials. Through direct handwork and the development of her own techniques, she explores hair not as ornament, but as structure. Rooted in her background as a hairdresser and her design studies at ZHdK (Zurich University of the Arts), her work examines hair’s role in shaping identity and its charged cultural meanings. She contrasts this charged material with porcelain, often referred to as ‘white gold’. Her objects function less as autonomous forms and more as mediums that reveal material combinations, craftsmanship, and traces of process.

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

flat folds – No.10 (2023/24) is part of the series “flat folds”, formed from felted human hair shaped through compression on flat surfaces. The textile-like qualities of the material emerge through pleats, folds, transparencies, and subtle deformations. In the firing process, the hair burns away, leaving hollow channels and imprints in the porcelain. The resulting forms hold traces of chance, fragility, and transformation, revealing a tension between control and unpredictability. Positioned between sculpture, craft, and process-based design, the work reflects on transience, material memory, and the potential of the porcelain–hair combination.

Photos 1-3:
Céline Arnould, flat folds – No.10, 2023/2024
"Mont Blanc" porcelain, shaped with felted human hair, high-fired at 1250 °C
31 x 25 x 6 cm (minor variations possible)
CHF 550

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Room for a View
1 December 2025 – 26 November 2026
Zermatt, Switzerland
A group exhibition with works by 20 local artists

Photos 1-3: @stevenanggrek
Photos 4-5: artist portrait and group photo of the series "flat folds", courtesy of @_celinearnould

ROOM FOR A VIEW SPOTLIGHT ON CELINE ARNOULD

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Céline Arnould (b. 1994) is a Swiss-French artist currently living and working in Zurich, Switzerland.

In her ceramic practice, Céline works with human hair and porcelain as her primary materials. Through direct handwork and the development of her own techniques, she explores hair not as ornament, but as structure. Rooted in her background as a hairdresser and her design studies at ZHdK (Zurich University of the Arts), her work examines hair’s role in shaping identity and its charged cultural meanings. She contrasts this charged material with porcelain, often referred to as ‘white gold’. Her objects function less as autonomous forms and more as mediums that reveal material combinations, craftsmanship, and traces of process.

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

flat folds – No.10 (2023/24) is part of the series “flat folds”, formed from felted human hair shaped through compression on flat surfaces. The textile-like qualities of the material emerge through pleats, folds, transparencies, and subtle deformations. In the firing process, the hair burns away, leaving hollow channels and imprints in the porcelain. The resulting forms hold traces of chance, fragility, and transformation, revealing a tension between control and unpredictability. Positioned between sculpture, craft, and process-based design, the work reflects on transience, material memory, and the potential of the porcelain–hair combination.

Photos 1-3:
Céline Arnould, flat folds – No.10, 2023/2024
"Mont Blanc" porcelain, shaped with felted human hair, high-fired at 1250 °C
31 x 25 x 6 cm (minor variations possible)
CHF 550

__

Room for a View
1 December 2025 – 26 November 2026
Zermatt, Switzerland
A group exhibition with works by 20 local artists

Photos 1-3: @stevenanggrek
Photos 4-5: artist portrait and group photo of the series "flat folds", courtesy of @_celinearnould

Feeling incredibly honored to be part of the @ceramicsnow – 15-Year Anniversary Edition. Grateful that my work has been selected and included alongside so many incredible artists.

The digital edition can be ordered online 🤍

Works on the second slide in collaboration with @louisagoldman 💌

#ceramicsnow #ceramicsmagazine #contemporaryceramics #ceramics #ceramicartist #porcelain #humanhair

Feeling incredibly honored to be part of the @ceramicsnow – 15-Year Anniversary Edition. Grateful that my work has been selected and included alongside so many incredible artists.

The digital edition can be ordered online 🤍

Works on the second slide in collaboration with @louisagoldman 💌

#ceramicsnow #ceramicsmagazine #contemporaryceramics #ceramics #ceramicartist #porcelain #humanhair

encounter – louisa goldman x céline arnould

Where the hair once lay and nothing sits behind it, the porcelain becomes strikingly translucent — thin enough for the light to pass through and make the pieces glow from within.

Grateful for the support of @ikeafoundationswitzerland and the Kanton St. Gallen, who made this project possible.

#contemporaryceramics #ceramics #swissceramics #ceramicprocess #materialexploration #porcelain #humanhair #collaboration

encounter – louisa goldman x céline arnould

Where the hair once lay and nothing sits behind it, the porcelain becomes strikingly translucent — thin enough for the light to pass through and make the pieces glow from within.

Grateful for the support of @ikeafoundationswitzerland and the Kanton St. Gallen, who made this project possible.

#contemporaryceramics #ceramics #swissceramics #ceramicprocess #materialexploration #porcelain #humanhair #collaboration

encounter – louisa goldman x céline arnould

“encounter” brings two crafts together within a single material, meeting on equal footing. The process itself becomes an active agent, inviting a dialogue between material, technique, and the makers. 

Grateful for the support of @ikeafoundationswitzerland and the Kanton St. Gallen, who made this project possible.

#contemporaryceramics #ceramics #swissceramics #ceramicprocess #materialexploration #porcelain #humanhair #collaboration

encounter – louisa goldman x céline arnould

“encounter” brings two crafts together within a single material, meeting on equal footing. The process itself becomes an active agent, inviting a dialogue between material, technique, and the makers. 

Grateful for the support of @ikeafoundationswitzerland and the Kanton St. Gallen, who made this project possible.

#contemporaryceramics #ceramics #swissceramics #ceramicprocess #materialexploration #porcelain #humanhair #collaboration

encounter – louisa goldman x céline arnould

“encounter” brings two crafts together within a single material, meeting on equal footing. The process itself becomes an active agent, inviting a dialogue between material, technique, and the makers. 

Grateful for the support of @ikeafoundationswitzerland and the Kanton St. Gallen, who made this project possible.

#contemporaryceramics #ceramics #swissceramics #ceramicprocess #materialexploration #porcelain #humanhair #collaboration

encounter – louisa goldman x céline arnould

“encounter” brings two crafts together within a single material, meeting on equal footing. The process itself becomes an active agent, inviting a dialogue between material, technique, and the makers. 

Grateful for the support of @ikeafoundationswitzerland and the Kanton St. Gallen, who made this project possible.

#contemporaryceramics #ceramics #swissceramics #ceramicprocess #materialexploration #porcelain #humanhair #collaboration

encounter – louisa goldman x céline arnould

Inside, the wheel-thrown porcelain of Louisa Goldman remains smooth; outside, the burnt-out hair creates a distinct texture while the underlying geometry stays visible. Shown together, the works enter into dialogue, revealing through repetition how intentional design and chance jointly shape the final form.

Grateful for the support of @ikeafoundationswitzerland and the Kanton St. Gallen, who made this project possible.

#contemporaryceramics #ceramics #swissceramics #ceramicprocess #materialexploration #porcelain #humanhair #collaboration

encounter – louisa goldman x céline arnould

Very happy to share our first collaboration. Louisa Goldman throws thin-walled porcelain rings, and I layer human hair—coated in porcelain slip—over and between them as a connective element. In the firing, the hair burns away and leaves a relief-like imprint that holds the elements together.

Grateful for the support of @ikeafoundationswitzerland and the Kanton St. Gallen, who made this project possible 💌

#contemporaryceramics #ceramics #swissceramics #ceramicprocess #materialexploration #porcelain #humanhair #collaboration

encounter – louisa goldman x céline arnould

Very happy to share our first collaboration. Louisa Goldman throws thin-walled porcelain rings, and I layer human hair—coated in porcelain slip—over and between them as a connective element. In the firing, the hair burns away and leaves a relief-like imprint that holds the elements together.

Grateful for the support of @ikeafoundationswitzerland and the Kanton St. Gallen, who made this project possible 💌

#contemporaryceramics #ceramics #swissceramics #ceramicprocess #materialexploration #porcelain #humanhair #collaboration

light object “growing folds“

Shown in @robert_wettstein ’s open studio as part of @zurichdesignweeks

He invited various designers to create experimental light objects on a frame he designed, manufactured by @schaetti_metallwaren

On view this weekend at Josefstrasse 188 — merci pour l’invitation 💌

„Mont Blanc“ porcelain, shaped with felted human hair — high‑fired at 1,250 °C

#growingfolds #ZurichDesignWeeks #lightobject #ceramics #porcelain #hairasmaterial #contemporarycraft #swissdesign #swissceramics

light object “growing folds“

Shown in @robert_wettstein ’s open studio as part of @zurichdesignweeks

He invited various designers to create experimental light objects on a frame he designed, manufactured by @schaetti_metallwaren

On view this weekend at Josefstrasse 188 — merci pour l’invitation 💌

„Mont Blanc“ porcelain, shaped with felted human hair — high‑fired at 1,250 °C

#growingfolds #ZurichDesignWeeks #lightobject #ceramics #porcelain #hairasmaterial #contemporarycraft #swissdesign #swissceramics

light object “growing folds“

Shown in @robert_wettstein ’s open studio as part of @zurichdesignweeks

He invited various designers to create experimental light objects on a frame he designed, manufactured by @schaetti_metallwaren

On view this weekend at Josefstrasse 188 — merci pour l’invitation 💌

„Mont Blanc“ porcelain, shaped with felted human hair — high‑fired at 1,250 °C

#growingfolds #ZurichDesignWeeks #lightobject #ceramics #porcelain #hairasmaterial #contemporarycraft #swissdesign #swissceramics

Insights into the archive — collaboration with @louisagoldman 🤍

Two ceramic techniques, one material: Louisa at the turning wheel, myself working with porcelain casting slip and human hair. In a series of experimental studies, our approaches meet on equal terms. The cylinder serves as a shared form, the archive as a space for sorting, comparing, and deciding.

Many thanks to the @ikeafoundationswitzerland and the Canton of St. Gallen for making this work possible 💌

#swissceramics #porcelainandhumanhair #materialdialogue #conceptualcraft #studioexchange

Insights into the archive — collaboration with @louisagoldman 🤍

Two ceramic techniques, one material: Louisa at the turning wheel, myself working with porcelain casting slip and human hair. In a series of experimental studies, our approaches meet on equal terms. The cylinder serves as a shared form, the archive as a space for sorting, comparing, and deciding.

Many thanks to the @ikeafoundationswitzerland and the Canton of St. Gallen for making this work possible 💌

#swissceramics #porcelainandhumanhair #materialdialogue #conceptualcraft #studioexchange

Insights into the archive — collaboration with @louisagoldman 🤍

Two ceramic techniques, one material: Louisa at the turning wheel, myself working with porcelain casting slip and human hair. In a series of experimental studies, our approaches meet on equal terms. The cylinder serves as a shared form, the archive as a space for sorting, comparing, and deciding.

Many thanks to the @ikeafoundationswitzerland and the Canton of St. Gallen for making this work possible 💌

#swissceramics #porcelainandhumanhair #materialdialogue #conceptualcraft #studioexchange

Porcelain mass, hair & me ⚪️


pictures taken for the “meet series” @aroma.schweiz by talented @ananda.jadee 🤍

#ceramics #swissceramics #ceramicsdesign #swissdesign #work #ceramicobjects #humanhair #hair #porcelain #porcelainobjects #design #workprocess

Porcelain mass, hair & me ⚪️


pictures taken for the “meet series” @aroma.schweiz by talented @ananda.jadee 🤍

#ceramics #swissceramics #ceramicsdesign #swissdesign #work #ceramicobjects #humanhair #hair #porcelain #porcelainobjects #design #workprocess

Displaying the process as part of the objects

@_designamrhein

#ceramics #swissceramics #ceramicsdesign #swissdesign #work #ceramicsobject #humanhair #hair #felting #feltedobjects #porcelain #porcelainobjects #design #workprocess #ceramicsstudio

Displaying the process as part of the objects

@_designamrhein

#ceramics #swissceramics #ceramicsdesign #swissdesign #work #ceramicsobject #humanhair #hair #felting #feltedobjects #porcelain #porcelainobjects #design #workprocess #ceramicsstudio

Exhibition views – extended version of „flat folds“ @_designamrhein currated by @vertenoire 🤍

#ceramics #swissceramics #ceramicsdesign #swissdesign #swissdesigner #designamrhein #ceramicobjects #humanhair #hair #felt #feltedobjects #porcelain #porcelainobjects #design

Bisque fired object views — work in progress of new objects full of volume and motion🤍

#ceramics #swissceramics #ceramicsdesign #swissdesign #work #bisquefiring #ceramicobjects #humanhair #hair #porcelain #porcelainobjects #design