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Overview
After studying at ENSAAMA Olivier de Serres and the Arts Décoratifs in Paris, Alice Gavalet began her career working for major fashion and interior design brands, and with designer Elizabeth Garouste. In 2010, she decided to refocus on her personal creation and set up her own studio in Nogent-sur- Marne, filled with felt-tip sketches and lined with boxes, vases, mirrors, lamps and other unique original pieces. Her creative process begins with drawing, a daily discipline that enables her to formalize her thoughts and bring her new pieces to life. She then assembles different materials – ceramics, metal, wood, fabric – and geometric shapes, combining them with bright colors to create objects that are witty, strong and honest. To Gavalet, ceramics is a game. The playful aspect of her work can be seen at every stage of creation, which must be joyful and instinctive. Her innate sense of color and pattern is enhanced by her work in engobe, which she favors for its matte appearance, and by her spontaneous technique, using slabs and colombin. Her sources of influence range from textiles to art brut and the decorative arts, from Betty Woodman and Ettore Sottsass to Max Ernst, Jean Dubuffet and Paul Cox. However, the ceramist’s work is not particularly trendy. Her pieces are strong but unprovocative, imposing themselves naturally. It’s this signature that attracts attention in France and abroad, where she exhibits extensively in galleries, art centers and Parisian and international fairs. She exhibited her work at Paris Design Week 2020 and has been featured in Architectural Digest, the Financial Times and Wallpaper Magazine.
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Selected Artworks
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Alice GavaletBlue Round Lamp, 2024
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Alice GavaletFlower Lamp 2, 2024
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Alice GavaletFlower Lamp 1, 2024
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Alice GavaletVase I, 2024
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Alice GavaletLamp 4, 2024
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Alice GavaletLamp 5, 2024
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Alice GavaletPair of Blue Guéridons, 2024
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Alice GavaletGuéridon 1, 2023
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Alice GavaletGuéridon 2, 2023
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Alice GavaletPair of Pink and Blue Sconces, 2024
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Alice GavaletCeramic Sculpture 1, 2024
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Alice GavaletPair of Yellow and Blue Sconces, 2024
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Alice GavaletLamp 1, 2023
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Alice GavaletLamp 3, 2023
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Alice GavaletLamp 2, 2023
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Alice GavaletVase II, 2024
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Alice GavaletBlue & White Vase, 2015
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Alice GavaletBlue Vase, 2015
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Alice GavaletOrange & Black Vase, 2015
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Alice GavaletRed & Black Vase, 2015
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Exhibitions & Fairs
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Press
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11 Must-See at Miami Art Week
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Twenty First at Design Miami 2023
November 23, 2023New York gallery Twenty First hosts a showcase at design fair Design Miami during the 2023 edition of Miami art week. The art and design gallery - which presents modern... -
INSCAPE: A GROUP EXHIBITION CELEBRATING CREATIVE INSTINCT
May 9, 2023Twenty First Gallery is pleased to present Inscape, a group exhibition in celebration of creative instinct, the poetic reflex in a person that defines their instinctual aesthetic choices. Featuring 35... -
5 Must-See Collectible Design Shows Around the World in April 2023
April 9, 2023“Inscape” at Twenty First Gallery | New York The latest exhibition at Renaud Vuaillat’s Twenty First Gallery in Manhattan shines a spotlight on the magic of creative instinct, the powerful...
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